Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, including AHRQ and NIH, have a legislatively mandated Salary Cap, meaning the amount of salary for personnel over the cap is not an allowable cost. The salary cap applies to direct salary charged to grants, cooperative agreements, and applicable contracts, and is set at the Executive Level […]
NIH Detailed and Modular Budget JustificationsA budget narrative (aka, budget justification) is a categorical description of proposed costs. The purpose is to explain why the proposed costs are necessary to accomplish the project objectives. A thorough justification will explain the necessity of the costs as well as the basis for the proposed costs. For example: Personnel Justification Nobody Owens, Ph.D., […]