November 29, 2017

Hosted by the Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering, NEOTEC, and the Ohio Aerospace Institute

Event Information

UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicles) and PAV (Personal Air Vehicles) present unique opportunities for Ohio companies. The supply chain of this growing segment within the aerospace and defense industries requires that companies clearly understand its requirements, the applications where their products may be used, and the ITAR and EAR export regulations to supply military industries in other countries. This seminar will focus on potential opportunities for businesses in our region, funding programs to support related R&D activities as well as partnership programs with university and federal research labs that can help companies develop suitable products for the aerospace industry. The event will also include information on how NASA can assist in the development of UAVs and PAVs as well as in-depth training on ITAR regulations applicable to those vehicles.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS SEMINAR? 

Suppliers to the aerospace industry, research professionals, and manufacturers of components and sub-assemblies for these industries: Electrical Conventional Propulsion Components, Structural Components, Instrumentation, Censors, Avionics, Polymers, Composites, Light Metals, On Board Computing and Power Management

LOCATION

Crowne Plaza Cleveland South – Independence

5300 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131

We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 18-1) has been issued.

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018.  Significant changes include:

• Addition of a new eligibility subcategory on international branch campuses of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education;
• Revision of eligibility standards for foreign organizations;
• Implementation of the standard Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA) template that has been in pilot phase since April;
• Increase in the Budget Justification page limitation from three pages to five pages;
• Restructuring of coverage on grantee notifications to and requests for approval from NSF, including referral to the Prior Approval Matrix available on the NSF website; and
• Numerous clarifications and other changes throughout the document.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

A webinar to brief the community on the new PAPPG will be held on December 8 at 2PM EST.  Sign up to be notified when registration is available on the outreach notifications website, by selecting “All NSF Grants and Policy Outreach Events & Notifications.”

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on January 29, 2018, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 17-1) continue to apply.  We will ensure that the current version of the PAPPG remains on the NSF website, with a notation to proposers that specifies when the new PAPPG (including a link to the new Guide) will become effective.

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the Policy Office on (703) 292-8243 or by e-mail to policy@nsf.gov.

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Click here for the OOTC October 18, 2017 Launch Day agenda.

NSF- Division of Materials Research has posted new guidelines effective for proposals submitted during the October 1 – November 1 window.

Some key changes:

1. An individual may only serve as PI or Co-PI on one proposal across DMR to any of the Topical Materials Research Programs. If more than one proposal is submitted, the earliest one will be reviewed. Subsequent ones will be returned without review.
2. Additional information is required on the current and pending form. For each current award or pending proposal listed, include one or more sentences addressing the relationship of the present proposal to your currently funded projects or pending proposals and explaining how the work proposed under this solicitation is distinct.
3. Investigators are requested to upload under Single-Copy Documents a list (with full names, affiliations, expertise, and email addresses) of at least four suggested reviewers who are experts in the particular field, are especially well-qualified to review the topic, and are at arm’s length (i.e. they are not close friends, collaborators over the past 48 months, co-editors over the past 24 months, or have any other conflicts of interest listed in Exhibit II-2 of the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.
4. For those proposals that are resubmissions of previously declined proposals by any NSF Program, Investigators are required to upload under Single-Copy Documents a statement (maximum length one page) that discusses specifically how the present proposal has been modified in response to the comments of the reviewers, panel, and Program Officer (as the case may be). Proposals that in the judgment of the Program Officer have not been substantially revised will be returned without review.

Please visit this link for more information!