Thanks to all for the answers on this.  Pam

At 02:19 PM 2/23/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Pam,
>
>I think we would show years 1 and 2 as "mandatory" and 3-5 as "voluntary
>committed" (meaning we had it in the proposal that the agency saw when
>they made the award but they didn't explicitly put it in the award T&C).
>
>--Bill
>___________________________________
>
>Pamela Miller wrote:
>
>>Faculty writes an application to the US Dept. of Ed for a five year grant
>>and in the application pledges voluntary cost share in each of the five years.
>>
>>The award is made and the Grant Award Notification (ED-GAPS001) in block
>>#6 indicates that the "performance period" is five years in length, but
>>that the budget period is only a year.  Terms and Conditions are that
>>future funding is contingent on appropriations from Congress etc.  Same
>>thing for each subsequent award.
>>
>>In the award documents received for years 1 and 2, the cost share is
>>listed in block #7 as "recipient non-federal amount" BUT in years 3-5
>>nothing is listed under "recipient non-federal amount." (Matching funds
>>were never required.)
>>
>>Does this mean that the only cost share that is required is the amount
>>for Years 1 and 2?  This seems logical since the awards are given on a
>>year by year basis.
>>
>>OR--is the cost share for all five years required since it was described
>>in the original application and listed in the proposal budget?
>>
>>Inquiring minds want to know...thanks..Pam
>>
>>Pamela F. Miller, Ph.D.
>>Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
>>The University of San Francisco
>>2130 Fulton Street
>>San Francisco, CA  94117-1080
>>TEL  415-422-5368
>>FAX  415-422-6222
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>>
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The University of San Francisco
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