Good morning,

I think Michael makes some excellent points.  I would add to that, however, that I have on a number of occasions sought and received the NSF Approved extension.  Thus I would suggest that it depends upon the situation(s) that created the need; there are very good ones.  I would seek more information from the PI regarding those circumstances, the funds remaining, and plans for moving forward before providing a strategic response to help hedge some of the issues mentioned.

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On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 8:30 AM, Michael Spires <xxxxxx@oakland.edu> wrote:

I’ve never heard of or seen such a request—and if it were up to me, I would stomp on it, hard. The feds are beginning to frown on NCEs generally, and I have to think that asking for a third one is going to leave a very bad taste in program officers’ mouths—and plant a suspicion that the investigator in question cannot be relied on to plan an appropriate scope of work (or be depended on to keep to an approved timetable), which will inevitably reflect poorly on future grant proposals from that investigator. If it goes on long enough, that bad reputation will eventually attach to the institution as well.

 

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From: Research Administration List <xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org> On Behalf Of Sears, Heather
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 11:03 AM
To: xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] NSF 3rd NCEs

 

What’s everyone’s experience with 3rd no-cost extensions from NSF?  Have you seen them granted?  I’ve never had a 2nd year turned down, but none of my PIs have ever requested a 3rd year.  I told the PI in question that he might as well go for it—the worst they can say is no—but it would be good to have some idea of what his chances are as we plan for close-out in the event it’s denied.  It’s an IOS program award, in case that makes any difference in your experience.

 

Heather

 

Heather Sears, PhD, MBA
Business and Operations Manager
Northeastern University
Marine Science Center

 

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