Tuesday, October 1, 2013

How the Government Shutdown May Affect Your Grant

Government agencies have begun posting their respective lapse of government funding information notices. The majority of non-essential government employees will likely not be working during a shutdown (meaning your program officers won’t be available).  

What does this mean for you?

You should continue work on your current projects as federal funds are already obligated. However, some agencies may provide further direction which could impact expenditures. Please forward any such notices to ORSP.

Agencies will be accepting applications but no new awards will be issued during this lapse.

Program officers will not be available to approve any project changes that require prior approval (addition/removal of a PD or co-PD,  change in scope or approved activities of the project,  the absence of 3 months or more of a PI/co-PI).

Some agencies (such as the Forest Service) will not accept nor approve payment requests during the lapse.

Below are notices from the agencies likely affecting you:






For a Comprehensive list of federal agency contingency plans, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/contingency-plans


We will continue to post information as it becomes known to us. Please consult with the OSP prior to communicating with your program officers during this lapse as we may be able to answer your questions.

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