{"id":262,"date":"2021-10-06T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/?page_id=262"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T02:55:52","slug":"pins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/systems-portals\/pins\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Information and Navigation System (PINS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"has-custombg-one-background-color wp-block-ncst-button-spotlight\">\n    <div class=\"button-spotlight__container\">\n          <div class=\"button-spotlight__icon-container ncst-icon\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M23.9999 1.9664H22.2463V22.0336H23.9999V1.9664Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M1.30219 9.89015H0V14.1094H1.30219V9.89015Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><path d=\"M21.4787 4.19952L2.07056 10.5141V13.4859L6.38306 14.8889C6.35454 14.9524 6.32966 15.0175 6.30853 15.0839C6.15766 15.5612 6.20229 16.0789 6.43261 16.5234C6.66293 16.9679 7.06014 17.3028 7.53712 17.4548L9.77962 18.1664C10.257 18.3166 10.7743 18.2716 11.2186 18.0412C11.6628 17.8109 11.9978 17.414 12.1501 16.9373C12.167 16.8848 12.1801 16.8319 12.1918 16.7789L21.4782 19.8005L21.4787 4.19952ZM11.2656 16.6566C11.1876 16.8984 11.0173 17.0997 10.7917 17.2167C10.5661 17.3336 10.3034 17.3567 10.0609 17.2809L7.81837 16.5698C7.57594 16.4925 7.37407 16.3223 7.25702 16.0963C7.13997 15.8704 7.11731 15.6073 7.19399 15.3647C7.21538 15.3004 7.24334 15.2385 7.27743 15.18L11.3007 16.4887C11.2942 16.5457 11.2825 16.6018 11.2656 16.6566Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg>\n\n      <\/div>\n        <div class='button-spotlight__content-container'>\n      <h2 class=\"button-spotlight__heading\">RED PD Replacing PINS<\/h2>\n              <p class=\"button-spotlight__support\">Effective Aug. 25, 2026, the ability to create new proposals in PINS has been deactivated, and no new sponsors will be added. 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