Important Information Concerning Sequestration
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Below is a message from the Provost's Office that was sent to faculty yesterday.
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Please check OSP website at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/funding/fundingtrendspolicy.html for
agency notices concerning budgets and sequestration.
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OSP has been receiving notices from all of the federal agencies and they are too numerous to distribute individually by email. Please check the website for sponsors of
interest.
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Please share any information concerning agency communications with OSP.
Date: March 5, 2013
Dear Colleagues,
As you are aware, last Friday, March 1st, federal budget sequestration went into effect. This sequester requires automatic across the board cuts to all discretionary spending –
both defense
and non-defense. We have been assessing the impact these cuts might have on federally funded
research. Some details of how these cuts will be implemented have started to come out, but
many of the specifics remain unclear. The NSF, for example, has stated its intention to maintain
spending levels on already awarded grants as much as possible, but will reduce the number of
future awards.
As we begin to learn how federal funding agencies will implement the cuts, Dartmouth’s goal is
to maintain research programs and staffing levels to the greatest extent possible. In consultation
with President Folt and the Deans, we have developed a plan to address potential reductions to
research funding. As a first step, if it becomes necessary, I encourage faculty to re-budget to
protect grant-funded students and staff. Additionally, I encourage you to work with your
Department chairs and Deans to discuss how best to cover needs that might not be met through
re-budgeting. Faculty should ask grant managers and the Office of Sponsored Projects for
assistance with re-budgeting if needed.
We will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves. The Office of Sponsored Projects will
post links on its website to federal agency announcements. Several of these have already been
posted. Dartmouth will continue to urge the members of our Congressional delegation to do all
they can to protect investments in research funding and preserve access to post-secondary
education by protecting federal student aid programs.
If you have specific concerns or questions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Martin Wybourne
Interim Provost
Vice Provost for Research
Francis and Mildred Sears Professor of Physics
Jill Mortali
Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
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