Since I have recieved conflicting responses to my query, I contacted Ron
Geller at NIH.  The following is his response.

Jody Sanders
Iowa State University

>>From root  Thu Nov 11 11:34:49 1999
>From: "Geller, Ron (OD)" <xxxxxx@OD.NIH.GOV>
>To: "'Jody A Sanders'" <xxxxxx@iastate.edu>
>Subject: RE: budget question for a Supplement
>Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:35:28 -0500
>X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21)
>
>The supplement is a stand alone and should you the modular  format and rules
>
>               Ron Geller
>Ronald G. Geller, Ph.D.
>Director, Office of Extramural Programs
>Office of Extramural Research, OD, NIH
>Rockledge II, Room 6182
>301-435-2768
>301-480-0146   (fax)
>
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From:   Jody A Sanders [SMTP:xxxxxx@iastate.edu]
>       Sent:   Thursday, November 11, 1999 9:27 AM
>       To:     xxxxxx@nih.gov
>       Subject:        budget question for a Supplement
>
>       A question regarding NIH Modular budgets...
>
>       A PI has a funded award from NIH for $500,000. He decides to prepare a
>       supplement to the award. The supplement he is currently preparing is for
>1
>       year at $130,000.  Should the supplement have a modular or "traditional"
>       budget?  In other words, is the supplement a "stand alone" award that
>       doesn't meet the $250,000 a year minimum, so the budget should be done
>in
>       $25,000 modules or is it a "part of" the larger award (that is over the
>       $250,000 a year minimum) and a detailed "traditional" budget is
>appropriate.
>
>       You assistance is appreciated.
>
>       Jody Sanders
>       Iowa State University
>
>

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