My experience matches that of the other responders.  We had an NSF project that committed to a cost share of, say, $100 -- 50 from the university and 50 from a foreign institution (a government agency).  The foreign institution informed us that they had to reduce the amount that they would share.  We determined that we could still meet the project objectives with their lower cost share.  We still, however, had to formally notify NSF of the reduction and request their approval of the changes -- they granted it without any difficulties.

John

John R. Baumann, Ph.D.
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research Support
University of Missouri -- Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110

816.235.1303 (v)
816.235.6532 (f)
xxxxxx@umkc.edu

location: 5211 Rockhill Road

-----Original Message-----
From: Farnsworth, Franci [mailto:xxxxxx@MIDDLEBURY.EDU]
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:52 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Cost Sharing question

It's my understanding that you are committed to the amount of cost-share
listed on Line M but also that the institution may request an NSF-approved
budget change to reduce that amount.

Franci Farnsworth

Frances Vinal Farnsworth
Coordinator of Sponsored Research
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Munford House
Middlebury, VT 05753
Tel:  802-443-5889
Fax: 802-443-2081
Email:  xxxxxx@middlebury.edu
http://www.middlebury.edu/~grants/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Averick [SMTP:xxxxxx@CIMS.NYU.EDU]
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 3:07 PM
> To:   xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject:      [RESADM-L] Cost Sharing question
>
> >We have an NSF grant where the notice of grant award lists annual amounts
> >of required cost sharing.  Say, the year 1 grant award is for $200,000
> and
> >the cost sharing for year 1 is $300,000--but if we've only spent $100,000
> >in the first year, would NSF expect the cost sharing to be the full
> >$300,000 or in proportion to our actual expenses?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Fred Averick
> Sponsored Research Administrator
> Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
> New York University
> ph: (212) 998-3372
> fax: (212) 995-4125
>
>
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