• Editorial changes have been made throughout to either clarify or enhance the intended meaning of a sentence or section. 
• Website and document references have been updated to reflect current information. 
• Updates have been made to ensure consistency with data contained in NSF systems or guidance located and terminology used in other NSF or Federal policy documents.

• Chapter II.D.2.h(i), Biographical Sketch(es), the updated guidance serves as NSF’s implementation of the biographical sketch common form developed by the National Science and Technology Council’s Research Security Subcommittee.
• This section has been revised to remove the 3-page limitation for the biographical sketch. There is no page limitation for this section of the proposal.
• The Synergistic Activities section has been removed from the biographical sketch. This information must now be submitted by individuals designated as senior/key persons as part of the senior/key personnel documents in Research.gov.
• Chapter II.D.2.h(ii), Current and Pending (Other) Support, the updated guidance serves as NSF’s implementation of the biographical sketch common form developed by the National Science and Technology Council's Research Security Subcommittee.
• Chapter II.D.2.i(i), Mentoring Plan, has been expanded to address the revision to Section 7008(a) of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (42 U.S.C. § 1862o(a)) requiring a mentoring plan for postdoctoral researchers or graduate students supported on the project. This page limitation for the Mentoring Plan remains one page.
• Chapter VII.B.2.f, Disposition of an Award When a PI Transfers from One Organization to Another:
• implements the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 requirement to mentor graduate students in addition to postdoctoral researchers; and
• includes new language to remind users about NSF's policies regarding funding of foreign organizations, including foreign subawards and consultant arrangements.
• Chapter VII.B.6, Postaward Addition of Off-Site or Off-Campus Research, is a new section to address postaward requirements associated with the plan for safe and inclusive working environments.
• Chapter VII.D, Reporting Requirements, has been revised to incorporate new institutional annual reporting requirements mandated Section 10339B, “Foreign Financial Support”, of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 ((42 U.S.C. § 19040).