Hi RESADM-L
I sent this to NSF, and haven't received a reply yet. I figure they're
busy just like the rest of us! Can anyone comment on their experiences?
I do have PIs with 6 months of NSF funding a year, so this could really
change the way things work. Any thoughts you folks have would be greatly
appreciated. - Tania

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Dear NSF:

Reading the policy regarding salaries and wages I am a little confused,
and I would appreciate some clarification so I can prepare our NSF
awards properly, and comply with your policies.

Historically, our faculty charge the time they spend working on their
grants to their grants. This would happen at any time during the year,
not just during summer months. As you well know, research can be
happening at any time. Our institution does not make a policy of
restricting PIs to 3 months of research.

Recently we have been told that NSF will only support, annually, no more

two months of salary per PI for all NSF projects they are affiliated
with.

Is this true?

Many of my PIs have multiple projects, and this change in policy will
affect the time they spend on their work for NSF, and would end up
possibly requiring a change in the scope of work. Would PIs from
previously funded projects be grandfathered in?

As you can may have surmised this is something I am greatly concerned
about. Any clarification will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Tania Clucas
Grants Coordinator

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 Accountability and accounting are not the same thing

Tania Clucas                              mailto:xxxxxx@sfos.uaf.edu
Grants Coordinator                               Voice 907.474.6736
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences           Fax   907.474.7204
University of Alaska Fairbanks         http://www.sfos.uaf.edu:8000

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