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30 January 2025

Notice to Grant Awardees Regarding No-Cost Extensions

Notice to awardees of current grants: Please be aware that as of October 1, 2024, the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) requires a 1st No-Cost Extension (NCE) to be requested 10 days before the end of the Period of Performance and for any subsequent NCE requests (2nd 3rd, etc.) to be made 45 days before the end of the Period of Performance. Failure to request the NCE before the specified deadline will likely result in expiration of the grant and potential loss of funds for the performance period. For your convenience, see the attached reference:

Grant Awards and Cooperative Agreement Manual, October 2024 (GCAM)

GCAM 32.2.a.ii.
ii. Requests for approval of subsequent no-cost extensions must be submitted in writing to the NASA Grant Officer via the NSSC’s Grant and Cooperative Agreement Administrative Supplement webform a minimum of 45 calendar days before the end of the Period of Performance specified in the award.”

The webform link for submitting NCE requests is here.

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