On
January 20, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that inflationary increases for future-year commitments
will be discontinued for all competing and non-competing research grant
awards issued in FY 2012 (NOT-OD-12-036:
NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2012).
As this policy pertains to awards issued in FY 2012
and thus implies a temporary limitation, MU OSPA advises continued inclusion of
customary cost-of-living increases in proposal budgets, with the expectation
that NIH may make adjustments at award. To demonstrate our attention to NIH
policies as they roll out, please consider adding the following footnote to the
Budget Justification:
The
budget includes annual increases for salaries and fringe benefits. However, we
acknowledge that inflationary increases are discontinued for FY 2012 funding
per NOT-OD-12-036. In the event of award, we expect NIH to make appropriate
adjustments to the budget based on the policy in effect at that time.
Please
feel free to contact me should you have questions.