The National Science Foundation has released an updated Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide. Changes to the Grant Proposal Guide are effective for proposals received on or after January 5, 2008, but the NSF encourages investigators to begin complying with the changes as soon as possible.

These changes include:

• Revision of the intellectual merit review criterion to specifically include language on potentially transformative research;
• Updated guidance on the designated fonts that may be used when preparing an NSF proposal; and
• Requirement that organizations must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to submitting a proposal to NSF.