I believe they were pretty late on the last round of grants, so it wouldn't surprise me if they were late on this round as well. Not that I'm hoping for that or anything, just preparing myself for the wait.
Thankfully I've been able to get some funding elsewhere, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do my project. It's not enough to cover the whole project, but it's enough that I can try a few other small opportunities to fill the gap for a smaller data collection phase.
I'm right there with you. I'll be doing my research in September, and this will determine the length and breadth of the trip. If I get it, I'll be able to get what I want and not have to worry about pinching pennies. I'm hoping to get news soon just so that it stops eating at the back of my brain, but I'm not counting on today.
Geeze, I'm not sure I would have figured out the response was in the spam folder (or that it had even come in) without you guys! Thanks for this thread!