NSF Facilities, Equipment & Other Resources
Facilities, Equipment & Other Resources Guidelines
The facilities section of the proposal is used to assess the adequacy of the resources available to perform the effort proposed to satisfy both the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts review criteria. Applicants should include a description of the internal and external resources (both physical and personnel) that the organization and its collaborators will provide to the project, should it be funded. Major sections commonly include:
- Facilities: any applicable laboratory, clinical, animal, computer, and office facilities/resources.
- Major Equipment: important equipment available for this project.
- Other Resources: any other resources available to the project, including support services such as consultants, secretarial, machine shop, and electronics, as well as the following:
- Unfunded Collaborators: Any substantial collaboration with individuals not included in the budget (a letter of commitment from these collaborators also should be provided).
- Senior Personnel: If no person months and no salary are being requested for some Senior Personnel, briefly describe these personnel.
GSU maintains a resource of boilerplate text for many campus facilities that researchers can use to compile this section.
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