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Carryover is when unobligated federal funds remain at the end of any budget period that the recipient would like to carry over. With the approval of the Grants Management Officer (GMO), or under an automatic authority, these funds may be carried forward to another budget period to cover allowable costs of that budget period (whether as an offset or additional authorization). Obligated, but unliquidated, funds are not considered carryover.

The request to carry over funds can be made using the Prior Approval module for an award without expanded authority. Only the signing official (SO) can initiate and submit the Carryover request.

Basic Tasks

Carryover Request Process (online help)

Main Screenshots

Figure 1: The Prior Approval screen showing the options for request types

Figure 1: The Prior Approval screen showing the options for request types

Figure 2: The Carryover request screen after initiating a Carryover request through the Prior Approval module

Figure 2: The Carryover request screen after initiating a Carryover request through the Prior Approval module

Resources

Prior Approval Carryover (online help)
Prior Approval Carryover Request (video tutorial)

Policy

NIH Grants Policy Statement: Carryover of Unobligated Balances from One Budget Period to Any Subsequent Budget Period

This page last updated on May 31, 2024
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