Notice of Clarification of the Funded Extension Option in RFA-OD-13-199 "NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-Construction (Admin Supp)"

Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-060

Key Dates
Release Date: April 17, 2013

Related Announcements
RFA-OD-13-199

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the length of extension of the budget and project period of the parent grant that will be provided for funded extensions described in RFA-OD-13-199 "NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act – Non-Construction (Admin Supp)". For the funded extension option, the extension provided to the parent grant will be a 12-month extension of the current budget period. Funding provided will be equivalent to 12 months of support based on the funding level of the current budget period. However, since the funding will be provided as a separate administrative supplement award, that supplement award will be issued using a 24-month budget/project period to provide the grantee with 24 months to expend the additional funds.

The following corrections are being made to RFA-OD-13-199.

Part 1. Overview Information

Funding Opportunity Purpose

Currently reads:
The purpose of this funding opportunity is for investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with active NIH grants to request: 1) a 24-month extension of the current budget period, with 12-months of funding at the same funding level as the current year of the grant;

Modified to read:
The purpose of this funding opportunity is for investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with active NIH grants to request: 1) a funded extension of the current budget period, with 12-months of funding at the same funding level as the current year of the grant;

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Paragraph #3 currently reads:
1) Funded Extension: Grantees may request a funded extension at the same funding level as the current year of the grant. The active grant can have multiple future years still committed; e.g., it need not be in the final year. For those approved for funding, the extension will be funded as a 24-month extension; however the funding provided will be equivalent to 12 months of support based on the funding level of the current budget period.

Modified to read:
1) Funded Extension: Grantees may request a funded extension at the same funding level as the current year of the grant. The active grant can have multiple future years still committed; e.g., it need not be in the final year. For those approved for funding, the extension provided to the parent grant will be a 12-month extension of the current budget period. Funding provided will be equivalent to 12 months of support based on the funding level of the current budget period. Since the funding will be provided as a separate administrative supplement award, the supplement award will be issued using a 24-month budget/project period to provide the grantee with 24 months to expend the additional funds

Section II. Award Information

Award Project Period

Currently reads:
1) For the funded extension option, the application will request 24 months of additional time.

Modified to read:
1) For the funded extension option, the application will request a 24-month project period on the supplement in order to extend the project period of the parent award by 12 months.

Section VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

Currently reads:
For both options, the award for the supplemental funds will be separate from any award for the parent grant. The award will be for a 24-month budget period.

Modified to read:
For both options, the award for the supplemental funds will be separate from any award for the parent grant. The award will be for a 24-month budget and project period.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to the Scientific/Research Contact identified in your Notice of Award.