We've always defined it in terms of the project year - no more than 2
months per project year.

Donna Berger, Ph.D.
Director, Academic Grants
Marist College
Phone: 845-575-3670

From:	Michael Kusiak <xxxxxx@UCOP.EDU>
To:	xxxxxx@lists.healthresearch.org
Date:	01/30/2018 01:18 PM
Subject:	[RESADM-L] NSF: Defining "year"
Sent by:	Research Administration List
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I am looking for input how institutions have gone about defining “year” for
the purposes of being compliant with the requirement in section in chapter
II.C.2.g(i)(a)of the NSF PAPPG:

“As a general policy, NSF limits the salary compensation requested in the
proposal budget for senior personnel to no more than two months of their
regular salary in any one year. It is the organization's responsibility to
define and consistently apply the term "year", and to specify this
definition in the budget justification. This limit includes salary
compensation received from all NSF-funded grants.”

Of the public descriptions I have seen of being compliant with this
requirement, I have seen fiscal year being used as the definition of
“year.”

I could, however, see an argument to be made that you should maximize
flexibility by simply defining “year” as the project periods defined in
each award.

I understand that the overall issue is about that two-month limitation on
salary support from NSF.

What’s the risk of defining a “year” as your institution’s fiscal year?

Thank you for any feedback you may have.

Mike

Michael Joseph Kusiak
Policy Resource Coordinator
xxxxxx@ucop.edu
510-987-0659

Research Policy Analysis and Coordination
University of California, Office of the President

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