[Okgrantsmanship] NSF Notice on Sequestration

[Mason, Linda]

NSF is the first agency to issue a notice about the impact of sequestration on the grant programs. The general idea is that both defense and discretionary funding will be cut equally. We may see 20% cuts in discretionary grant funding. I will watch for more specific agency notices about what to expect.

Linda Mason, Ed.D.
Coordinator of Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486 desk
405-706-8757 cell
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/

From: COGR [mailto:cogr at usc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:26 AM
To: COGR Email List
Subject: COGR: NSF Notice on Sequestration

The National Science Foundation has issued the following Important Notice concerning the impact of sequestration on the NSF programs:

Notice No. 133 February 27, 2013

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES  AND HEADS OF OTHER NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION  AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS

Subject: Impact of FY 2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards

As you may know, since passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the President has been working with Congress to reach agreement on a balanced deficit reduction plan. If an agreement is not reached by the end of this month, the President will be required to issue an order on March 1, 2013 that will implement across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration. As a result of this expected sequestration order, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 appropriations of the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be reduced by 5 percent.
We intend to make the necessary FY 2013 reductions with as little disruption as possible to established commitments, and are using the following set of core principles to guide our sequestration planning activities:
* Protect commitments to NSF's core mission and maintain existing awards;
* Protect the NSF workforce; and
* Protect STEM human capital development programs.

By adhering to these core principles and the government-wide guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Memorandum 13-03, Planning for Uncertainty with Respect to Fiscal Year 2013 Budgetary Resources, we expect to be able to accommodate the sequestration reductions in ways that minimize, to the extent possible, the impact on our mission, both short- and long-term.
Because the sequestration order takes effect at mid-year, its impact is somewhat greater than might otherwise be the case. At NSF, the major impact of sequestration will be seen in reductions to the number of new research grants and cooperative agreements awarded in FY 2013. We anticipate that the total number of new research grants will be reduced by approximately 1,000.

In keeping with the first core principle listed above, and to assure continuity and minimize disruption of scientific research, all continuing grant increments in FY 2013 will be awarded, as scheduled, and there will be no impact on existing NSF standard grants. The same intent applies to annual increments for cooperative agreements, though overall funding constraints may require reductions to certain major investments. These will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

It is also important to advise you that the Foundation is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) that will expire on March 27, 2013. Once NSF has appropriations in place beyond March 27th, we will revise this notice as necessary.
Subra Suresh
Director

The notice is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/in133/in133.pdf

Carol J. Blum
Director, Research Compliance and Administration
Council on Governmental Relations - COGR
1200 New York Ave., NW, Suite 750
202.289.6655, etx. 117
202.289.6698 - Fax
cblum at cogr.edu<mailto:cblum at cogr.edu>
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