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NSF Current & Pending (Other) Support


Current and Pending (Other) Support information is used to assess the capacity of the individual to carry out the research as proposed and helps assess any potential scientific and budgetary overlap/duplication, as well as overcommitment with the project being proposed. Detailed information and instructions are available in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter II.D.2.h(ii).

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Policy Question?

What is required?

Current and Pending (Other) Support must be provided separately for each individual designated as senior personnel. Senior personnel include the individuals designated by the proposer/awardee organization and approved by NSF who contribute in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project proposed to be carried out with an NSF award. Senior personnel must prepare, save, certify, and submit these documents as part of their proposal via Research.gov or Grants.gov.

Senior personnel 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. Senior personnel must also report other foreign government sponsored or affiliated activity. Note that non-disclosure clauses associated with these contracts are not acceptable exemptions from this disclosure requirement.

Who are senior personnel?

Senior personnel include the individuals designated by the proposer/awardee organization and approved by NSF who contribute in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a research and development project to be supported by an NSF award. Senior personnel must prepare, save, certify, and submit these documents as part of their proposal via Research.gov or Grants.gov.

Please note: Current and Pending (Other) Support must be provided separately for each individual designated as senior personnel. 

What are the different status of support?

  • Current – all ongoing 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 currently under consideration for funding (including this proposal) from whatever source irrespective of whether such support is provided through the proposing organization or is provided directly to the individual.

How do I get started?

1. Create a new document
2. Enter the document title
3. Select Current and Pending (Other) Support
4. Select Start with a blank document or Existing Document

Create a new document form


What are the sections of Current & Pending (Other) Support?

Identifying Information, Organization and Location
Disclose the information requested regarding the individual and their associated organization and location. 

Step 1: Identifying Information, Organization and Location start      
   
             Step 2: Example form        

Here's how it should look:
                              Table



Project/Proposal Summary

Disclose ALL existing projects, as well as all projects currently under consideration for funding, in accordance with the definitions for “current” and “pending” below. Unless otherwise specified, there is no page or character limit. A separate submission must be provided for each active project/pending proposal.

                                           
Step 1: Project/Proposal start

Step 2: Example Form

Here's how it should look:
                           Table




In-Kind Contribution Summary

Disclose ALL in-kind contributions related to current and pending support. In-kind contributions include, but are not limited to, office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, and employee or student resources.
A separate submission must be provided for each active project/pending proposal.

Step 1: In-Kind start

Step 2:  Form

Here's how it should look:
                           Table

View Draft & Certification

Delegates and senior personal are able to crate a draft PDF for review at any time.

Example view document



Senior personnel are required to certify that the information provided is accurate, current, and complete.

Step 1: Certification

Step 2:  Certification Information

Example of certified PDF


Are you a delegate? If so, the PI, co-PI, and Senior Personnel are required to certify the document prior to downloading.
Delegate request



Your Turn:Create a Current and Pending (Other) Support Document          Click here to start
    • Click in the Document name field
    • Select NSF Current and Pending (Other) Support
    • Click Create
    • Click Add Project/Proposal [skip the Identifying, Information, Organation and Location section]
    • Click Project/Proposal Title
    • Select Pending
    • Click all required fields
    • Click ADD YEAR to select two additional years (total of 3 entries) 
    • Click the remaining required fields and Save
    • Review the table for Project/proposal
    • Click Add In-kind Contribution
    • Click in the Document field name
    • Select Current from Status of Support
    • Click all required fields
    • Click ADD YEAR to select two addtional years (total of 3 entries) 
    • Click the remaining required fields and Save
    • Click Download PDF and AGREE

  Tip icon      If you get stuck, click anywhere on the screen for a hint.

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Last Reviewed: October 16, 2023