[LA-SiGMA] Response Needed - NSF Requested Information - Please Read

[sjlee at cct.lsu.edu]

Hello Everyone,

Many of you may have received an email like the one below from NSF  
requesting demographic information. If so, it's because you were  
listed as a contributor to the LASiGMA project during this reporting  
period, and because NSF no longer allows Principal Investigators  
(PIs)/CO-PIs to enter demographic information on behalf of project  
participants.

Instead, all participants identified on the report will receive an  
email requesting that you provide your own demographic information
directly to NSF, as this change was made to comply with Federal-wide  
privacy standards and to better protect the privacy of participants.

As you can see from the email below a link and a pin number will be  
provided to each participant to enter their demographic information.

Please take the time to provide the missing information, as it takes  
less than 5 minutes to complete.

Regards,
Shelley Lee
Project Coordinator
225-578-0465

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>  WE NEED YOUR HELP REPORTING ON A PROJECT TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE
> FOUNDATION (NSF).
>
> You have been identified by the Principal Investigator/co-Principal
> Investigator(s) as contributing to the following NSF-supported project:
>
> *Award Number:* 1003897
>
> *PI/co-PI(s):* Michael Khonsari, Bala Ramachandran, Juana Moreno, Lawrence
> Pratt, Mark Jarrell
>
> *Project Title:* Louisiana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement
>
> The PI/co-PI(s) of NSF-supported projects are required to report progress
> and results to NSF. As part of that report, NSF wants to gather demographic
> information (i.e., gender, ethnicity, race, and disability status) about
> participants like you who contribute significantly to the project.
>
> To provide demographic data, please click on this link or copy and paste it
> into your web browser.
>
> *https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/people
>
> Your Temporary PIN: ???? *
>
> The URL above will direct you to FastLane, where you will be prompted to
> enter your name, NSF award number, and your PIN (above). You will then be
> asked to choose a new PIN. The next screen will provide you with further
> instructions and an explanation of why NSF is collecting this information
> and what NSF will do with the information.
>
> The whole process should take you less than five minutes. If you experience
> problems, please contact the NSF Help Desk at (703) 292-5040 or
> helpdesk at nsf.gov. You can also report the problem to NSF using the comment
> feature provided in this system.
>
> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT.
>
> Michael Khonsari
> Bala Ramachandran
> Juana Moreno
> Lawrence Pratt
> Mark Jarrell