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Government Agreements for I/UCRC Memberships and Research Projects
Notice: MIPRs and IAs should be received by the I/UCRC program prior to August 1 to better assure processing of current fiscal year funds. NSF may be unable to approve requests received after this date for funds that expire on October 1.
Agency MIPR/IAA Preparation Instructions
Recent government efforts towards accountability and transparency require accurate financial coding and wording of agreements submitted to NSF’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) program. Please follow the instructions provided below so that NSF can best serve your needs for efficient and effective processing.
- Complete the Financial Data for Interagency Agreements – to
be done by the submitting agency.
- The words "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds are not being used for this
request" must appear on the Financial Data for Interagency Agreement form or inserted into the MIPR
or Interagency Transfer request.
- On the MIPR or Interagency Transfer itself, insure that the following information is present:
"Funds are to augment ongoing research projects and to obtain a membership in the I/UCRC for (insert the center's research thrust) at the (insert the university's name) in (insert university location). Deliverables will include two reports annually which will be delivered at the center's bi-annual meetings. NSF is authorized to deduct up to 5% for administrative cost recovery. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds are not being used for this request."
OPTION, you can replace part of the first sentence in the above paragraph with this:
"Funds are to augment ongoing research in (insert the requesting agency's research project title) and to obtain a membership …"
Send the above electronically to Glenn Larsen, I/UCRC Technical Point of Contact, at glarsen.nsf.gov with copies to dhundley@nsf.gov and rdasgupt@nsf.gov. The subject line should start with the words "MIPR/IAA Request:" followed by the agencies agreement number. This should help expedite initial processing and facilitate follow-up.
We hope that this will help you in preparing a funds transfer for an IUCRC. Please contact Denise Hundley, dhundley@nsf.gov, or anyone else on the IUCRC team should you have additional questions or need further guidance.
A sample Financial Data sheet that NSF would complete for another agency is available. This may give agencies some feel as to how their forms should look when submitted to NSF.
The above needs to be complete before the I/UCRC program can begin processing a MIPR or interagency transfer request. It takes about three weeks before an acceptance is generated by NSF for center memberships.
Timelines
- 15 to 30 days - to process an agency MIPR/IAA request once NSF receives a complete and accurate MIPR/IAA package.
- 10 to 30 days - to process an I/UCRC's request to obtain the funds coming from an agency
The deadline for submitting MIPR and IAA requests to the I/UCRC program is September 1 unless provisions have been made in advance for a late submission.
Additional Information
For questions concerning billing and financial matters contact Alisha Williams at (703) 292-4539 or write a-williams@nsf.gov or call (703) 292-9255.
For program information and requirements contact Denise Hundley at (703) 292-8383 or write dhundley@nsf.gov or call (703) 292-4607.
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