Paylines and Funding

Paylines and Financial Management Plan

After you apply.

Check NIAID Paylines.

• FY 2012 paylines. We have paylines for all grant types except T32. Go to NIAID Paylines.
• Learn more about how NIAID sets paylines at Paylines and Budget Pages Change Throughout the Year.

Know the FY 2012 Financial Management Plan for your grant.

Funding Actions

Before applying, check PI Salary Cap and Stipends.

• This year, we have an unprecedented reduction in the grant salary cap. Salary caps for FY 2012 are as follows:
  • $179,700 for awards issued on or after December 23, 2011.
  • $199,700 for awards issued before December 23, 2011.
• NIH implemented a two percent increase for all stipend levels. See NRSA Stipend Levels.

After your summary statement is in the Commons—call us.

• Ask your program officer whether your application is likely to be funded.
• Read Know What a Summary Statement Means in the Strategy for NIH Funding.

Understand funding decisions. Read Strategy for Funding Decisions in the Strategy for NIH Funding.

Find out what to do if not funded.

• Part 6. If Not Funded in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
• Resubmission for Unfunded Applications questions and answers.

Know funding policies that may affect your grant.

• Go to Financial Management Plan.
• See Paylines and Budget Pages Change Throughout the Year.

Watch for budget and policy changes and other news.

• NIAID Funding Newsletter—biweekly newsletter
• Subscribe to Email Alerts—newsletter, funding opportunities, paylines, and other interest areas.
• Special Announcements—all NIAID-relevant NIH Guide announcements except funding opportunities.
• Top Policy Changes—summary of major policy announcements for one year.

Find more information about funding.

• Standard Operating Procedures
  • Budget and Funding section
• Questions and Answers
  • Budget and Funding section

Get background on budget and funding.

• NIAID Budget Data Comparisons
• Archive of Final NIAID Paylines by Fiscal Year—historical paylines going back to 1999
• NIAID Funding Opportunity Planning and the Budget Cycle
• NIAID Budget—appropriation and budget data from our budget office.
• NIH Extramural Financial Operations
• Understand Paylines and Percentiles in the Strategy for NIH Funding
• Laws and Regulations That Affect NIH's Programs
• Status of Appropriations Legislation for Fiscal Year 2012
• Success Rates
  • Research Project Success Rates for NIAID
• Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT)

Find more NIAID grant portals. Go to our other Grants portals by stage, audience, and science area.