12.1 Overview

Subject to availability of funds from NASA, STScI will provide financial support to eligible investigators of approved Cycle 16 programs. Such funding is awarded under the general conditions contained in the document General Grant Provisions of the Space Telescope Science Institute, referred to hereafter as the 'General Grant Provisions'. The most recent version of this document is available at the STScI Grants Administration Office Web Page.

Budgets are not due in Phase I, but are required in Phase II from successful (GO, SNAP, AR, Theory and E/PO) U.S. proposers only. Separate budgets must be submitted by all investigators who request funding. Investigators who are not eligible for or who do not request funding do not need to send a budget. Detailed instructions for budget preparation and submission using the Grants Management System will be sent to successful proposers after the Phase I review has been completed.

Joint HST-Spitzer Programs will be funded separately by both the STScI and the SSC, following their respective funding policies. Details of the SSC funding policies are given in the Spitzer Cycle 4 Call for Proposals and at http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/funding/. Similarly, Joint HST-Chandra Programs will be funded separately by both the STScI and the CXC, following their respective policies. Details of the CXC funding policies are given in the Chandra Cycle 9 Call for Proposals and at http://cxc.harvard.edu/proposer/.

Below we present a brief overview of the STScI funding policies and procedures. The information presented here is of an introductory nature only, and is not intended to be complete. The governing policies are always those contained in the General Grant Provisions. Investigators preparing AR or Theory Proposals should not include any costs that violate the General Grant Provisions in the total dollar amount (see Section 8.6.3) and budget narrative (see Section 9.7) of their Phase I proposal.

Questions concerning funding policies and budget submissions should be directed to the STScI Grants Administration Office (see Appendix A.1).