Saved!
The email just came in: NSF grant is FUNDED!!!!!!!!!!! 4 years of support beginning in October, and I only lost 10% of the budget I requested due to the financial mess that is the US budget.
Gods, this is *such* a load off! I'm still going to lose my 2nd post-doc (he leaves at the end of this month), but at least I will have the funds to hire a replacement and I won't lose my tech. ::does happy dance around desk::
Gods, this is *such* a load off! I'm still going to lose my 2nd post-doc (he leaves at the end of this month), but at least I will have the funds to hire a replacement and I won't lose my tech. ::does happy dance around desk::