ANSWER: NSF defines “off-campus or off-site research” for the purposes of this requirement as “data/information/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, such as fieldwork and research activities on vessels and aircraft.”
Any work conducted on Clery Geography would not be considered “off-campus.” For example, the Kellogg Biological Station is on Clery Geography and is thus on campus. Information on MSU’s Clery Geography, including a full list of locations can be found at https://oarc.msu.edu/clery/Clery%20Geography%20Map.php.
The intent of this requirement is to provide guidance and protection for participants when they may not have ready access to the on-campus resources they normally do.If your participants continue to have such access, (i.e., using a leased building near campus) a plan may not be needed.If participants are sufficiently distant from campus that access to these resources is more limited than they would be if they were on campus, then a plan is likely needed.