system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Will NSF let me use student funds for summer salary during a no cost extension?

I won't be able to use all the remaining funds on my CAREER award before it expires in 1.25 years, so I'll need to request a no cost extension. The problem is that most of my remaining funds are for grad student support, but it's not nearly enough to hire a new student. Are they likely to let me use the remaining money for my own summer salary during the no cost extension instead?
gpt
Yes. The NSF doesn’t track (or care) how you spend your grant funds as long as it is more or less on the work you proposed to do. This isn’t something you even have to request approval for. You can just do it.

Edit: You need to request the NCTE. You do not need to request the use of the funds for summer salary instead of grad students.