1: Only the lead applicant should be listed in the SF-424 under Question 9.
2: As stated in Appendix B, employment information that is not PII even when associated with a name; resumes; present and past position titles and occupational series; etc. are examples of Public PII that Applicants may include in the Project Abstract, Project Narrative, Biographical Sketches, Budget or Budget Justification. The section is referenced here for your convenience:
Listed below are examples of Public PII that Applicants may include in the files listed above to be evaluated by the Merit Review Committee:
1. Phone numbers (work, home, cell)
2. Street addresses (work and personal)
3. Email addresses (work and personal)
4. Digital pictures
5. Medical information included in a health or safety report
6. Employment information that is not PII even when associated with a name
7. Resumes, unless they include a Social Security Number
8. Present and past position titles and occupational series
9. Present and past grades
10. Present and past annual salary rates (including performance awards or bonuses, incentive awards, merit pay amount, Meritorious or Distinguished Executive Ranks, and allowances and differentials)
11. Present and past duty stations and organization of assignment (includes room and phone numbers, organization designations, work email address, or other identifying information regarding buildings, room numbers, or places of employment)
12. Position descriptions, identification of job elements, and those performance standards (but not actual performance appraisals) that the release of which would not interfere with law enforcement programs or severely inhibit agency effectiveness
13. Security clearances held
14. Written biographies (e.g. to be used in a program describing a speaker)
15. Academic credentials
16. Schools attended
17. Major or area of study
18. Personal information stored by individuals about themselves on their assigned workstation or laptop unless it contains a Social Security Number
Applicants should include in their resume submissions, the information included in Section IV.C.5., referenced below:
5. Resume File (Mandatory)
Provide a resume for each key person proposed, including subawardees and consultants if they meet the definition of key person. A key person is any individual who contributes in a substantive, measurable way to the execution of the project. Save all resumes in a single file named “Control#_ LeadOrganization_Resumes.PDF.”
The compiled resume file does not have a page limitation; however, the biographical information for each individual resume must not exceed 2 pages when printed on 8.5” by 11” paper with 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right), single spaced, with font not smaller than 11 point and should include the following information, if applicable:
Education and Training: Undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training; provide institution, major/area, degree and year.
Professional Experience: Beginning with the current position list, in chronological order, professional/academic positions with a brief description.
Publications: Provide a list of up to 10 publications most closely related to the proposed project. For each publication, identify the names of all authors (in the same sequence in which they appear in the publication), the article title, book or journal title, volume number, page numbers, year of publication, and website address, if available electronically.
Patents, copyrights and software systems developed may be provided in addition to, or substituted for, publications.
Synergistic Activities: List no more than 5 professional and scholarly activities related to the effort proposed.
• Of the key personnel identified in this file, indicate the Principal Investigator(s) (PI).
• For Multiple Principal Investigators:
The applicant, whether a single organization or team/partnership/consortium, must indicate if the project will include multiple PIs. The decision to use multiple PIs for a project is the sole responsibility of the applicant. If multiple PIs will be designated, the application must identify the Contact PI/Project Coordinator and provide a “Coordination and Management Plan” that describes the organization structure of the project as it pertains to the designation of multiple PIs. This plan should, at a minimum, include:
• Process for making decisions on scientific/technical direction;
• Publications;
• Intellectual property issues;
• Communication plans;
• Procedures for resolving conflicts; and
• PIs’ roles and administrative, technical and scientific responsibilities for the project