Update: Partial Federal Government Shutdown – Proposal and Award Review
Update 12.28.18: Guidance from Some Affected Agencies
We have received more guidance from some agencies during the partial lapse in federal funding: Bureau of Land Management, Forest Services, NASA, the National Park Services, National Science Foundation, the Office of Justice Programs, and USDA ezFedGrants.
General Guidance
Research NOT Dependent on Agency Resources
Unless directed otherwise by awarding agency:
If the research is not accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work should continue as long as you have available award funding. Performance beyond the time period or amounts covered by the award is not allowed.
Exceeding allotted award amounts is not recommended, may not be reimbursed by the sponsor, and will fall to the department to resolve any potential budget deficit.
Agency Resource Dependent Research
If the research DOES depend on accessing agency locations, resources, data, personnel, or additional funding, the work must cease until appropriations have been reinstated and further notice from the agency sponsor.
Specific agency info has been updated in the list of Affected Agencies below.
The Office of Research is closely monitoring the Government Shutdown. While parts of the federal government (such as DHHS) are fully funded for the entire Fiscal Year ’19, other agencies are not.
Information in this guidance applies only to those agencies affected by the partial shutdown, NIH for example, should not be affected.
We will keep you posted via MRAM and this Announcement as we learn more.
During a Shutdown
Affected federal agency operations cease during a shutdown. These federal agencies may temporarily stop making payments. Expect a lack of federal communications related to affected agency proposals and awards.
OSP will continue with business as usual within any constraints created by unavailable sponsor systems and staff. OSP’s goal is to process items received to the extent possible.
Affected U.S. Departments & Agencies:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published agency contingency plans along with FAQs and Special Instructions for Agencies Affected.
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration
Other USDA Agencies
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Other Commerce Bureaus & Agencies and DOJ Agencies
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Operational Components
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Transportation Administrations
Interior and Environment
State, Foreign Operations
State Dept. Bureaus and Offices
Affected Sponsor Applications
Use the sponsor’s posted sponsor deadlines to calculate your proposal deadline.
Grants.gov: We expect Grants.gov will be up and that proposals can be submitted, but they will not be forwarded to affected federal sponsor agencies. These applications will be in a holding pattern in Grants.gov.
Fastlane/Research.gov: Is up and running although the help desk is unavaible.
Other: We will provide details on affected sponsor systems used for proposal submission, as they become known.
If a federal sponsor system has been shut down, applications will be submitted once these systems are back online.
If the sponsor has not issued new due dates, OSP will require that application be back in OSP no less than three business days from the sponsor due date.
Awards
Federal awards from affected agencies will not be issued during the federal shutdown. Awards that have already reached OSP prior to a shutdown will be processed and sent to OCGA.
Awards from affected agencies that have been issued a UMBC project number can begin or continue work unless notification is received from the sponsor. Cooperative agreements could be affected if federal participation is required, but not available.
Once affected agency systems are back online, OSP will resume processing affected awards after all outstanding current proposals are submitted
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[Based on Recent Report of Offensive symbols on a bulletin board at Harbor Hall]
Incident: Offensive symbol drawn on chalk board
Location: Meyerhoff 030
Date/Time: 12/27/18, 3:35 p.m.
Incident Description: A grad student observed an anti-Semitic symbol drawn in chalk on a chalkboard.
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