Expanded authority is the waiver of prior approval requirements by the sponsoring agency. Allowed revisions are permitted only if necessary for project completion and are within the original scope of the project and within the total approved budget. Requests are made using the No-Cost Extension Request form.
Allowed changes:
Participating Agencies
Agency | No Cost Extension | Re-Budget | 90 Day Pre-Award |
NASA | 45 days before expiration | YES | YES |
NSF | 45 days before expiration | YES | YES |
USDA-CSREES |
45 days before expiration AND 5 year max award limit |
YES | YES |
US DOW | 45 days before expiration | YES | YES |
USDI | 45 days before expiration | NO | NO |
EPA | 45 days before expiration | YES | NO |
NIH | 45 days before expiration | YES | NO |
NOAA | 45 days before expiration | YES | YES |
PHS | 45 days before expiration | YES | YES |
** Must be rec'd by Research account as above (in days) |