As this is a primary concern of Federal agencies, please be clear in your explanations. Address potential overlap or over-commitments.Include the proposal being submitted as a pending proposal.Add any sources of funding/resources which may not be available in the data available to SPS.All collaborations and affiliations that provide funding/resources or require a commitment of time must be reported, whether foreign or domestic.Awards resulting from internally-funded competitions, such as Provost and EVPRP, Cancer Center or Dean’s funds, should be included only if there is measurable effort.Typically, activities that provide funding or have a quantifiable commitment of time are Federal or Non-Federal sponsored projects.If an investigator has a quantifiable commitment for an activity but is receiving no salary support from the activity (salary is cost shared by the University), that activity must be reported.

Reportable outside activities and collaborations occurring in the summer should be included.Commitments are regular obligations of time (part of an investigator’s regular activities, except teaching), not short-term obligations, such as attending a meeting and making a presentation.Any activity conducted within the scope of an Investigator’s Purdue appointment that provides funding or requires a quantifiable commitment of time must be reported.Additional support should be added as described below. Current and Pending/Other Support documents provided by Sponsored Programs Services Pre-Award staff are draft documents including only the data available within Sponsored Program Services systems.By providing a final current and pending to SPS for the proposal, the investigator is certifying that their current and pending is accurate and complete. It is the investigator’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy and completeness of Other/Current and Pending Support documents, in accord with the application guidelines or the sponsor’s instructions.Given these factors, we offer below some clarifying statements to standardize and set expectations on what to include in Other/Current and Pending Support documents submitted by Purdue. They request similar, though not uniform, information and provide somewhat ambiguous instructions. Many federal agencies are revising their instructions regarding Other Support. This page contains guidance for completing Other/Current and Pending Support documents.

Guidance for Completion of Other/Current and Pending Support Documents: False, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims (including intentional omissions) in violation of this policy may result in University and sponsor administrative, civil, or criminal penalties. It is the investigator’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy of other support documents, in accord with the application guidelines or the sponsor’s instructions. The requirement for disclosure applies at the time of proposal submission, prior to award acceptance, and as part of the annual progress report. For example, if an investigator with a joint appointment is listed as a PI on an award to another institution, that must be disclosed in other support. This requirement applies regardless of the source of support, whether or not Purdue University is the recipient of the support. Investigator Expectations Regarding Completion of Other/Current and Pending Support Documents:Ĭonsistent with federal agency expectations, Purdue University requires that every disclosure to an external funding agency of an investigator’s active, pending, or previous sources of support for research and other sponsored activities be true, complete, and accurate to the best of the investigator’s knowledge. As NSF continues to make updates to the required format, make sure you are using the most recent version for your proposal.

Support provided by SPS Pre-Award for preparation of the current and pending support document changed in Fall 2020 due to new formatting requirements from NSF. Details have been documented in the New Procedures for NSF Current & Pendings document.

Memo created by nsf support