NSF Notifications and Requests (Fastlane vs. Research.gov)

In a previous post, we discussed the various Award Recipient Responsibilities that required either advanced notification to or prior approval from the NSF.

"Notifications and requests communicate changes in the scope, time, staff or budget of an NSF funded project. Depending on the type of change, awardee organizations must notify or request approval from NSF prior to taking action."

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the various types of notifications and requests.

The purpose of this post is to draw your attention to the fact that, "As part of the effort to modernize FastLane, the National Science Foundation is transitioning the notifications and requests functionality from FastLane to Research.gov. The table below provides the location for each notification and request."

You can use your NSF Login Credentials to access Research.gov.

Type	Notification or Request	Policy Reference	Location
Budget Activities
Additional categories of participant support costs other than those described in 2 CFR § 200.75 (such as incentives, gifts, souvenirs, t-shirts and/or memorabilia)	Request	GPG (II.C.2.g(v))	Research.gov
Change in Person-Months Devoted to Project	Request	AAG (II.B.2.d)	Research.gov
Pre-award Costs in Excess of 90 days	Request	AAG (V.A.2.b)	Research.gov
Reallocation of Funds Provided for Participant Support Costs	Request	GPG (II.C.2.g(v))	Research.gov
Rearrangements/Alterations in excess of $25,000 (Construction)	Request	AAG (V.C.1)	Research.gov
Salaries of Administrative or Clerical Staff	Request	GPG (II.C.2.g(i)(b))	Research.gov
Travel Costs for Dependents	Request	GPG (II.C.2.g(iv)(a))	Research.gov
No-Cost Extension
Grantee-Approved No-Cost Extension	Notification	AAG (I.D.3.c(i))	FastLane
First NSF-Approved No-Cost Extension	Request	AAG (I.D.3.c(ii)(a)	FastLane
Second NSF-Approved No-Cost Extension	Request	AAG (I.D.3.c(ii)(b))	FastLane
Changes in Objectives, Scope, or Methodology or other Significant Changes
Changes in Objectives or Scope	Request	AAG (II.B.1.a)	Research.gov
Significant Changes/Delays or Events of Unusual Interest	Notification	AAG (II.B.1.c)	Research.gov
Significant Changes in Methods/Procedures	Notification	AAG (II.B.1.b)	Research.gov
Changes in PI/PD and co-PI/PD
Long-Term Disengagement of the PI/Project Director (PD) or co-PI/co-PD	Request	AAG (II.B.2.c)	Research.gov
PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD Transfer from one organization to another	Request	AAG (II.B.2.g)	FastLane
Substitute PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD	Request	AAG (II.B.2.f)	FastLane
Withdrawal of PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD	Request	AAG (II.B.2.e)	Research.gov
Other
Annual and Final Cost Share Notification by Recipient	Notification	AAG (II.D.5)	FastLane
Conflicts of Interest that cannot be satisfactorily managed, reduced or eliminated and research that proceeds without the imposition of conditions or restrictions when a conflict of interest exists	Notification	AAG (IV.A)	Research.gov
Subawarding, Transferring or Contracting Out Part of an NSF Award	Request	GPG (II.C.2.g(vi)(e)) AAG (II.B.3)	FastLane