About Notifications and Requests

Notifications and requests communicate changes in the scope, time, staff or budget of an NSF funded project. Depending on the type of change, awardee organizations must notify or request approval from NSF prior to taking action. Depending on the type of notifications or requests, they can be created and submitted by either the Principal Investigators (PIs) and/or Sponsored Project Offices (SPOs).

Full listing of Grantee Notifications to NSF (PAPPG VII.A.2)

As part of the effort to modernize FastLane, the National Science Foundation is transitioning the notifications and requests functionality from FastLane to Research.gov. The table below provides the location for each notification and request.

Type	Notification or Request	Policy Reference	Location
Budget Activities
Additional categories of participant support costs other than those described in 2 CFR § 200.75 (such as incentives, gifts, souvenirs, t-shirts and/or memorabilia)	Request	PAPPG (II.C.2.g(v))	Research.gov
Change in Person-Months Devoted to Project	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.2.b)	Research.gov
Pre-award Costs in Excess of 90 days	Request	PAPPG (X.A.2.b)	Research.gov
Reallocation of Funds Provided for Participant Support Costs	Request	PAPPG (II.C.2.g(v))	Research.gov
Rearrangement/Reconversion costs in excess of $25,000	Request	PAPPG (X.C.1)	Research.gov
Salaries of Administrative or Clerical Staff	Request	PAPPG (II.C.2.g(i)(b))	Research.gov
Travel Costs for Dependents	Request	PAPPG (II.C.2.g(iv)(a))	Research.gov
No-Cost Extension
Grantee-Approved No-Cost Extension	Notification	PAPPG (VI.D.3.c(i))	Research.gov
First NSF-Approved No-Cost Extension	Request	PAPPG (VI.D.3.c(ii)(a)	Research.gov
Second NSF-Approved No-Cost Extension	Request	PAPPG (VI.D.3.c(ii)(b))	Research.gov
Changes in Objectives, Scope, or Methodology or other Significant Changes
Changes in Objectives or Scope	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.1.a)	Research.gov
Significant Changes/Delays or Events of Unusual Interest	Notification	PAPPG (VII.B.1.c)	Research.gov
Significant Changes in Methods/Procedures	Notification	PAPPG (VII.B.1.b)	Research.gov
Changes in PI/PD, co-PI/co-PD or Person-Months Devoted to the Project at the Initiation of the Grantee Organization
Long-Term Disengagement of the PI/Project Director (PD) or co-PI/co-PD	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.2.a)	Research.gov
PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD Transfer from one organization to another	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.2.f)	FastLane
Substitute (Change) PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.2.e)	FastLane
Withdrawal of PI/PD or co-PI/co-PD	Request	PAPPG (VII.B.2.d)	Research.gov
Other
Annual and Final Cost Share Notification by Recipient	Notification	PAPPG (VII.D.5)	FastLane
Conflicts of Interest that cannot be satisfactorily managed, reduced or eliminated and research that proceeds without the imposition of conditions or restrictions when a conflict of interest exists	Notification	PAPPG (IX.A)	Research.gov
Subawarding, Transferring or Contracting Out Part of an NSF Award	Request	PAPPG (II.C.2.g(vi)(e)) PAPPG (VII.B.3)	FastLane
Other Request	Request	PAPPG (X.A.3)	Research.gov

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Sponsored Projects Office (SPO)

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Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide, Chapter X.A.3: Requests for Prior written approvals

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