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FY 2006 FUNDING AND OPERATING GUIDELINESNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Grant Program |
Payline: Percentile |
Payline: Priority Score |
Description |
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R01, R21 |
15 . 0 |
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Research Project Grant |
R01 New Investigator |
20 . 0 |
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Research Project Grant |
P01 |
|
170 |
Program Project Grant |
P01 Subproject |
|
180 |
Program Project: Subproject |
SBIR |
|
200 |
Small Business Innovation Research Grant |
STTR |
|
200 |
Small Business Technology Transfer Grant |
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K awards |
|
160 |
Career Development Award |
T awards |
|
164 |
Institutional NRSA Training |
F31, F32 |
40.0 |
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Pre and Post-doctoral NRSA |
Salary Cap:
The FY 2006 salary cap for individuals under a NIH grant or cooperative
agreement was established by statute at $183,500. Information
regarding the applicable law can be found at the following link:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-031.html.
New (Type 1) Research Project Grants:
The NHLBI policy for new grants is to award them at the Council
recommended level except for specific programmatic and administrative
adjustments. All applications that do not exceed $250,000 direct
costs in any given year of support in the recommended competitive
segment will be awarded under the modular concept. Applications
that request direct costs that exceed $250,000 in any year of
support in the recommended competitive segment will be awarded
with categorical budgets.
Competing Renewal (Type 2) Research
Project and MERIT Extension (Type 4) Awards:
The NHLBI policy for competing renewal and MERIT extension grants
that will be awarded in Fiscal Year 2006 differs depending upon
the nature of the award in the preceding competitive segment and
the likely form of the award for a competitive renewal. Please
note that if a proposed award would result in a reduction greater
than 25 percent from the Council recommended level, NHLBI program
staff will contact the Principal Investigator and the applicant
institution before an award is issued to obtain: either (a) a
statement that the approved aims and objectives can be accomplished
within the proposed level of support, or (b) a revised statement
of aims and revised budget for the proposed level of support.
Categorical to Categorical:
For competing renewal and MERIT extension grants that were categorical
awards in the preceding competitive segment and will be in excess
of $250,000 direct costs in any given year in the recommended
competitive segment, the Institute will award at the Council recommended
direct cost up to a maximum of 10 percent above the level of the
last noncompeting award of the preceding competitive segment,
except for specific programmatic and administrative adjustments
that may be warranted. The 10 percent maximum will only be exceeded
to accommodate non-recurring equipment costs. As F&A costs
associated with consortia are no longer considered a direct cost,
such costs would be excluded from the base when calculating the
maximum that can be requested.
Categorical to Modular:
Competing renewal and MERIT extension grants that were categorical
awards in the preceding competitive segment and will be no more
than $250,000 direct costs in any given year in the recommended
competitive segment will be funded as modular awards. The cap
will only be exceeded to accommodate non-recurring equipment costs.
For example, if requested equipment costs $15,000, a one-time
request for an additional module may be made. However, if one-time
equipment costs result in direct costs in excess of $250,000,
the award will be made as categorical and so actual equipment
costs will be awarded. As F&A costs associated with consortia
are no longer considered a direct cost, such costs would be excluded
from the base when calculating the maximum that can be requested.
Modular to Modular:
For competing renewal and MERIT extension grants that were modular
awards in the preceding competitive segment and will be no more
than $250,000 direct costs in any given year in the recommended
competitive segment, the Institute will award at the Council recommended
direct cost up to a maximum number of modules specified as follows:
If the previous award is 6 or fewer modules, the competing renewal
may be one module more than the previous award. For example, if
the last noncompeting direct cost award was $150,000 (6 modules),
the applicant would be allowed to apply for $175,000 (7 modules).
If the previous award is 7 or 8 modules, the competing renewal
may be two more modules than the previous award. For example,
if the last noncompeting direct cost award was $200,000 (8 modules),
the applicant would be allowed to apply for $250,000 (10 modules).
These modular caps will only be exceeded to accommodate non-recurring
equipment costs. For example, if requested equipment costs $15,000,
a one-time request for an additional module may be made. However,
if one-time equipment costs result in direct costs in excess of
$250,000, the award will be made as categorical and so actual
equipment costs will be awarded. As F&A costs associated with
consortia are no longer considered a direct cost, such costs would
be excluded from the base when calculating the maximum that can
be requested.
Modular to Categorical:
If the previous award is 9 or 10 modules, any requested increase
will cause the competing renewal to be awarded as categorical.
In all such cases, the Institute will award at the Council recommended
direct cost up to a maximum of 10 percent above the level of the
last noncompeting award of the preceding competitive segment,
except for specific programmatic and administrative adjustments
that may be warranted. The 10 percent maximum will only be exceeded
to accommodate non-recurring equipment costs. As F&A costs
associated with consortia are no longer considered a direct cost,
such costs would be excluded from the base when calculating the
maximum that can be requested.
Program Project Grants (Type 1 and
Type 2):
Type 1: The direct cost award will not exceed $1,515,000. Facilities
and Administrative (F&A) Costs associated with subcontracts
are not included in the $1,515,000. Annual increases for recurring
costs in non-competing years may be requested at 3 percent per
year.
Type 2: The direct cost award will not exceed $1,515,000 or 10
percent more than the recommended amount shown on the Notice of
Grant Award for the last noncompetitive year, whichever is greater.
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs associated with
subcontracts are not included in the calculation. Annual increases
in non-competing years for recurring costs may be requested at
3 percent per year.
Noncompeting Renewal (Type 5) Grants:
The NHLBI will award Type 5 Research Project Grants (RPGs) in
accordance with the NIH
Financial Policy for FY2006 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-025.html).
Non-competing awards for every RPG will be awarded at a level
of 97.65% of the amount indicated for the FY2006 budget period
in the Notice of Grant Award for the previous budget year. The
amounts indicated for future budget periods will also be adjusted
by the same factor. The mechanisms that are included are R01,R03,
R21, R33, R24/25s, R35, R37, P01, U01. In addition, the NHLBI
has determined that all P50, U10, U24, and U54, mechanisms will
be awarded at the same level as the RPGs in FY06. Funds will be
restored up to the 97.65% for awards previously made at the 80%
provisional amount. Fellowship (F), Training (T), and Career Development
(K) awards will be awarded at the full 2006 commitment levels,
as will R13, R15, SBIR/STTR, and UH1.
Future Year Commitments on FY 2005 New
and Competing Renewal Awards:
Generally, future year commitments on the Notice of
Grant Award will reflect an annual 3 percent escalation on recurring
costs (e.g., Personnel, Supplies). The annual 3 percent escalation
does not apply to Modular Grants. Although the NHLBI remains committed
at this time to funding at the recommended levels each fiscal
year, fiscal constraints may necessitate future adjustments.
DURATION OF GRANTS
To achieve an average length of four years, the NHLBI
will calculate the average length of research project grants awarded
at each Council. To reach the average length of four years, the
Institute will reduce research project grants recommended for
five years to four years beginning with those grants with the
least favorable percentile scores and continuing to those with
the most favorable percentile scores. However, no reduction will
be made in awards for new investigators or in awards recommended
for less than four years.