[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR1260.25] [Page 287-288] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 1260.25 Change in principal investigator or scope. Change in Principal Investigator or Scope October 2000 The following guidance is provided as an amplification to prior approval requirements set forth at Sec. 1260.125(c): (a) The Recipient shall obtain the approval of the NASA Grant Officer for a change of [[Page 288]] the Principal Investigator, or for a significant absence of the Principal Investigator from the project, defined as a three month absence from the program or a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project. Significantly reduced availability of the services of the Principal Investigator(s) named in the grant instrument could be grounds for termination, unless alternative arrangements are made and approved in writing by the Grant Officer. (b) Prior written approval is required from NASA if there is to be a significant change in the objective or scope. [End of provision]