On April, 24, 2015, the
National Science Foundation (NSF) will release updates to FastLane that may
impact the way you work. Proposals submitted in response to Program
Solicitations in FastLane will undergo a series of automated proposal
compliance validation checks to ensure they comply with requirements outlined
in the PAPPG (Chapter II.C.2 of the Grants
Proposal Guide (GPG)). These checks will automatically validate a proposal for
compliance against proposal sections per type of funding mechanism. For example,
an error message will appear if a project description or budget are not
provided in proposals submitted in response to a Program Solicitation.
Checks will be triggered when proposers select the “Check
Proposal,” “Forward to SPO,” or “Submit Proposal” functions. Depending on the
rule being checked, a warning or error message will display when a proposal is
found to be non-compliant. If an error message appears, the proposal cannot be
submitted until it is compliant. To view a detailed list of all compliance
checks, click here.
