[LTER-luq] FW: Award Id : 1546686, PI: Zimmerman
Olga Mayol
omayol at ites.upr.edu
Sat Mar 26 05:49:02 MDT 2016
Excellent news, Jess!
On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 7:39 AM, Jess Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We finally have our LTER award. It was truly a Good Friday.
>
> jess
>
> Jess K. Zimmerman
> Professor
> Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program
> Department Environmental Sciences
> University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
> Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
>
> Tel: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:
> LTER Program Office: 88233
> El Verde Field Station: 80903
> Mobile: 787-380-3311
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Kaplan, Louis Arnold <LKAPLAN at nsf.gov>
> Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 9:28 AM
> Subject: FW: Award Id : 1546686, PI: Zimmerman
> To: Jess Zimmerman <jesskz at ites.upr.edu>
>
>
> Hi Jess:
>
> Glad to see this today. Looking forward to meeting you in Santa Barbara.
>
> Best,
>
> Lou
>
> ---
> Louis A. Kaplan, Ph.D.
> Program Director, Ecosystem Science Cluster
> Division of Environmental Science
> 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 635
> Arlington, VA 22230
> Phone:703.292.7187
> Fax:703.292.9064
> lkaplan at nsf.gov
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aroberso at nsf.gov [mailto:aroberso at nsf.gov]
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:38 AM
> To: chernandez at degi.uprrp.edu
> Cc: BFA DGA Awards <dgaawd at nsf.gov>; Chiang, Erika <erchiang at nsf.gov>;
> Kaplan, Louis Arnold <LKAPLAN at nsf.gov>
> Subject: Award Id : 1546686, PI: Zimmerman
>
> AWARD NOTICE
>
> Award Date: March 25,
> 2016
> Award No. (FAIN): 1546686
> Proposal No.: 1546686
> Managing Division Abbreviation: DEB
>
>
> Carlos Severino-Valdez
> Chancellor
> University of Puerto Rico
> Rio Piedras Campus
> PO Box 21790
> San Juan, PR 00931-1790
> DUNS ID: 143960193
>
> Dear Dr. Severino-Valdez:
>
> 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.
>
> This project, entitled "LTER: LTER5: Understanding Ecosystem Change in
> Northeastern Puerto Rico," is under the direction of
> Jess K. Zimmerman, Whendee Silver, Grizelle Gonzalez, Michael R. Willig,
> Nicholas V. Brokaw.
>
> This award starts April 1 , 2016 and ends March 31, 2019.
>
> 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:
>
> FY 2017 $1,269,258
> FY 2018 $1,148,855
>
>
> 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 [http://www.research.gov/]. Information regarding the specific
> due dates of such reports also is available through Research.gov.
>
> 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
> http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/general_conditions.jsp.
>
> 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:
>
> 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.
>
> 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: FFATAReporting at nsf.gov or by phone to: (800)
> 673-6188.
>
> This award is subject to the provisions NSF 13-588 Long-Term Ecological
> Research (LTER) Renewal.
>
> Funds provided by this award include support for "Research Experiences for
> Undergraduates" in accordance with the NSF program solicitation NSF 13-542.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> In accordance with sections 1869a and 1869b of title 42 of the United
> States Code, the awardee will do the following:
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.)
>
> Please view the project reporting requirements for this award at the
> following web address [https://reporting.research.gov/fedAwardId/1546686].
>
> The attached budget indicates the amounts, by categories, on which NSF has
> based its support.
>
> The indirect cost rate(s) for this award is/are :
> Item Name
> Indirect Cost Rate
> -------------
> ----------------------
> MTDC 26.0000%
> 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.
>
> The cognizant NSF program official for this grant is Louis Kaplan, (703)
> 292-7187.
> The cognizant NSF grants official contact is Denise L. Hundley, (703)
> 292-4919.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Aprile N. Roberson
> Grants and Agreements Officer
>
> CFDA No. 47.074, Biological Sciences
> chernandez at degi.uprrp.edu
>
>
> DEB-1546686 000
> SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET
>
> Funds
> Person MOS granted
> cal acad sumr By NSF
> A. (0.00) Total Senior personnel 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0
>
> B. Other Personnel
> 1. (0.00) Post Doctoral associates 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0
> 2. (8.00) Other professionals 96.00 0.00 0.00 $226,830
> 3. (6.00) Graduate students $132,000
> 4. (0.00) Secretarial-clerical $0
> 5. (1.00) Undergraduate students $8,700
> 6. (0.00) Other $0
> Total salaries and wages (A+B) $367,530
> C. Fringe benefits (if charged as direct cost) $126,670
> Total salaries wages and fringes (A+B+C) $494,200
>
> D. Total permanent equipment $0
> E. Travel
> 1. Domestic $65,000
> 2. Foreign $0
> F. Total participant support costs $98,100
> G. Other direct costs
> 1. Materials and supplies $40,000
> 2. Publication costs/page charges $0
> 3. Consultant services $0
> 4. Computer (ADPE) services $672
> 5. Subcontracts $609,949
> 6. Other $25,000
> Total other direct costs $675,621
> H. Total direct costs (A through G) $1,332,921
> I. Total indirect costs $168,967
> (For information on the rate used, please refer to the award notice)
> J. Total direct and indirect costs (H+I) $1,501,888
> K. Small Business Fee $0
> L. Amount of this request (J) or (J+K)
> $1,501,888
> M. Cost sharing $0
>
>
>
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Olga L. Mayol-Bracero, Ph.D.
Full Professor
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols Research (ACAR)
Department of Environmental Science
University of Puerto Rico
PO Box 70377
San Juan PR 00936-8377 USA
Office phone: +1 787 764-0000 Ext. 88191 or 88220 (secretary)
Lab phone: +1 787 764-0000 Ext. 88191, 88192
Fax: (787) 772-1481
E-mail: omayol at ites.upr.edu
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