[Office-of-research] Implementation of NIH Fiscal Policy for Non-Competing Grant Awards - FY 2007

[Bruce Morgan]

NIH recently announced that it will fund non-competing research awards at
97.1% of the FY 2007 commitment level.  Consequently, NIH investigators
should implement expenditure plans with this 2.9% reduction in mind.
Non-competing awards previously issued in FY 2007 at reduced levels will be
revised to restore funds to the level indicated above.  Also, please note
that that future year commitments will be adjusted to reflect funding at
97.1%.  

NIH has indicated that it will maintain flexibility to supplement
non-competing awards on a case by-case basis according to scientific and
programmatic imperatives, but that such supplements will not be base
building for future year commitments.  It has also clarified that this
fiscal policy does not apply to Career Awards, SBIR/STTRs, and Ruth L.
Kirschstein-National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowships &
Institutional Training Grants- these mechanisms will be funded at the
committed level.

For more information, please see NOT-OD-07-049 in the NIH Guide at 
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-049.html.

For more information about legislative mandates in effect for FY 2007 NIH
funding, please see NOT-OD-07-050 in the NIH Guide at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-050.html.


Bruce Morgan
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Research

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