The National Institutes of Health has issued
NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution (NOT-17-048). The notice states:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including NIH,
operates under the “Further Continuing and Security Assistance
Appropriations Act, 2017,” (Public Law 114-254)
signed by President Obama on December 10, 2016. This Act (CR)
continues government operations through April 28, 2017 at 99.8099
percent of the FY 2016 enacted level.
Continuing the procedures identified under NOT-OD-17-001 and NOT-OD-16-046 and consistent with NIH practices during the CRs of FY 2006 – 2016,
the NIH will issue non-competing research grant awards at a level
below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award (generally up
to 90% of the previously committed level). Upward adjustments to
awarded levels will be considered after FY 2017 appropriations are
enacted, but NIH expects institutions to monitor their expenditures
carefully during this period. All legislative mandates that were in
effect in FY 2016 (see NOT-OD-16-044 and NOT-OD-16-048) remain in effect under this CR. Per NOT-OD-17-049,
the salary limitation set at Executive Level II of the Federal Pay
Scale, was increased from $185,100 to $187,000, effective January 8,
2017. The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
postdoctoral stipend levels and tuition/fees for FY 2017 are described
in NOT-OD-17-003. Until further notice, the undergraduate and predoctoral stipends and tuition/fees will remain at the levels announced in NOT-OD-16-062.
NIH has issued a companion notice,
Interim Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements (NOT-17-049), stating:
…The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Executive Level II salary was previously set at $185,100, and increased to $187,000 effective January 8, 2017.
For awards issued in those years that were restricted to Executive Level II (see Salary Cap Summary, FY 1990 – FY 2016), including competing awards already issued in FY2017, if adequate funds are available in active awards, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, grantees may rebudget to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level. However, no additional funds will be provided to these grant awards.…
See notices
NOT-17-048 and
NOT-17-049 for more information.
