Greetings Colleagues,
NSF has developed a collection of Coronavirus resources relevant to NSF funded research.
Some key takeaways:
- Guidance for Major Facilities & Contracts Regarding COVID-19: For questions about allowable costs or other performance/operational issues related to COVID‐19, please contact the Program Officer (PO) and Grants and Agreements Officer (G/AO) or the Contracting Officer Representative (COR and Contracting Officer (CO). Please copy COVID19_DACS@nsf.gov.
- Proposal Review: NSF continues to accept proposals and deadlines and target dates remain the same. NSF is using ad hoc virtual review panels.
- Award oversight: NSF continues its oversight. If site visits are involved, NSF will make alternative arrangements.
- Meetings funded by NSF grants: Consider holding meetings virtually or reschedule. Attendees: Consult with meeting organizers ahead of time.
- Coronavirus related research: See NSF 20-052 for NSF’s interest in proposals for rapid-response
- FAQs for Proposers and Awardees: Information on extensions on projects impacted by COVID-19, travel, exchange of researchers, extension of proposals deadline for those directly impacted (e.g. quarantine).
- Proposal Deadline Extension: Within its FAQs, NSF refers to Section I.F, which includes steps to receive an exception.
- Refer to Section I.F should you wish to request a dispensation from the NSF proposal deadline.
Thank you,
Carol Rhodes
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs