February 5, 2014

Delays in Grant Application Submissions Due to Weather Problems: NIH and NSF Guidance



We hope you are safe and warm during the current full MU-campus closure due to extensive winter storms.

The OSPA central email inbox (grantsdc@missouri.edu) has been and will continue to be monitored during the closure, and time-sensitive proposal submissions and other urgent needs are being addressed. For the duration of the closure, please direct inquiries there as needed. Otherwise, your Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator (SGCA) will be ready to assist with questions, concerns, and business as usual when campus operations resume.

As a reminder, NIH and NSF have previously issued guidance for such conditions (below). For other sponsors with submission deadlines during the closure, we advise similarly working with agency/organizational contacts to make them aware of the situation, if possible, and upon submission, including a cover letter noting the reason for the delay.   


National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-061
Key Dates
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
The NIH realizes that there may be problems for organizations in submitting grant applications due to the extensive winter storms.  The usual NIH practice for such circumstances will apply.  Electronic and paper applications submitted late because of weather problems must include a cover letter noting the reasons for the delay.  It is not necessary to get permission in advance for weather-related delays in grant application submissions.  The delay should not exceed the time period that an applicant organization/institution is closed. 



National Science Foundation (NSF)