Jean Feldman at the NSF Policy Office has asked me to forward the
following message to the RESADM-LIST.  Please read it carefully.
NSF has changed some of the wording since the last government shutdown
in November.

Lou Pellegrino
Purdue Research Foundation

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Date:          Mon, 18 Dec 95 11:14:52 EST
From:          xxxxxx@nsf.gov
To:            xxxxxx@dsp.purdue.edu
Subject:       Shutdown Guidance for NSF Awardees

This message is to notify National Science Foundation awardees that
the NSF is currently in shutdown status.   Updated shutdown guidance
entitled "Guidance for NSF Grantees, Contractors and Other Awardees in
the Event of an NSF Shutdown," now applies and is included below.

Jean Feldman
National Science Foundation
Division of Contracts, Policy & Oversight
Policy Office

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GUIDANCE FOR NSF GRANTEES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER AWARDEES IN THE EVENT
OF AN NSF SHUTDOWN

1.      Awardees (grantees, recipients of cooperative agreements,
contractors etc. - EXCEPT those working on-site at NSF), may continue
performance during any NSF shutdown period to the extent funds are
available under their awards.

2.      NSF will not process payments to awardees during any shutdown
period.  It is expected that NSF will process payments for valid costs
incurred by such awardees after any NSF shutdown period is over.

3.      Other awardees who DO NOT have funds available under their
awards to continue activities during any NSF shutdown period are
cautioned that continuation of performance under their NSF awards is
at their own risk.  NSF cannot now authorize costs exceeding available
award amounts nor obligate the Government to cover such costs. It is
expected that after any NSF shutdown is over, NSF will obligate funds
to those awards that would have otherwise been funded (e.g. continuing
grant increments).

EXCEPTION:  Awardees undertaking or providing services or activities
involving the safety of human life or the protection of U.S.
Government property, are authorized to continue those limited
functions necessary to meet those responsibilities. NSF will obligate
funds to cover those reasonable costs after any NSF shutdown period is
over.

4.      Contractors, IPAs and others working on-site at NSF have been
or will be provided with other specific guidance.

5.     A hot-line update message on the NSF shutdown status will be
available on 1-800-941-0450.  This message will be updated as new
information becomes available.