<div dir="ltr">Folks,<div><br></div><div>See note below from Saran.</div><div><br></div><div>jess</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>Professor</div><div>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<br>Department Environmental Sciences<br>University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br><br><span>Direct Office Line: 787-350-0350</span><br>Or: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br> LTER Program Office: 2867<br> El Verde Field Station: 4381<br></div><div></div><div>Mobile: 787-380-3311</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It is sometimes astounding how many complications can arise. I recommended your award for funding as soon as the overdue final report was approved. Because the request
is for more than $1,000,000/year, it must be approved by our Assistant Director. His associate now requires that we hold a virtual panel, and include a panel summary, before she will approve the award. We’ve got the panel scheduled for 6 January, and should
be able to move quickly after this time. I will try to usher the award through DGA, and will advise our contact ahead of time that your recommendation must be on a fast track.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There will be some gap between the expiration of your current award and the beginning of your new one, but I hope that gap will be less than one month. Everyone is
on track to approve the award – we need to fill in some procedural holes. If UPR allows, you can exercise NSF’s 90-day pre-award spending clause. I will send you later today a notice of our intent to recommend the proposal for funding.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For the nth time, I am sorry for the delays,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jess Zimmerman [mailto:<a href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu" target="_blank">jesskz@ites.upr.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:55 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Twombly, Saran <<a href="mailto:stwombly@nsf.gov" target="_blank">stwombly@nsf.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> status of LTER award?<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div class="h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hate to bother, but our Management Committee met yesterday and the status of the renewal proposal came up. I said I would ask. I know you may not be able to tell us anything, but do you know of anything new regarding the grant?<u></u><u></u></p>
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Department Environmental Sciences<br>
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br>
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Direct Office Line: <a href="tel:787-350-0350" value="+17873500350" target="_blank">787-350-0350</a><br>
Or: <a href="tel:787-764-0000%20ext.%201" value="+17877640000" target="_blank">787-764-0000 ext. 1</a>-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br>
LTER Program Office: 2867<br>
El Verde Field Station: 4381<u></u><u></u></p>
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