News releases posted after June 23, 2009 can be found in the News section.

Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: in133
Document History: Posted: February 27, 2013.

NSF Notice Regarding Automated Compliance Checking of FastLane Proposal Submission
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: nsf13066
Document History: Posted: February 27, 2013.

2012 Performance and Financial Highlights
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13003
Document History: Posted: February 15, 2013. Replaces: nsf12002.

ARRA Acceleration Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for NSF Principal Investigators with awards funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: arrapi
Document History: Posted: February 13, 2013.

NSF FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13055
Public Comment: For additional information, please see related documents NSF 13-048, FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory, and NSF 13-056, NSF FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory Planned Analysis Report.
Document History: Posted: February 13, 2013.

NSF FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory Planned Analysis Report
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13056
Public Comment: For additional information, please see related documents NSF 13-048, FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory, and NSF 13-055, NSF FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report.
Document History: Posted: February 13, 2013.

NSF Chief FOIA Officer Report 2013
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: ogc13002
Document History: Posted: February 8, 2013. Replaces: ogc12002.

FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13048
Public Comment: For additional information, please see related documents NSF 13-055, NSF FY 2011 Service Contract Inventory Analysis Report, and NSF 13-056, NSF FY 2012 Service Contract Inventory Planned Analysis Report.
Document History: Posted: February 5, 2013. Replaces: nsf12038.

NSF Current - January-February 2013
Available Formats: JSP
Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu0113
Document History: Posted: February 1, 2013.

NSF FOIA Report FY 2012
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: ogc13001
Document History: Posted: January 28, 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NSF 13-044, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf13045
Public Comment: Please see the solicitation NSF 13-044 associated with these FAQs.
Document History: Posted: January 25, 2013.

Dear Colleague Letter - Call for Nominations - Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf13044
Public Comment: Please see the FAQs ( NSF 13-045) associated with this Dear Colleague Letter.
Document History: Posted: January 25, 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Proposal Preparation and Award Administration - January 2013
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: pappfaqs13001
Document History: Posted: January 14, 2013.

Dear Colleague Letter - Implementing All Project Reporting in Research.gov
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: nsf13041
Document History: Posted: January 10, 2013.

Large Facilities Manual, January 4, 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: nsf13038
Document History: Posted: January 8, 2013. Replaces: nsf10012.

Request for Information on use of NSF Overseas Offices
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: oise13001
Public Comment: OISE is conducting an assessment of its overseas offices (Europe, Japan, and China). As part of that assessment, we are seeking input from a broad cross-section of stakeholders who may have had interactions with the NSF overseas offices or would otherwise like to answer a set of questions on those offices. Please access the following link to provide your input into this important assessment activity. Note that the deadline for responding is January 18, 2013.
Document History: Posted: January 2, 2013.

Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences and in Education and Human Resources (BCC-SBE/EHR)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13519
Document History: Posted: November 30, 2012. Replaces: nsf12538.

Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13518
Public Comment: Please see the FAQ's NSF 13-040 associated with this Solicitation.
Document History: Posted: November 23, 2012.

FY 2012 Agency Financial Report
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Document Type: Reports 
Document Number: nsf13002
Document History: Posted: November 15, 2012. Replaces: nsf12001.

Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation (PRIME)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13515
Document History: Posted: November 8, 2012. Replaces: nsf12508.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide Grant Proposal Guide (PAPPG-GPG or GPG), January 2011, (NSF 11-1), Cooperative Agreement(s)
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: NSF111TPTC000
Document History: Posted: November 2, 2012.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2)
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information View Program Page
Document Number: nsf13509
Document History: Posted: October 31, 2012. Replaces: nsf11513.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for NSF 13-506: IOS Core Programs Solicitation
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Document Type: Program Announcements & Information 
Document Number: nsf13009
Document History: Posted: October 25, 2012.

Grants.gov Application Guide - January 2013
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: grantsgovguide0113
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013. For proposals submitted prior to January 14, 2013, the guidelines in grantsgovguide0111 apply.
Document History: Posted: October 11, 2012.

NSF Current
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Document Type: Newsletters/Journals 
Document Number: cu1012
Document History: Posted: October 5, 2012.

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: nsf13001
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: nsf11001.

Grant Proposal Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: gpg13001
Public Comment: Effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: gpg11001.

Award and Administration Guide, January 2013
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Document Type: Policies and Procedures 
Document Number: aag13001
Public Comment: Effective for awards made on or after January 14, 2013.
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012. Replaces: aag11001.

Dear Colleague Letter - Issuance of a new NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide
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Document Type: General Information 
Document Number: nsf13004
Document History: Posted: October 4, 2012.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions (PTCs) for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN): A Competition to Reconfigure the NCN (NSF 12-504) Cooperative Agreement(s)
Available Formats: PDF
Document Type: Policies and Procedures View Program Page
Document Number: NSF12504TPTC000
Document History: Posted: September 14, 2012.