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Guidelines for Submission of Supplemental Funding Requests to the Division
of Chemistry
Under certain circumstances, PIs of grants supported by the Division
of Chemistry may request supplemental funding to their awards while their
awards are active. In general, such requests provide the agility to respond
to unforeseen circumstances that might jeopardize completion of a project;
and to exploit opportunities in basic research and education that occur
between the issuance of the original award and its expiration date. A
supplemental funding request always should be discussed first with the
cognizant program officer and should be submitted early enough
to accomplish the original scope of the project within the period of performance
established in the grant. Supplemental funding requests received by NSF
that have not previously been discussed with the cognizant program officer
may be returned without review.
Common examples of supplemental funding requests in the Division of Chemistry
include: replacement or repair of damaged instruments or their components;
opportunities for international collaborations; initiatives that integrate
research and education; addition to projects of faculty from primarily
undergraduate institutions (Research Opportunities Award [ROA] program),
undergraduates (Research Experiences for Undergraduates [REU] program),
and K-12 teachers (Research Experiences for Teachers [RET] program); and
travel to national research centers for access to specialized facilities
and expertise.1 These examples are meant to be illustrative, not exhaustive.
Additional information on supplemental funding may be found in the Grant
Proposal Guide (Chapter V, Section B.4),2 and in the Grant Policy Manual
(Section 264).3 Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any
time throughout the year. PIs should recognize, however, that the funds
available for support of supplements are limited.