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<h2>A Message from NC-SARA</h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NC-SARA staff is aware that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had an impact on staffing at both institutions and SARA State Portal Entities. While institution renewal dates cannot be adjusted, NC-SARA
staff can do the following to assist the institutions and SPE’s that encounter renewal delays:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As soon as an institution or SPE recognizes the participating renewal date will be missed, begin processing the Institution Participation Deadline Extension form
which can be found at <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nc-sara.org%2Fadministrative-forms&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7Cb7f68c4128cd43e3b97b08d7c78bcc11%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=X%2F3ivrsB9XpUW%2B0s2d6JEqAUEDtQ4mpZSe2H5CP7mck%3D&reserved=0">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.nc-sara.org/administrative-forms</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Virtual signatures from regional compact directors are acceptable for NC-SARA purposes.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each regional compact director will work directly with their SPE’s to determine whether emails are acceptable for Deadline Extension Requests.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upon receipt of the extension form from the compact directors (and any related emails from SPE’s and institution staff), NC-SARA staff will waive late fees.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Marianne Boeke, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Director for Policy Research and State Support</span><br>
<span style="background:white">NC-SARA</span><br>
<span style="background:white">3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 130</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Boulder, CO 80301</span><br>
</span><a href="mailto:mboeke@nc-sara.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white">mboeke@nc-sara.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">303-242-5037</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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