[CCoE Notice] NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2011

[Fritz Claydon]

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*NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2011** *
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Notice Number: NOT-OD-11-068

Key Dates
Release Date: April 25, 2011

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH <http://www.nih.gov>)

Purpose

This Notice provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations Plan for FY
2011 and implements the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-10).    The Act provides NIH with $30.9
billion or nearly 1 percent less than the total FY 2010 budget authority
level of $31.2 billion. The NIH will continue to manage its portfolio in
biomedical research investments in a manner similar to that described in the
FY 2010 Fiscal Policy Notice (see
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-039.html). This
includes continuing to address the need for a highly productive pool of
researchers by providing support for new investigators.

The following NIH fiscal policies are instituted in FY 2011:

*Non-Competing Research Awards for All NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs)
Except the National Cancer Institute (NCI): * The FY 2011 appropriation
level specified in P.L. 112-10 reduces funding from FY 2010 levels and thus
warrants reductions in commitment levels for NIH research grants.   Modular
and non-modular research grants, from all ICs, with the single exception of
NCI, will be reduced to 1 percent below the FY 2010 award level.
 Inflationary adjustments for recurring costs on non-competing research
grants in FY 2012 and beyond will be set at the 2 percent level, calculated
based on the adjusted FY 2011 level.   This policy does not apply to
projects supported by Career Awards, SBIR/STTRs, and Ruth L.
Kirschstein-National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowships &
Institutional Training Grants.  Awards that have already been made in FY
2011 which are impacted by this policy may be revised.

 *Non-Competing Research Awards for NCI:  * For NCI, modular and non-modular
research grants will be reduced to 3 percent below the FY 2010 award level.
 Inflationary adjustments for recurring costs on non-competing research
grants in FY 2012 and beyond will be set at the 2 percent level, calculated
based on the adjusted FY 2011 level.  This policy does not apply to projects
supported by Career Awards, SBIR/STTRs, and Ruth L. Kirschstein-National
Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowships & Institutional
Training Grants. Awards that have already been made in FY 2011 which are
impacted by this policy may be revised.

*Competing Research Awards: *Each NIH Institute and Center (IC) will manage
its competing portfolio using funds that have not been committed for
non-competing awards. It is estimated this will allow ICs to support the NIH
investigator pool with approximately 9,050 new and competing Research
Project Grants (RPGs).  Each IC will establish fiscal policies consistent
with these NIH-wide policies according to its specific scientific and
programmatic imperatives.  Consistent with the policy for non-competing
awards, future inflationary adjustments for recurring costs on competing
research grants will be provided at 2 percent.  Awards that have already
been made in FY 2011 which are affected by this policy may be revised in
accordance with the guidelines in this Notice.

*New Investigators:*   NIH will continue to support new investigators on R01
equivalent awards at success rates equivalent to that of established
investigators submitting new R01 equivalent applications.  Achievement of
comparable success rates should permit the NIH to support new investigators
in accordance with the policies established in FY 2009 and FY 2010 and
described at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-013.html and at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-039.html.

*Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA): * The NIH will
implement a 2 percent increase at all stipend levels.  Further information
about the NRSA program in FY 2011 is available at
*NOT-OD-11-067*<http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-067.html>


*Additional Information:   *Additional details on Fiscal Operations,
including specific funding strategies for ICs will be posted at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/financial/index.htm.

Inquiries

Questions about specific awards may be directed to the Grants Management
Specialist identified in the Notice of Award.
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Fritz Claydon Ph.D.
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Associate Dean of Administration and Research
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
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