Administrative Supplement Guidance from:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-079.html

Funding for competitive revisions and administrative supplements may be made
in excess of programmatic cost limitations or ceilings associated with a
program or activity code (e.g., direct costs stipulated for Small Research
Grants [R03], Exploratory/Developmental Grants [R21]).

If a project was previously funded under a program or activity code with
budget limitations or ceilings, these limitations or ceilings are not
applicable to ARRA competitive revision and/or administrative supplement
requests. Note: All budget requests must be commensurate with the scope of
the programmatic request and will be subject to a cost analysis prior to
award. In addition, budgets submitted in competing revisions will be subject
to the peer review.

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of
Zoya Hamilton
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 1:10 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Question about NIH ARRA Administrative Supplement

We are interpreting this as 50% of total, direct and F&A.

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Zoya Hamilton, CRA
Sr. Associate Director, Research Administration
Office of the Vice Provost
Tufts University
Tel (617) 636-6709
Fax (617) 636-2917
http://www.tufts.edu/central/

Pamela T. Plotkin wrote:
> Happy Friday,
>
> I searched for an answer to this on multiple NIH FAQ sites but could
> not find. Does anyone know how to interpret the statement "Please note
> that in general NIH expects to award supplements of not more than 50
> percent of the amount of the parent grant".
>
> "...amount of the parent grant" is the piece in question. Anyone know
> if this is direct costs? total costs?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pam
>

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