Federal Agency Forms and Reference Materials

National Institutes of Health

• National Institutes of Health Website (NIH)
• NIH Annotated Form Sets
• SF424 (R&R) Forms
• NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts: 1992 – present
• NIH Grants Info: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• NIH Study Section Rosters
• NIH Staff Directory (for addresses, telephone, fax and e-mail)
• Tutorial on Submitting a Reference Letter in eRA Commons
• The Dangers in Delay
  As the electronic submission process has improved, so have the potential dangers when submitting an application near the deadline
• NIH/eRA YouTube Playlist

National Science Foundation

• National Science Foundation Website
• NSF's Helpful "Site Map"
• Fast Lane (electronic proposal submission)
• NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), February 2019
• NSF Training Requirement for Responsible Conduct Of Research
• Award Abstract: Recent and Current NSF Awards
• NSF Staff Directory (for addresses, phone, fax and e-mail)
• NSF Merit Review Process YouTube Video
• Guide for Proposal Writing
• NSF FAQs on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration
• Tips and Guidelines on the Submission of Effective Annual, Final, and Project Outcomes Reports

U. S. Department of Education

• U. S. Department of Education Website (ED)
• Current Fiscal Year - ED Discretionary Grant Application Packages
• ED Grant Programs: Listed by Topical Headings
• ERIC Digests (Short reports on topics of current interest in education)

Humanities

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• New York State Council on the Arts
• New York Council for the Humanities

NIH Salary Cap

Effective January 7, 2018, the NIH salary cap will increase from $187,000 to $189,600.

Every year since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a provision limiting the direct salary that an individual may receive under an NIH grant. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Executive Level II salary is increased to $189,600 effective January 7, 2018. NIH grant/contract awards for applications/proposals that request direct salaries of individuals in excess of the applicable rate will be adjusted in accordance with the new salary limitation.

You should begin using the new salary cap in proposals and applications for funding as per NIH Notice #NOT-OD-18-137.