All NIH proposals submitted on or after February 10, 2025 are required to include the following standard language in budget justifications.
“The University is aware of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) February 7, 2025 “Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates,” Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-068. The University submits this proposal in compliance with federal law and the status of court actions as of the date of submission. Indirect costs are calculated based on the most recent federally negotiated Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate agreement for UNC Chapel Hill, dated September 16, 2021. This calculation complies with the program announcement and the NIH Grants Policy Statement in effect as of the date of submission. The University will continue to follow applicable law and any official guidance in effect at the time of future submissions.”
This requirement also applies to incoming subcontracts where NIH is the prime, as well as NIH Career Development Awards (K awards), and non-snap RPPR’s.