The FastLane Help Desk operates from 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except holidays).

• FastLane Availability (Recording): 1-800-437-7408.
• To provide feedback or comments, use FastLane System Comments (Opens new browser window).
• To submit a support request, use Technical Support Service Request (Opens new browser window).
• If your inquiry is an emergency or requires a response in the near team to meet deadlines, please call 1-800-673-6188.
• Email fastlane@nsf.gov.

(NOTE: Do not use the FastLane System Comments nor the Technical Support Service Request to submit Proposal Review or Panel Review text.)

• FastLane Proposal Preparation and Submission Guide (7.1MB PDF File)

• What's New
• Current Advisories (FastLane Homepage)
• Recent Advisories
• Special Notices
• Outreach Activities
• Custom News Service

• NSF E-Bulletin (Deadline Dates and Contacts)
• Deadlines by Program Area
• Deadlines by Date

• About FastLane
• What is FastLane
• FastLane Features
• Short History of FastLane
• Glossary of Terms
• Registration Information
• List of Registered Institutions
• FastLane Contacts
• Grants and Awards
• Budget Internet Information System
• Edison Project Reporting
• Privacy and Security
• Note to Webmasters

• How to Use FastLane
• FastLane Instructions
• Instructions for Viewing/Printing Proposals with Adobe Acrobat Reader
• FastLane Compatible Browsers
• Registration Information
• Instructions to create PDF files
• TeX and LaTeX special Instructions

• Addition of SubAward (Updated 03/31/2003)
• Change Principal Investigator (PI) (03/29/2003)
• Electronic Proposal Withdrawal (Updated 04/17/2003)
• Financial Functions (Created 04/01/2003)
•   Facilites Performance Reports (Updated 09/30/2004)
• Principal Investigator (PI) Transfer (03/29/2003)
• Proposal File Update (Updated 06/09/2003)
• Proposal Preparation and Submission (Created 04/09/2003)
• Revised Proposal Budget (Created 05/12/2003)
• Single Copy Documents (Updated 04/03/2003)
• Supplemental Funding Request (Updated 05/12/2003)

• Instructions for Preparing and Submitting a Standard Proposal
• FastLane Proposal Preparation and Submission Guide (7.1MB PDF File)
• Grant Proposal Guide
• Proposal Preparation FAQ

• Instructions for Preparing and Submitting an NSF Project Report via FastLane
• Overview of Project Reports Submission
• About Project Reports System
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Project-Reporting Changes
• Reporting Requirements
• SBIR/STTR Report Instructions
• Publicity, Patent Rights, and Privacy Act

• Program Information
• Past Recipients

• About Graduate Research Fellowships (Opens new browser window)

• About Medal of Science
• Medal of Science Recipients

• Information for Reviewers
• Merit Review Letter
• Proposal Review Instructions
• Guidance for Reviewers of Career Proposal

• About Panel Review
• About Panel Travel System
• Panelist Login Help

•    FastLane Overview (216KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    FastLane Research Administration Module Overview (314KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Account Management (527KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Proposals/Supplements/File Updates/Withdrawals to NSF (513KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Award Letters (261KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Revised Budgets (769KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Notifications and Requests for the PI (2.2MB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Notifications and Requests for the SPO (1.6MB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Organizational Reports (513KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Project Reports (280KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) Functions (261KB PDF File) (Created 12/19/2003)
•    (NEW) Letters of Intent for the PI (1.5MB PDF File) (Created 5/24/2004)
•    (NEW) Letters of Intent for the SPO (1.0MB PDF File) (Created 5/24/2004)
• Use of Social Security Numbers

• Instructions to use EDI
• Instructions to download NSF's program announcements, divisions, and program element codes
• EDI Sample Proposal(4010)
• NSF Proposal Resulting from EDI file(4010)
• NSF Proposal with links to EDI file(4010)
• Federal EDI
• Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)
• EDI Translation Software Guide

• Overview
• About FCTR
• About Cash Requests
• About Cash Request History
• About Grantee EFT Update
• About Grantee EFT History