As part of the proposal preparation and submission process, all individuals designated as senior/key persons on a proposal are required to submit information to assist reviewers and program staff in making informed recommendations and funding decisions. 
 
Consistent with NSPM-33, individuals are required to disclose contracts associated with participation in programs sponsored by foreign governments, instrumentalities, or entities, including foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment programs. Further, if an individual receives direct or indirect support that is funded by a foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment program, even where the support is provided through an intermediary and does not require membership in the foreign government-sponsored talent recruitment program, that support must be disclosed. Individuals must also report other foreign government-sponsored or affiliated activities. In accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 19232, individuals are prohibited from being a party in a malign foreign talent recruitment program.

Biographical Sketch (Chapter II.D.2.h(i)) 

A biographical sketch must be provided separately for each individual designated as a senior/key person. Each individual identified as a senior/key person on the proposal. These instructions serve as NSF’s implementation of the Biographical Sketch Common Form developed by the National Science and Technology Council’s Research Security Subcommittee. The biographical sketch is used to assess how well-qualified the individual, team, or organization is to conduct the proposed activities. 

Appointments and Positions 

Provide a list, in reverse chronological order by start date, of all the senior/key person’s academic, professional, or institutional appointments and positions, beginning with the current appointment (including the associated organization and location). Appointments and positions include any titled academic, professional, or institutional position whether or not remuneration is received, and whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary). 

Senior/key personnel must only identify all domestic and foreign professional appointments and positions outside of the primary organization for a period of up to three years from the date the proposer submits the proposal to NSF for funding consideration.

Current and Pending (Other) Support (Chapter II.D.2.h(ii)) 

These instructions serve as NSF’s implementation of the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form developed by the National Science and Technology Council’s Research Security Subcommittee. 

NSF requires information on all current and pending support for ongoing projects and proposals. This document contains a list of an individual's proposed and active projects and sources of support. It is used by NSF to assess:

• The capacity of the individual to carry out the proposed research.
• Any potential scientific and budgetary overlap or duplication across projects.
• The potential that the individual is overcommitting themselves with the proposed project.

A brief outline of the information you will need to include is provided below. Detailed information about the required content is available in Chapter II.D.2.h(ii). 

1. Identifying information.
2. Organization and location.
3. Proposals and Active Projects
   • Title
   • Status of Support:  Select the appropriate status type as defined below:
     • Current – all active projects, or projects with ongoing obligations, from whatever source irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual.
     • Pending – any proposal that is being considered for funding from a potential funding organization (including this proposal) irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual.
   • Source of Support
   • Primary Place of Performance
   • Proposal/Active Project Start Date
   • Proposal/Active Project End Date
   • Total Anticipated Proposal/Project Amount
   • Person-Month(s) (or Partial Person-Months) Per Year Devoted to the Proposal/Active Project
   • Overall Objectives
   • Statement of Potential Overlap:  Enter a description of the potential overlap with any pending proposal or active foreign or domestic project and this proposal in terms of scope, budget, or person-months planned or devoted to the project by the individual. If there is no potential overlap, enter "none" in this field.
4. In-Kind Contributions:  disclose ALL in-kind contributions with an estimated dollar value of $5000 or more and that require a commitment of the individual's time. An in-kind contribution is a non-cash contribution provided by an external entity that directly supports the individuals' research and development efforts. An in-kind contribution may include but is not limited to: real property; laboratory space; equipment; data or data sets; supplies; other expendable property; goods and services; and employee or student resources. In-kind contributions with an estimated value of less than $5000 need not be reported.
   • Status of Support:  Select the appropriate status type as defined below:
     • Current – all in-kind contributions obligated from whatever source irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual.
     • Pending – all in-kind contributions currently under consideration from potential funding organizations irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual.
   • Receipt (or Anticipated Receipt) Date of In-Kind Contribution
   • Source of Support
   • Summary of In-Kind Contribution(s)
   • Person-Month(s) (or Partial Person-Months) Per Year Devoted to the In-Kind Contribution
   • US Dollar Value of In-Kind Contribution
   • Overall Objectives
   • Statement of Potential Overlap: Enter a description of the potential overlap with any current or pending foreign or domestic in-kind contribution and this proposal in terms of scope, budget, or person-months planned or devoted to the project by the individual. If there is no overlap, enter "none" in the field.
5. Certification 

Collaborators & Other Affiliations Information (Chapter II.D.2.h(iii))

NSF uses Collaborators and Other Affiliations information during the merit review process to help manage reviewer selection. 

The following information regarding collaborators and other affiliations (COA) must be separately provided for each individual identified as a senior/key person on the project. The COA information must be provided through the use of the COA template.

NOTE:  Post-award Disclosure of Current Support and In-Kind Contribution Information

If an organization discovers that a PI or co-PI on an active NSF award failed to disclose current support or in-kind contribution information as part of the proposal submission process, the AOR must submit the information specified in the applicable general term and condition article entitled, “Post-award Disclosure of Current Support and In-kind Contribution Information” within 30 calendar days of the identification of the undisclosed current support or in-kind contribution through use of the Notification and Request Module in Research.gov.

NSF may consult with the AOR, or designee, if necessary, and determine the impact of the new information on the NSF-funded award, and, where necessary, take appropriate action.

Update of Current Support in Annual and Final Project Reports

PIs and co-PIs on active NSF awards must indicate if there has been a change in active other support since the submission of the proposal or the last reporting period in their annual and final project report. If there has been a change, the individual must submit a revised current and pending support document prepared in SciENcv as part of their project report. 

NSF may consult with the PI or co-PI and the AOR, if necessary, and determine the impact of the new information on the NSF-funded award, and, where necessary, take appropriate action.