AFTERWORD
The Foundation provides awards for research and education in the sciences and
engineering. The awardee is wholly responsible for the conduct of such research
and preparation of the results for publication. The Foundation, therefore, does
not assume responsibility for the research findings or their interpretation.
The Foundation welcomes proposals from all qualified scientists and engineers
and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to
compete fully in any of the research and education related programs described
here. In accordance with federal statutes, regulations, and NSF policies, no
person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from
the National Science Foundation.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED)
provide funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons with
disabilities (investigators and other staff, including student research
assistants) to work on NSF projects. See the program announcement or contact
the program coordinator at (703) 306-1636.
Privacy Act. The information requested on proposal forms is solicited under
the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. It
will be used in connection with the selection of qualified proposals and may be
disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the review
process; to applicant institutions/grantees; to provide or obtain data regarding
the application review process, award decisions, or the administration of
awards; to government contractors, experts, volunteers, and researchers as
necessary to complete assigned work; and to other government agencies in order
to coordinate programs. See Systems of Records, NSF 50, Principal
Investigators/Proposal File and Associated Records, and NSF-51, 60 Federal
Register 4449 (January 23, 1995), Reviewer/Proposal File and Associated Records,
59 Federal Register 8031 (February 17, 1994).
Public Burden. Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to
provide full and complete information, however, may reduce the possibility of
your receiving an award.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this
burden, to Gail A. McHenry, Reports Clearance Officer, Information Dissemination
Branch, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 245,
Arlington, VA 22230.
The National Science Foundation has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf)
capability, which enables individuals with hearing impairment to communicate
with the Foundation about NSF programs, employment, or general information. To
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