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Additional information on budget policy and grants funding policies may be found at NIAMS Grant Funding Decisions

History of Actual Obligations - FY 1987 to present

History of Competing Research Project Grants - FY 1998 to present

Funding Plan Fiscal Year 2009

December 29, 2008

NIAMS Operating Level: $508,586,021 (based on full-year CR)

The NIAMS is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) through March 6, 2009. The temporary funding plan below represents interim paylines for the period of the CR. Once the Institute receives a final appropriation for FY 2009, some paylines may improve. For the most current information, it is always best to check with an Institute official.

Research Project Grants

  • In accordance with NIH policy, noncompeting awards will be issued at 90 percent of the previously committed level. It is hoped that upward adjustments to these awards can be made after a final appropriation is received. To review the NIH fiscal policy for noncompeting grant awards, please see the link below: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-002.html
  • The payline for competing R01 applications will be through the percentile of 12.0
  • The payline for competing R01 applications from new investigators will be through the percentile of 15.0. Consistent with NIH policy, both investigators must be new for a dual-investigator application to be eligible for the payline advantage.
  • The payline for R21 applications will be through the percentile of 12.0.
  • The payline for the R03 solicitation will be through priority score 160.
  • Based on case-by-case review of grant applications by program directors, reductions from direct costs recommended will be approximately 12 percent. No reductions will be taken on applications with direct costs of $100,000 or less.
  • SBIR/STTR - The interim paylines are currently pending and will be announced at a later date.

Research Career Awards

  • K01/K02/K08/K25 applications will be paid through the priority score of 140.
  • K23/K24 applications will be paid through the priority score of 152.
  • K99 applications will be paid through the priority score of 135.

Research Training

  • Research fellowship applications (F31, F32, and F33) will be paid through the priority score of 180.
  • The payline for Institutional training applications (T32) is currently pending and will be announced at a later date.