That's easy.  The answer is "no." It's called stockpiling.

Judy L. Bristow
Director, Grants Management
Office of the Executive
 Vice-President for Research
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292

(502) 852-3788 (Phone)
(502) 852-2594 (Fax)

http://research.louisville.edu/gm/gm-survey.htm

>>> Renita Gray <xxxxxx@ASTATE.EDU> 12/19/2008 2:48 PM >>>
What would you tell a PI that has already received 2 no-cost extensions
on their grant that ends Dec 31st and still leaves 1/3 of it not spent,
but thinks they should be able to requisition everything this week, when
the university will be closed until Jan. 5th and the items will not
arrive until much later than that?  I thought this might provide me with
some good/funny pre-holiday comments.

Renita

Renita L. Gray, CRA

Director of Sponsored Programs

Arkansas State University

P.O. Box 1260

State University, AR 72467

Phone:  (870) 972-2400

Fax:  (870) 972-3418

"If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my
life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me." John Bunyan

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