Due to the Coronavirus circumstances in 2020, the DTP office released a guideline for the extension stage of 2nd call projects, which also encompasses the possibility of project upgrade with additional funds. The SIMONA project management team applied for this procedure and by the end of December 2020 submitted the prolongation and upgrade proposal for 2021 to the MA/JS committee, according to the prescribed committee rules and recomendations. The new project`s end would be November 2021 instead of May 2021 and the project would be supplemented with 2 new additional activities of the scientific and management/promotion content. The final decision for approval is expected in January 2021.