What is the process for requesting a no-cost extension?
A no-cost extension may be requested through the Grant Officer, SAO, Grant Awards Section for a maximum of one year by the Investigator on the award providing that the award documents allow extension. Note that each award, even though part of the same project, is treated as an individual award. Each investigator, whether Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-I), must request via their institution the extension for their own award. The request must be made in writing either by letter or e-mail. As a minimum, the following information must be included in the request: [1] Award Number, [2] Investigator’s name, [3] Awardee Institution, [4] Additional time requested, and [5] Reason for the extension. The request must be received a minimum of 30 days prior to the award end-date but not earlier than 60 days prior to the award end-date. If extraordinary circumstances exist, the investigator should contact the Grant Officer on the award.
