Find NIAID’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 paylines and financial information, how opportunity planning ties in with the FY budget cycle, and how paylines and budget information changes throughout the year.
Updated December 14, 2020. NIH does not yet have an appropriation for FY 2021. We are operating under a continuing resolution (CR) through December 18, 2020.
NIAID Paylines
Paylines are the funding cutoff points for grant applications.
Financial Management Plan
NIAID sets funding levels for grants, renewal cap, and selective pay and bridge pools.
NIAID Budget Data Comparisons
Compare our most recent data for NIH and NIAID operating budgets.
Salary Cap, Stipends, & Training Funds
Congress sets the salary cap for grantees and contractors and stipend levels for trainees and fellows. Learn how awardees may spend fellowship and training funds.
Learn About the Budget and Funding Decision Process
Background on NIAID Funding Opportunity Planning and the Budget Cycle
Learn more about the flow of budget events through the fiscal year.
Paylines and Budget Information Changes Throughout the Year
We update the pages above as soon as we get new information. Learn more about when to expect updates.
Understand Paylines and Percentiles
Learn how your overall impact score for your R01 application is converted into a percentile, how NIH calculates percentiles, and why it uses them.
How NIAID Makes Funding Decisions and Your Next Steps
Learn how NIAID decides and what you should do at this stage.
Archive of Final NIAID Paylines by Fiscal Year
See older paylines from previous fiscal years.