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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have received several emails from NSF regarding proposals submitted in response to FOA 11-690. In their review they find that we have been using the supplementary Documentation section to submit our WHOI budgets. As a reminder, please be sure to read the guidelines of the funding opportunity and follow them exactly. They will return them un-reviewed if the guidelines are not adhered to.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In general the budget justification may not be more than 3 pages but please use this section to provide complete details of the category items. The WHOI budget does not substitute for the justification but if space allows, you can add the WHOI budget in as part of the justification. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please be sure to read the solicitation guidelines and do not circumvent them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Olga<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Olga S. Carr<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Director, Grant & Contract Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:ocarr@whoi.edu"><span style='color:blue'>ocarr@whoi.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>office 508-289-2462<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>mobile 508-274-1506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>fax 508-457-2189<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>183 Oyster Pond Rd., MS#39<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Woods Hole, MA 02543<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>