NIH Funding Under Continuing Resolution

The National Institutes of Health has published a notice detailing how non-competing grants will be treated under the current continuing resolution. Congress has yet to clear any of the fiscal year 2008 appropriation bills and agencies have been working under a continuing resolution (CR) since the start of the fiscal year on October 1.  The current continuing resolution is set to expire on November 16th.  As it did in FY 2006 and 2007, NIH announced it will fund most non-competing awards at 80 percent of previously committed levels while it operates under the CR.
When NIH receives its appropriation for fiscal year 2008, these awards will be adjusted.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-001.html

Non-Competing Grant Awards Under the Current Continuing Resolution Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-001

Key Dates
Release Date: October 5, 2007

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continues to operate on a continuing resolution (CR) that currently extends through November 16, 2007.
The CR applies the terms of the FY 2007 appropriations for the period covered by the CR. Until the final FY 2008 appropriation is enacted, NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up to 80% of the previously committed level). This is consistent with our practice during the CRs of FY 2006 & 2007. NIH will consider upward adjustments to these levels after the final appropriation is enacted, but expects institutions to monitor their expenditures carefully during this period.

Inquiries

Questions regarding adjustments applied to individual grant awards may be directed to the Grants Management Specialist identified on the Notice of Award.

Last updated 10/12/07