UF Administrative Memo: Partial Federal Government Shutdown
January 2, 2019
FROM: Dr. David P. Norton, Vice President for Research
Due to a lapse in appropriations, a partial federal government shutdown is in place. The Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP) is monitoring the situation and will continue to provide guidance as clearly and timely as possible.
If you do receive a stop work order or other correspondence from your sponsor directing action, please forward it to ufawards@ufl.edu immediately.
All proposal deadlines remain in place. Affected agencies may suspend the acceptance of new grant proposals but unless you have clear posted guidance from your agency, extension of deadlines should not be assumed.
The shutdown impacts each agency differently based on whether or not their FY19 appropriations were passed or not.
Appropriations bills were passed for the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health, and the Departments of Defense, Education, and Energy. These agencies appear to be unaffected by the shutdown.
Agencies affected by the shutdown include the following:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce (includes NIST & NOAA)
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Department of Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Science Foundation
We strongly suggest faculty and staff, if concerned, become familiar with their primary federal funding agency’s current situation.
For more information on your sponsor, see https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/Appropriations+for+Fiscal+Year+2019
For projects funded by existing awards from agencies affected by the shutdown, work should continue (assuming funding is available in your budget) unless you have received a directive from your grant or contract officer to stop work. Performance beyond the currently funded budget period or for amounts exceeding your budget are not recommended at this time. No new awards or increments will be forthcoming from affected agencies until the appropriations bills are passed. DSP will continue to submit all requests for prior approvals (rebudgeting, no-cost extensions, etc.); however, processing of these may be delayed or halted if the agency does not have staff to process them.
Agency specific guidance from some of the affected agencies is available at the following links:
NSF:
https://www.nsf.gov/shutdown/grantees.jsp
All NSF deadlines stand. Proposals will not be reviewed and awards, including increments will not be issued. First time no-cost extensions can be made by the University. All other award changes requiring NSF approval will not be processed.
NASA:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/181218_revised_shutdown_plan.pdf
USDA:
https://www.usda.gov/shutdownplans
Commerce including NOAA:
White House listing of all Agency contingency plans:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/agency-contingency-plans/
NOTE: This and other Administrative Memos are maintained at http://administrativememo.ufl.edu
