Unfortunately, we at Washington University are seeing deeper and deeper cuts
in our NIH funding.  We used to be mortified when a grant was cut 13% - now
those days seem like the good old days.  Many institutes are having to
decide whether to fund fewer projects at more dollars, or more projects at
fewer dollars.  Quite a few of them are deciding upon the latter.  PIs are
having to do revised scopes of work because they can't possibly meet all
their proposed goals with such large funding cuts.

Violet E. Horvath
Grants Administrator
Washington University
xxxxxx@medicine.wustl.edu

>A faculty member at our institution has been advised by program officials
>that her existing non-competing grant will be cut in the current year by
>approximately 30%.  This is occurring four  months into the funded year.
>Has anyone at other institutions had similar information from NIH?
>
>Thanks in advance for your input.
>
>
>Michael J. Holland
>Assistant Director
>The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
>The Pennsylvania State University
>Office of Research Affairs
>P.O. Box  850
>Hershey, PA  17033
>Tel (717) 531-8495
>Fax (717) 531-5352
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