\documentclass[10pt]{article} % 11pt font
% Conform to NSF formatting requirements
% see: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20587/nsf20587.pdf
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% 1in margins
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
% single line spacing
\usepackage{setspace}
\singlespacing
% To fit more into the proposal,
% let's make the section titles tiny and compact
\usepackage[tiny,compact]{titlesec}
\titleformat{\section}[runin]{\bfseries}{\thesection}{1em}{}
\titleformat{\subsection}[runin]{\bfseries}{\thesubsection}{1em}{}
% Other packages
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% math packages
\usepackage{amsmath}
% microtype
\usepackage[final]{microtype}
% text colors
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{hyperref}
% my custom commands
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% note command
\newcommand{\note}[1]{\textsf{\textcolor{red}{#1}}}
% multi-line comment command
\newcommand{\comment}[1]{}
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% BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENT
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\begin{document}
\begin{center}
{\bf Title of your research proposal here} % Your research title.
\end{center}
\begin{center}
%Your name should come here.
Name
\end{center}
\begin{center}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\section*{\textsc{\textmd{Summary}}}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\end{center}
\input{summary}
\begin{center}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\section*{\textsc{\textmd{Background}}}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\end{center}
\input{background}
\begin{center}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\section*{\textsc{\textmd{Plan}}}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\end{center}
\input{plan}
\begin{center}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\section*{\textsc{\textmd{Conclusion}}}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\end{center}
\input{conclusion}
\begin{center}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\section*{\textsc{\textmd{References}}}
\par\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.2pt}
\end{center}
\begingroup
\renewcommand{\section}[2]{}%
\bibliographystyle{acm}
\bibliography{references}
\endgroup
\end{document}
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