The Proposal Status service is a grants management service that allows Sponsored Projects Officers (SPOs) and Principal Investigators (PI) to check the up-to-date status of proposals submitted to NSF and partner agencies.
Proposal Status will normally be available 1 day after assignment to a Program Officer for NSF applications and up to 5 business days after the program deadline for USDA/NIFA applications.
View the Status of Your Proposals
1. Navigate to Research.gov and log in to view the Proposal Status Dashboard page.
The Dashboard page displays applications submitted to agencies for which you have activated your login account. Your role in Research.gov will determine the list of applications that are displayed.
Figure 1 - Proposal Status Dashboard page
Note: Columns displayed vary by user roles (i.e. PI/PD role, SPO role) and agency affiliation.
The Proposal Status Dashboard page displays proposals with an updated status change in the prior six months (for users with SPO role). By default, the system displays up to 10 proposals with the most recent status changes.
If you have activated with more than one agency, you can select to view the recent status for a single agency by selecting the desired agency from the “Agency” dropdown on the Dashboard page.
2. Click the “All Last 6 Months” link to view a list of your applications and their status.
You will be able to see the status of applications submitted to all partner agencies with which you are affiliated. The list of applications defaults to those applications with updated status change in the past six months (for users with SPO role). You can change this view by clicking the Change Search or Search Again link to modify the search criteria.
Figure 2 - Proposal Status View All page
Note: Columns displayed vary by user roles (i.e. PI/PD role, SPO role) and agency affiliation.
3. The Proposal Status page provides you the ability to search all of the applications for which you have access depending on your role in Research.gov.
Note: Search fields vary by user roles (i.e. PI/PD role, SPO role).
Export Proposal Results to Excel/CSV/XML
To export your results to Excel, CSV or XML, select the appropriate links from the Proposal Status page.
To view a printable version of your results, select the Printable Version link from the Proposal Status page.
1. To search or filter the list of proposals, select the Search Proposals button on the Proposal Status Dashboard page . You can modify or enter new search criteria to view additional proposals.
Figure 3 - Proposal Status Search/Filter page
View the Details of Your Proposal
Proposal Detail allows you to view agency, application, program information, application status history, award notice and review information for a selected application. Only users with the PI/PD role can view released Review Information via the Proposal Detail page (if applicable). Users with the SPO role do not have access to Review Information.
1. From the Proposal Status Dashboard page or the Proposal Status View All page, click on the Agency Tracking Number to view the Proposal Detail Page.
Figure 4 - Proposal Status Detail page
Description of Proposal Status Codes
Below is a list of the Proposal Statuses for NSF and/or NIFA applications:
Statuses for Proposals |
|
Status |
Description |
Pending |
The proposal is in the process of undergoing peer review and/or agency consideration. |
Recommended |
A recommendation by the program to fund a proposal. This recommendation, however, does not constitute an award. Only an Agency’s authorized Grants Officials can obligate the Government. |
Declined |
A grant award was not made to the applicant. |
Awarded |
A grant award was made to the applicant. |
Withdrawn |
The proposal was withdrawn for administrative or programmatic reasons by the applicant, submitting organization, or the agency. |
Returned |
The proposal was not considered by the agency because it did not comply with the proposal preparation requirements specified in the agency’s policy documents or the specific funding opportunity or did not meet other agency requirements. |
Statuses for Preliminary Applications |
|
Status |
Description |
Pending |
The proposal is in the process of undergoing peer review and/or agency consideration. |
Withdrawn |
The proposal was withdrawn for administrative or programmatic reasons by the applicant, submitting organization, or the agency. |
Declined |
A grant award was not made to the applicant. |
Returned |
The proposal was not considered by the agency because it did not comply with the proposal preparation requirements specified in the agency’s policy documents or the specific funding opportunity or did not meet other agency requirements. |
Discouraged |
The applicant is discouraged from submitting a full proposal. |
Encouraged |
The applicant is encouraged to submit a full proposal. |
Invited |
The applicant is invited to submit a full proposal. |
Not Invited |
The applicant is not invited to submit a full proposal. |