Grantee Approved No-Cost Extension

A No-Cost Extension (NCE) allows the PI additional time to complete the project's scope of work without additional funding. The request should address only programmatic/scientific rationale and should not propose any new studies during the extended period.

There are two types of NCE requests:

1. A grantee-approved NCE does not require prior sponsor approval (i.e., GW has expanded authority to execute a one-year NCE in eRA Commons or Fastlane*). 
2. A sponsor-approved NCE request is considered a sponsor prior approval request and may require more information and documentation than the grantee-approved NCE.

Process for Grantee-Approved NCE

For NCE requests that do not require prior sponsor approval (i.e., GW has expanded authority to execute a one-year NCE in eRA Commons or Fastlane), the PI or a designee completes and submits the Grantee-Approved No-Cost Extension web form (login using your GW UserID and password) to Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP). If recommended for approval, OSP will submit the request through the sponsor portal (i.e. research.gov or eRA Commons), or forward the request via email to the sponsor or, if requested, return the request to the initiator.

Detailed instructions on accessing, submitting and tracking the Grantee-Approved NCE web form (PDF)