Transcript Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)

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Phase II Awards Management
Joseph Hennessey
Senior Advisor
Division of Industrial Innovation
and Partnerships
Engineering Directorate
NSF
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Phase II Grants General
Conditions
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Interim Reports (6 months)
Maximum 5 pages
Progress, Problems, Commercialization during the
period
Update milestone chart with current expenditures
Within 30 days of each 6 month deadline
Extensions require the same
6 month interim reporting
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Final Report
• Technical Narrative (10 pages max.)
• Commercialization Narrative (10
pages max.)
• Cumulative Milestone Chart
Within 90 days from expiration
of the grant
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Commercialization
Outcomes Report
• Telephone interview on the 3rd, 5th
and 8th anniversary of your award
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Payments
• 25% at time of award
• 20% with satisfactory interim reports
• 15% with satisfactory final report
Can request a modified payment
schedule – ask Program Director
We don’t pay you unless you
do the work!
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Signs of Poor
Awards Management
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Failure to submit timely reports
Failure to explain deviations
Failure to maintain schedules
Multiple PI changes
Multiple no-cost extension requests
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Consequences of Poor
Awards Management
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Suspend or terminate the grant
Withhold payments
Decline proposed supplements
Decline future Phase I or Phase II
awards to the company
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QUESTIONS
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