Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fay

Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-109

Key Dates
Release Date: August 21, 2008

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

The NIH realizes that there may be problems for organizations in submitting grant applications due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Fay. The usual NIH practice for such circumstances will apply. Electronic and paper applications that are submitted late because of weather problems should include a cover letter noting the reasons for the delay. It is not necessary to get permission in advance for weather-related delays in grant application submissions. It is expected that the delay will generally not exceed the time period that an applicant organization/institution is closed or an evacuation order is imposed.