Program Solicitation. The term "program solicitation" refers to formal NSF publications that encourage the submission of proposals in specific program areas of interest to NSF. They generally are more focused than program announcements, and normally apply for a limited period of time. Competition among proposals is more precisely defined than with program announcements. Program solicitations are issued when the funding opportunity has one or more of the following features: • Provides supplemental proposal preparation guidance or deviates from the guidelines established in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide; • Contains additional specially crafted review criteria relevant to the program; • Contains specific proposal deadline dates for the submission of full proposals; • Deviates from (or restricts) the standard categories of proposers specified in NSF • Limits the number of proposals that may be submitted by any organization and/or researcher/educator; • Specifies additional award conditions or reporting requirements; • Anticipates use of a cooperative agreement; • Includes specific cost sharing requirements; or • Permits inclusion of the payment of fees to awardees, when appropriate. When a program solicitation is used, the proposals received compete directly with each other. Proposals submitted in response to program solicitations are considered "solicited." This means that the resulting awards are not subject to the statutory cost sharing requirement. Cost sharing is not required unless explicitly included in the solicitation. Not all of the definitions given in this section are used in this agreement. However, they are essential in distinguishing among the types of activities funded under the two master agreements. Therefore, all the definitions are included in each of the agreements.
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Program Solicitation. The term "program solicitation" refers to formal NSF publications that encourage the submission of proposals in specific program areas of interest to NSF. They generally are more focused than program announcements, and normally apply for a limited period of time. Competition among proposals is more precisely defined than with program announcements. Program solicitations are issued when the funding opportunity has one or more of the following features: • Provides supplemental proposal preparation guidance or deviates from the guidelines established in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide; • Contains additional specially crafted review criteria relevant to the program; • Contains specific proposal deadline dates for the submission of full proposals; • Deviates from (or restricts) the standard categories of proposers specified in NSF Grant Proposal Guide; • Limits the number of proposals that may be submitted by any organization and/or researcher/educator; • Specifies additional award conditions or reporting requirements; • Anticipates use of a cooperative agreement; • Includes specific cost sharing requirements; or • Permits inclusion of the payment of fees to awardees, when appropriate. When a program solicitation is used, the proposals received compete directly with each other. Proposals submitted in response to program solicitations are considered "solicited." This means that the resulting awards are not subject to the statutory cost sharing requirement. Cost sharing is not required unless explicitly included in the solicitation. Not all of the definitions given in this section are used in this agreement. However, they are essential in distinguishing among the types of activities funded under the two master agreements. Therefore, all the definitions are included in each of the agreements.
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