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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear Jess, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks to your efforts, a great achievement -
Congratulations. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Best wishes from a still wintery Edinburgh.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Barbara and Mike</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jesskz@ites.upr.edu href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu">Jess
Zimmerman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=luq@lternet.edu
href="mailto:luq@lternet.edu">LUQ-LTER</A> ; <A
title=carlos.gonzalez55@upr.edu href="mailto:carlos.gonzalez55@upr.edu">Carlos
I Gonzalez Vargas</A> ; <A title=jorgeortiz.ites@gmail.com
href="mailto:jorgeortiz.ites@gmail.com">Jorge Ortiz</A> ; <A
title=wanruiz@gmail.com href="mailto:wanruiz@gmail.com">wanda ruiz</A> ; <A
title=karenas@ites.upr.edu href="mailto:karenas@ites.upr.edu">Karla Arenas</A>
; <A title=ivette.hernandez@upr.edu
href="mailto:ivette.hernandez@upr.edu">Ivette Hernandez Sierra</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 26, 2016 12:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [LTER-luq] FW: Award Id :
1546686, PI: Zimmerman</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hi All,
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<DIV>We finally have our LTER award. It was truly a Good Friday.</DIV>
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<DIV>jess</DIV>
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<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</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Tel: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<BR> LTER
Program Office: 88233<BR> El Verde Field Station: 80903<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Mobile: 787-380-3311</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<BR>From: <B
class=gmail_sendername>Kaplan, Louis Arnold</B> <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:LKAPLAN@nsf.gov">LKAPLAN@nsf.gov</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: Fri, Mar
25, 2016 at 9:28 AM<BR>Subject: FW: Award Id : 1546686, PI: Zimmerman<BR>To:
Jess Zimmerman <<A
href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu">jesskz@ites.upr.edu</A>><BR><BR><BR>Hi
Jess:<BR><BR>Glad to see this today. Looking forward to meeting you in
Santa Barbara.<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>Lou<BR><BR>---<BR>Louis A. Kaplan,
Ph.D.<BR>Program Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster<BR>Division of
Environmental Science<BR>4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 635<BR>Arlington, VA
22230<BR>Phone:<A href="tel:703.292.7187"
value="+17032927187">703.292.7187</A><BR>Fax:<A href="tel:703.292.9064"
value="+17032929064">703.292.9064</A><BR><A
href="mailto:lkaplan@nsf.gov">lkaplan@nsf.gov</A><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:aroberso@nsf.gov">aroberso@nsf.gov</A>
[mailto:<A href="mailto:aroberso@nsf.gov">aroberso@nsf.gov</A>]<BR>Sent:
Friday, March 25, 2016 8:38 AM<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:chernandez@degi.uprrp.edu">chernandez@degi.uprrp.edu</A><BR>Cc:
BFA DGA Awards <<A href="mailto:dgaawd@nsf.gov">dgaawd@nsf.gov</A>>;
Chiang, Erika <<A href="mailto:erchiang@nsf.gov">erchiang@nsf.gov</A>>;
Kaplan, Louis Arnold <<A
href="mailto:LKAPLAN@nsf.gov">LKAPLAN@nsf.gov</A>><BR>Subject: Award Id :
1546686, PI: Zimmerman<BR><BR>AWARD NOTICE<BR><BR>Award Date:
March 25, 2016<BR>Award No. (FAIN):
1546686<BR>Proposal
No.:
1546686<BR>Managing Division Abbreviation:
DEB<BR><BR><BR>Carlos
Severino-Valdez<BR>Chancellor<BR>University of Puerto Rico<BR>Rio Piedras
Campus<BR>PO Box 21790<BR>San Juan, PR 00931-1790<BR>DUNS ID:
143960193<BR><BR>Dear Dr. Severino-Valdez:<BR><BR>The National Science
Foundation hereby awards a grant of $1,501,888 to University of Puerto Rico
Rio Piedras Campus for support of the project described in the proposal
referenced above as modified by revised budget dated October 16,
2015. This award is expected to total $3,920,001.<BR><BR>This
project, entitled "LTER: LTER5: Understanding Ecosystem Change in
Northeastern Puerto Rico," is under the direction of<BR>Jess K. Zimmerman,
Whendee Silver, Grizelle Gonzalez, Michael R. Willig, Nicholas V.
Brokaw.<BR><BR>This award starts April 1 , 2016 and ends March 31,
2019.<BR><BR>This is a continuing grant which has been approved on scientific
/ technical merit. Contingent on the availability of funds and the scientific
progress of the project, NSF expects to continue support at approximately the
following level:<BR><BR>FY 2017
$1,269,258<BR>FY 2018
$1,148,855<BR><BR><BR>The scientific / technical progress of the project is
documented through submission and approval of annual and final project reports
to NSF. Such reports are to be submitted electronically via NSF's
Research.gov web portal [<A href="http://www.research.gov/" rel=noreferrer
target=_blank>http://www.research.gov/</A>]. Information regarding the
specific due dates of such reports also is available through
Research.gov.<BR><BR>This grant is awarded pursuant to the authority of the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-75) and
is subject to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1), dated January 25,
2016, available at <A
href="http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/general_conditions.jsp"
rel=noreferrer
target=_blank>http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/general_conditions.jsp</A>.<BR><BR>This
award is subject to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles
and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). NSF's
implementation of the Uniform Guidance is contained in the Grant Conditions
referenced in this award and the following terms and
conditions:<BR><BR>This award is subject to the Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act (FFATA) award term entitled, Reporting Subawards and
Executive Compensation, which has been incorporated into the NSF Terms and
Conditions referenced above.<BR><BR>If the awardee has any questions related
to the pre-populated data associated with this award in the FFATA Subaward
Reporting System, such questions should be submitted to: <A
href="mailto:FFATAReporting@nsf.gov">FFATAReporting@nsf.gov</A> or by phone
to: <A href="tel:%28800%29%20673-6188" value="+18006736188">(800)
673-6188</A>.<BR><BR>This award is subject to the provisions NSF 13-588
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Renewal.<BR><BR>Funds provided by this
award include support for "Research Experiences for Undergraduates" in
accordance with the NSF program solicitation NSF 13-542.<BR><BR>Funds provided
for participant support may not be diverted by the awardee to other categories
of expense without the prior written approval of the cognizant NSF Program
Officer. Since participant support cost is not a normal account
classification, the awardee organization must be able to separately identify
participant support costs. It is highly recommended that separate accounts,
sub-accounts, sub-task, or sub-ledgers be established to accumulate these
costs. The awardee should have written policies and procedures to
segregate participant support costs.<BR><BR>The Foundation authorizes the
awardee to enter into the proposed contractual arrangements and to fund such
arrangements with award funds up to the amount indicated in the approved
budget or NSF-approved post award requests. For awards made or receiving
funding amendments after January 25, 2016, such contractual arrangements
should contain appropriate provisions consistent with Articles 8.a.4. and 9 of
the NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) dated January 25, 2016, as well as any
special conditions included in this award.<BR><BR>Federal employees may serve
as lecturers or staff members on a project and may receive compensation
and/or expenses if they obtain prior approval from their agencies to
participate, and if services to the project are performed outside their
regular working hours or while they are on leave status from official
duties. Under no circumstances may NSF employees receive compensation
from an NSF-supported project.<BR><BR>In accordance with sections 1869a and
1869b of title 42 of the United States Code, the awardee will do the
following:<BR><BR>1. Obtain from the school board or comparable
authority responsible for the schools considering participation in the
project, written approval prior to involvement of pre-college students in
pre-college education research and development, pilot-testing, evaluation, and
revision of experimental and innovative pre-college
curriculum.<BR><BR>2. Include in every publication, testing, or
distribution agreement involving instructional materials developed under this
grant (including, but not limited to, teachers' manuals, textbooks, films,
tapes, or other supplementary material) a requirement that such material be
made available within the school district using it for inspection by parents
or guardians of children engaged in educational programs or projects using
such material of that school district.<BR><BR>All materials produced as part
of this project, including electronic components such as World Wide Web pages,
must include a clear indication of source(s) of support (both NSF and any
other contributors.)<BR><BR>Please view the project reporting requirements for
this award at the following web address [<A
href="https://reporting.research.gov/fedAwardId/1546686" rel=noreferrer
target=_blank>https://reporting.research.gov/fedAwardId/1546686</A>].<BR><BR>The
attached budget indicates the amounts, by categories, on which NSF has based
its support.<BR><BR>The indirect cost rate(s) for this award is/are :<BR>Item
Name
Indirect Cost Rate<BR>-------------
----------------------<BR>MTDC
26.0000%<BR>These rates are at the time of award and are based
upon the budget submitted to the NSF. It does not include any out-year
adjustments. The NSF will not modify awards simply to correct indirect cost
rates cited in the award notice. See the Award and Administration Guide (AAG)
Chapter V.A.3.a. for guidance on re-budgeting authority.<BR><BR>The cognizant
NSF program official for this grant is Louis Kaplan, <A
href="tel:%28703%29%20292-7187" value="+17032927187">(703)
292-7187</A>.<BR>The cognizant NSF grants official contact is Denise L.
Hundley, <A href="tel:%28703%29%20292-4919" value="+17032924919">(703)
292-4919</A>.<BR><BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR><BR>Aprile N. Roberson<BR>Grants
and Agreements Officer<BR><BR>CFDA No. 47.074, Biological Sciences<BR><A
href="mailto:chernandez@degi.uprrp.edu">chernandez@degi.uprrp.edu</A><BR><BR><BR>DEB-1546686
000<BR>SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET<BR><BR>
Funds<BR>Person
MOS
granted<BR>
cal
acad sumr By NSF<BR>A. (0.00) Total Senior personnel
0.00 0.00 0.00 $0<BR><BR>B.
Other Personnel<BR> 1. (0.00) Post Doctoral associates
0.00 0.00 0.00 $0<BR> 2. (8.00) Other
professionals 96.00
0.00 0.00 $226,830<BR> 3. (6.00) Graduate students
$132,000<BR> 4. (0.00)
Secretarial-clerical
$0<BR> 5. (1.00)
Undergraduate students
$8,700<BR> 6. (0.00)
Other
$0<BR>Total salaries and wages (A+B)
$367,530<BR>C. Fringe benefits (if charged as direct cost)
$126,670<BR>Total
salaries wages and fringes (A+B+C)
$494,200<BR><BR>D. Total permanent
equipment
$0<BR>E.
Travel<BR> 1. Domestic
$65,000<BR> 2.
Foreign
$0<BR>F. Total participant support
costs
$98,100<BR>G. Other direct costs<BR>
1. Materials and supplies
$40,000<BR> 2. Publication costs/page charges
$0<BR> 3. Consultant services
$0<BR> 4. Computer (ADPE) services
$672<BR> 5. Subcontracts
$609,949<BR> 6. Other
$25,000<BR>Total
other direct costs
$675,621<BR>H. Total direct costs (A through G)
$1,332,921<BR>I. Total indirect costs
$168,967<BR> (For information on the rate used,
please refer to the award notice)<BR>J. Total direct and indirect costs
(H+I)
$1,501,888<BR>K. Small Business Fee
$0<BR>L. Amount of this
request (J) or (J+K)
$1,501,888<BR>M. Cost sharing
$0<BR><BR></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>
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