Dear Colleagues:
Important revisions have been made to the Resumption of Operations at NSF page on the NSF website, including identification of new deadline dates for specific solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters. This updated information will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing with your colleagues as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available.
Policy-related questions regarding the resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.
Best,
NSF ERA Forum Team
National Science Foundation ]]>Dear Colleagues:
A Resumption of Operations at NSF pagehas been developed that includes Important Notice No. 145, Resumption of Operations at the National Science Foundation, dated January 28, 2019, as well as supplemental guidance that addresses grant and cooperative agreement-related policy and systems issues. This page will be of interest to your membership and we would appreciate your sharing this link as soon as possible. This page will continue to be updated as new information becomes available.
Policy-related questions regarding resumption of operations at NSF may be addressed to policy@nsf.gov.
Best,
NSF ERA Forum Team
National Science Foundation
Maria Koszalka
Staff Associate, Research.gov
Division of Institution and Award Support
Budget, Finance & Award Management
2415 Eisenhower Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22314 ]]>Dear Research Administrators,
The new subrecipient invoice process is now in effect. For all new subawards, invoices will be sent directly to the units/departments by the subrecipient. For the active subawards, until OSP issues appropriate modifications, invoices (without the Invoice Checklist) will be sent to the units/departments from OSP. To process the invoices, please download the Invoice Checklist Form, provided on the OSP website (https://research.umbc.edu/forms-for-grants-contracts/), review the invoice against the checklist, sign, and process the payment request in PS.
The "All about Subawards" training will take place in the second half of January - stay tuned.
Always if you have any question or need assistance, please contact the subaward team at umbcsubawards@umbc.edu.
Thank you,
Subaward Team
Update: Partial Federal Government Shutdown – Proposal and Award Review
Update 12.28.18: Guidance from Some Affected Agencies
We have received more guidance from some agencies during the partial lapse in federal funding: Bureau of Land Management, Forest Services, NASA, the National Park Services, National Science Foundation, the Office of Justice Programs, and USDA ezFedGrants.
General Guidance
Research NOT Dependent on Agency Resources
Unless directed otherwise by awarding agency:
If the research is not accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work should continue as long as you have available award funding. Performance beyond the time period or amounts covered by the award is not allowed.
Exceeding allotted award amounts is not recommended, may not be reimbursed by the sponsor, and will fall to the department to resolve any potential budget deficit.
Agency Resource Dependent Research
If the research DOES depend on accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work must cease until appropriations have been reinstated and further notice from the agency sponsor.
Specific agency info has been updated in the list of Affected Agencies below.
The Office of Research is closely monitoring the Government Shutdown. While parts of the federal government (such as DHHS) are fully funded for the entire Fiscal Year ’19, other agencies are not.
Information in this guidance applies only to those agencies affected by the partial shutdown, NIH for example, should not be affected.
We will keep you posted via MRAM and this Announcement as we learn more.
During a Shutdown
Affected federal agency operations cease during a shutdown. These federal agencies may temporarily stop making payments. Expect a lack of federal communications related to affected agency proposals and awards.
OSP will continue with business as usual within any constraints created by unavailable sponsor systems and staff. OSP’s goal is to process items received to the extent possible.
Affected U.S. Departments & Agencies:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published agency contingency plans along with FAQs and Special Instructions for Agencies Affected.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Other USDA Agencies
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Other Commerce Bureaus & Agencies and DOJ Agencies
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Operational Components
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Transportation Administrations
Interior and Environment
State, Foreign Operations
State Dept. Bureaus and Offices
Affected Sponsor Applications
Use the sponsor’s posted sponsor deadlines to calculate your proposal deadline.
Grants.gov: We expect Grants.gov will be up and that proposals can be submitted, but they will not be forwarded to affected federal sponsor agencies. These applications will be in a holding pattern in Grants.gov.
Fastlane/Research.gov: Is up and running although the help desk is unavaible.
Other: We will provide details on affected sponsor systems used for proposal submission, as they become known.
If a federal sponsor system has been shut down, applications will be submitted once these systems are back online.
If the sponsor has not issued new due dates, OSP will require that application be back in OSP no less than three business days from the sponsor due date.
Awards
Federal awards from affected agencies will not be issued during the federal shutdown. Awards that have already reached OSP prior to a shutdown will be processed and sent to OCGA.
Awards from affected agencies that have been issued a UMBC project number can begin or continue work unless notification is received from the sponsor. Cooperative agreements could be affected if federal participation is required, but not available.
Once affected agency systems are back online, OSP will resume processing affected awards after all outstanding current proposals are submitted
Fellow Research Administrators,
Subaward Team would like to remind you that effective 01/02/2019 we will implement a new subrecipient invoice process that will require subrecipients to send invoices directly to the subaward issuing unit.
For all interested, we will provide an “All About Subawards Training” starting January that will cover all subaward related topics including new invoice process and Kuali Subaward module.
Always if you have any question regarding subawards, please contact us at umbcsubawards@umbc.edu.
Sincerely,
Subaward Team
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 4, 2018
TO: Business Managers/Department Chairs/Center Directors/Faculty
FROM: Stan Jackson
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
RE: OSP deadlines over the Winter Break, Dec. 21, 2018 – Jan. 2, 2019
________________________________________________________________
This is a special announcement concerning the OSP schedule for reviewing/approving proposals with deadlines to federal and other agencies that occur during Winter Break this year.
Please note:
This schedule is consistent with our current policy, which requires the submission of complete proposals to OSP at least three business days before the agency submission deadline, since OSP will be closed during the Winter Break.
The campus closure during Winter Break will cause a heavy workload on OSP staff, so we will enforce our current policy more consistently. Proposals received after the OSP deadlines specified above will be reviewed on a first come first serve basis and will be submitted only if time permits.
Thank you for your understanding.
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