I recently attended the NIH Regional Seminar in Indianapolis and I asked this question directly to one of the Grants Management Specialists from the NIH (Dede Rutberg with NIDCR)that did a presentation on budgets. She said that it is perfectly acceptable to budget for these increases. The policy is just that they won't fund them that way. She did say that it is highly unlikely that this policy will be reversed anytime soon, but that it is best to budget for the true expected cost on the chance that the policy does change.

Best,
Sarah

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Sarah Pratt
Research and Program Officer
Office of the Vice President for Research
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5456
240-Q Walwood Hall
T: 269-387-8301
F: 269-387-8276
E: xxxxxx@wmich.edu

Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 11:01:20 -0400
> From: Jackie Frederick <xxxxxx@WRIGHT.EDU>
> Subject: NIH Inflationary Increase
>
> Based on the statement in the NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY
> 2012, Notice Number NOT-OD-12-036 that reads "Inflationary increases
> for
> future year commitments will be discontinued for all competing and
> non-competing research grant awards issued in FY 2012," can you tell
> me
> if your institution is flat-lining the salaries for all years of the
> award based on the year one salary for each individual or how you are
> handling this requirement?
>
> Thank you
>
> --
> Jackie Frederick
> Director, PreAward
> Research and Sponsored Programs
> Wright State University
> 201J University Hall
> Dayton, OH 45435-0001
> 937-775-2664
> xxxxxx@wright.edu
>

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