NSF Seeks Comment on Grant Policy Revisions, Due Aug. 24

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its grant policies. The changes are intended to bring NSF’s policy in line with the White House Office of Management and Budget’s sweeping proposed revisions to federal grant regulations released in late May (see related article). The draft would revise grant termination provisions, prohibit charging publication costs to awards, and eliminate references to fixed-price awards. It also clarifies that recovery of indirect costs on NSF awards is subject to the availability of funds, meaning organizations may not be able to recover their full negotiated indirect cost rates if award funding is insufficient. Additional changes implement new research security requirements and remove provisions tied to rescinded Biden-era Executive Orders.

Comments on the NSF proposal will be accepted through August 24, while comments on OMB’s proposed rule are due July 13.