Thanks, which grants specialist provided this confirmation?

Is there anything in writing from them or otherwise on the NIH web site?

 

Tyra Darville-Layne, BA, CRA

Grant & Contract Officer

Office for Sponsored Research

Northwestern University

633 Clark Street, Rm 2-502

Evanston, IL 60208-1110

847-491-6424

847-491-4800 (fax)

xxxxxx@northwestern.edu

 

 

 

I received confirmation today from a Grants Management Specialist at NIH that this notice is not prohibiting inflationary increases in the proposal budget.  You may submit a proposed budget with appropriate increases.  However, if an award is forthcoming, inflationary increases for future years will be eliminated by the grants management specialist assigned to the award.

 

 

 

I am sure COGR is on top of this, but just in case if your institution is a member of COGR this is exactly what should be brought to their attention.

 

 

 

 

The FY12 funding policies also removes the inflationary increase in all anticipated future years. We’ve already begun receiving revised notices just to remove inflationary increases.

We have always taken the approach when preparing an application budget to use the NIH funding policy in place at the time when we’re putting in the proposal. In the past using 3% then 2% and now no increase. I know institutions do take various approaches to this and the salary cap, which can make a complex proposal with multiple subs a challenge to put together.

Sven


On 2/1/12 12:09 PM, "Susan E Morris" <xxxxxx@NORTHWESTERN.EDU> wrote:

Has anyone actually gotten a response directly from NIH on this policy question? I would have interpreted it as meaning that awards made with FY12 funds won't contain any requested increases, not as a prohibition on making requests for increases in submitted proposals, but I see that some institutions are taking the latter approach.
 
I don't see how anyone can reasonably certify that a 5-year budget with salary, benefits, and tuition costs all flat-lined represents their best estimate of the costs of completing a project, but of course if NIH is truly requiring us to provide these misleading figures I would want to comply with their guidance.
 
Susan
 

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2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech M328
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http://ra.mccormick.northwestern.edu <http://ra.mccormick.northwestern.edu/>
 

From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Nichols, Nicole
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Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] NIH latest grant notice

I was wondering about this as well as it will really affect our personnel lines.
 
-Nicole Nichols, MPA
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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org] On Behalf Of Robert Buel
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Subject: [RESADM-L] NIH latest grant notice


Everyone,



Please help me decipher the latest changes sent down from NIH.



There are two changes that are unclear. Is this only for awards or also proposals processed in FY12?



FY2012 Funding Levels:  Non-competing awards will be issued without cost of living/inflationary adjustments in FY 2012; however adjustments for special needs (such as equipment and added personnel) will continue to be accommodated.    This policy applies to all grants (research and non-research) when applicable.    

Inflationary Increases for Future Years:  Inflationary increases for future year commitments will be discontinued for all competing and non-competing research grant awards issued in FY 2012, however adjustments for special needs (such as equipment and added personnel) will continue to be accommodated.   





For these two changes are we not supposed to be budgeting for a cost of living increase on NIH proposals now for future years?  Are we supposed to only use our current numbers for all years of the project?

Here's the link

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-036.html
 



Robert Buel

Professional Staff Senator
Senior Research Administrator
Office of Sponsored Programs
xxxxxx@boisestate.edu
208-426-4430



 
 
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