12. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OR DESIGNATED KEY PERSONNEL.

a. The principal investigator is named in Block 8 of the NFAA. Other key personnel, if any, are listed in the attached “Special Terms and Conditions.”

b. Since the DOE decision to fund a project is based, to a significant extent, on the qualifications and level of participation of the principal investigator, a change of principal investigator or of the level of effort of the principal investigator is considered a change in the approved project. There shall be only one principal investigator at any one time during the performance of this grant. Departmental approval must be obtained prior to any change of the principal investigator or, in certain cases, others who have been identified as key personnel in the “Special Terms and Conditions” of the grant. In addition, any absence of the principal investigator or plans for the principal investigator to become substantially less involved in the project than was indicated in the approved grant application requires Departmental approval. The grantee is encouraged to contact DOE immediately upon becoming aware that any of these changes are likely to be proposed, but in any event must do so and receive Departmental approval before effecting any such change.

c. The recipient represents that it is the primary source of employment of the principal investigator at the time of the award of this grant, and agrees it will continue to be such during the project period of the grant. Additionally, the principal investigator is expected to devote a considerable part of his or her time to the project, in no case less than 5 hours (average) per week, for the duration of the project.

“Primary employment” means that more than one-half of the principal investigator’s time, but no less than 20 hours (average) per week, is spent in the employment of the small business and that the principal investigator is not employed full time by any other entity.