Well, I can sympathize, but am honestly happy that they didn't extend the
deadline any more.  Even so, we spent three extra days working on NEH when
we should have been moving on to the next proposal.  We do have a much
stronger proposal now, but now we'll have to work even longer hours to
make all the upcoming deadlines.

I would think that if you haven't even looked at the guidelines yet, a
couple more weeks is not likely to make a big difference.

Fortunatly, when we noticed the budget process beginning to stall back in
October/November, we called to get all our major questions answered.
And, we did have a bit of a headstart -- we were going to submit last
year, but extensive comments on our preliminary convinced us to regroup
and wait for the next deadline.

On Wed, 17 Jan 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Just a note to see if anyone is in the same boat as I am.  NEH insists on
> maintaining deadline of January 19 for proposals, unlike IMS which has
> moved its deadlines to a more realistic date.  Several weeks ago, I left
> a message on the NEH voice mail system asking for application materials.
> I have still not received them (though someone at NEH promised to fax me
> a copy yesterday - I am still waiting).  I have tried to explain to NEH
> that they can`t insist on holding to a deadline on proposals for which
> they have not sent out application materials, let alone had anyone in
> the office to consult with.  Maybe I am the only one caught by this, and,
> if so, I will shut up and go away.  But I would be interested to know if
> this is a more pervasive problem.  Could you let me know please?
> Charles Alan Watkins
> The Appalachian Cultural Museum
> 704-262-3117
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>

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