ATTENTION NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (NIFA) GRANT RECIPIENTS:

To close out the Federal Fiscal Year 2012, NIFA will suspend all open ASAP accounts effective 10:00 PM (EST) September 26 through September 30, 2012. Accounts will be available October 3, 2012. All recipients should withdraw the necessary funding for that period on or before September 26, 2012. Please ensure that no warehoused payments are scheduled to be paid during this period. For questions relating to awards please contact NIFA’s Awards Management Division, which is responsible for administering the awards, at 202-401-4986 or NIFA’s Financial Operations Division at 202-401-4527.