Requirements for Safe and Inclusive Working Environments
The NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide was updated to incorporate Safe and Inclusive Working Environments for Off-Campus or Off-Site Research language (Chapter II.E.9) which describes the new requirement for the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) to certify that Brown has a plan in place for safe and inclusive research for any proposal that proposes to conduct off-campus or off-site research.
- Beginning in March 2023, several solicitations from BIO and GEO will require the submission of a Safe and Inclusive Working Environments Plan that will be considered as part of the Broader Impacts criteria during the review process.
- For all NSF applications proposing off-campus or off-site research, the University requires a copy of the Plan at proposal submission stage to ensure that the application package is complete in the event an award is made.
More Details
The Division of Research has provided additional information on this requirement. For further details, visit NSF Safe and Inclusive Working Environments.