Subject: Important Notice 112 - NSF's Appropriation
From: Dot Baker <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 90 15:44 EST

Hi Paul,
  Please post to the NIH Listserver as:
       NSFIMP112.111490
  There will probably be several coming to you later.
   Have a nice evening.
                       Dottie
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From: [email-masked]
Subject: Important Notice 112 - NSF's Appropriation
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 90 12:43:04 EST
Sender: [email-masked]
Message-ID:  <[email-masked]>

THE OPERA IS OVER, AND YOU KNOW WHO SANG!

The following Important Notice was signed by NSF's Acting Director on
November 9, 1990.  We look forward to getting back to business as
usual.
 
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Notice No. 112                         November 9, 1990

                        IMPORTANT NOTICE
                               TO
            PRESIDENTS OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
               AND HEADS OF OTHER NATIONAL SCIENCE
                FOUNDATION GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS
 
Subject:  NSF FY 1991 Appropriation
 
On November 5, 1990 the President signed into law the
"Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991"
which includes a total appropriation of $2.316 billion for NSF
for Fiscal Year 1991.  Together with other budget actions, the
passage of this bill removes the possibility of a sequester in
FY 1991.
 
As a result, the reductions projected in Important Notice No.
111 (August 29, 1990) will not take place.  NSF will be able to
make new awards and renew existing awards in accordance with
normal procedures.
 
Continuing increments funded during the period of budget
uncertainty were provisionally funded at 50% of committed levels.
Those awards will be supplemented by NSF to restore the balance
of funding up to the full levels committed for FY 1991 support.
These actions will be unilateral supplements, requiring no
further action on the part of the grantee institution.
Continuing increments not yet awarded will be funded at full
committed levels, subject to award terms and conditions.
 
In addition, the new appropriation no longer contains the $95,000
per annum cap on salary support charged to grants for all awards
made with FY 1991 funds, including those already issued this
fiscal year.  While grantees may reallocate grant funds, if
otherwise allowable, to cover this cost, awards will not be
supplemented for this purpose.  Also, a few awards funded from
prior year appropriations may be subject to the cap.  Appropriate
language will be included in those awards.
 
We appreciate the patience of the awardee community during this
period of uncertainty.
 
                                   Frederick M. Bernthal
                                   Acting Director