[LTER-luq-pi] Fwd: status of LTER award?

[Jess Zimmerman]

Folks,

See note below from Saran.

jess

Jess K. Zimmerman
Professor
Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program
Department Environmental Sciences
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Direct Office Line: 787-350-0350
Or: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:
   LTER Program Office: 2867
   El Verde Field Station: 4381
Mobile: 787-380-3311

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Twombly, Saran <stwombly at nsf.gov>
Date: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 2:12 PM
Subject: RE: status of LTER award?
To: Jess Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu>


Hi Jess,



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.



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.



For the nth time, I am sorry for the delays,

saran



___________________________________________________________________________________

Saran Twombly, Program Director  Population and Community Ecology
Division of Environmental Biology,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 635, Arlington,
VA  22230. 703.292.8133 (voice);

703.292.9064 (fax)



*From:* Jess Zimmerman [mailto:jesskz at ites.upr.edu]
*Sent:* Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:55 AM
*To:* Twombly, Saran <stwombly at nsf.gov>
*Subject:* status of LTER award?



Hi Saran,



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?



Thanks,



jess


Jess K. Zimmerman
Professor

Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program
Department Environmental Sciences
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Direct Office Line: 787-350-0350
Or: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:
   LTER Program Office: 2867
   El Verde Field Station: 4381

Mobile: 787-380-3311
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