February 21, 2014

NSF Issues Revised Award Terms and Conditions

The National Science Foundation has revised the NSF Award Terms and Conditions to parallel changes made to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide. The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after February 24, 2014.

Each set of terms and conditions is accompanied by a summary of the changes made to that document. In addition to clarifications and other changes made to the conditions, the significant change involved supplementing the Program Income Article with information on the annual program income reporting requirement.

NSF has revised the following documents:
  • NSF Agency Specific Requirements (ASR) to the Research Terms and Conditions (RTC)
  • Grant General Conditions (GC-1)
  • Cooperative Agreement Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC)
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Large Facilities
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial & Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS)
  • International Research Terms and Conditions
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Grant General Conditions
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Grant General Conditions
  • Fixed Amount Award Conditions
  • Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Grant Special Conditions (FL 26)