Can an award be suspended or terminated?
The award document will contain procedures that define conditions for suspension or termination of awards. For example, lack of adequate progress in meeting the objectives of the award or failure to submit required reports set forth in the award document on a timely basis may be grounds for termination of an award. Awards may also be terminated by mutual agreement between the recipient institution and NASA. In the event of a termination, the recipient is not entitled to expend any more funds except to the extent required to meet commitments that, in the judgment of NASA, had become firm before the effective date of the termination. A suspension of advance payments may also occur when a recipient demonstrates an unwillingness or inability to comply with financial reporting requirements. Where this occurs, the recipient would be required to finance its operations with its own funds, and NASA would reimburse the recipient’s costs. Advance payments would be reinstated upon corrective actio
