NSF Award Terms and Conditions Revised

The National Science Foundation Policy Office in the Division of Institution and Award Support has announced that the NSF Award Terms and Conditions have been revised to implement the requirements stipulated in Appendix XII to Part 200 of 2 CFR § 200 (Uniform Guidance) regarding the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), as well as other clarifications to the conditions.

The revised Terms and Conditions will apply to all new NSF awards and funding amendments to existing NSF awards issued on or after July 1, 2016.

Revisions have been made to the following:

• Grant General Conditions (GC-1);
• Cooperative Agreement Conditions:
  • Cooperative Agreement Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC),
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Large Facilities,
  • Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions for Managers of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCS);
• Special Conditions:
  • 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, and
  • Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Grant Special Conditions (FL 26).