{"id":2367,"date":"2022-08-31T15:36:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T19:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/?page_id=2367"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T16:40:55","slug":"nih-modular-grant-application-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/policies-and-guidance\/nih-modular-grant-application-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH Modular Grant Application Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-content-card migrated-html-box migrated-html-box migrated-html-box migrated-html-box wp-block-ncst-html-box has-gray-600-background-color with-cta\">\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n        \n                    <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n        \n                    <div class=\"content-card__teaser\">\n                <ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/how-to-apply-application-guide\/format-and-write\/develop-your-budget\/modular.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH Modular Grants Format Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/notice-files\/NOT-OD-00-046.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NIH Modular Grants Format Modifications and Update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-intro-copy wp-block-heading\">Principal Investigator (PI) Responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with all proposal cost estimates, it\u2019s the principal investigator\u2019s responsibility to make sure that only allowable and allocable costs are incurred. The following high-level information necessary on NIH Modular Grant Applications must be submitted for internal purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuition Costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equipment Acquisition Costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The value of each subaward in excess of $25,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rental Costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renovation Costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Other Direct Costs (e.g., salaries, fringes, animal-care costs, supplies)&nbsp;[1]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total Direct Costs&nbsp;[2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[1]&nbsp;Same as Modified Total Direct Costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[2]&nbsp;Total Direct Costs must add to a precise multiple of $25,000. Adjust the amount for Other Direct Costs upward to accommodate this NIH requirement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiscal Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following reasons are just part of why it\u2019s important to submit the information discussed above:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2166\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/administration\/compliance\/fiscal-compliance\/cost-accounting-standards\/\">Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)<\/a>&nbsp;requires that an institution consistently estimates, accumulates and reports costs. The NIH Modular Grants process \u2014 absent an internal budget \u2014 would violate this federal regulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Department of Health and Human Services requires that indirect costs (aka facilities and administrative F&amp;A costs) be calculated in accordance with our Federal Rate Agreement. The NIH Modular Grants process \u2014 absent the internal information described above \u2014 would violate this requirement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The NC State accounting system must track, at a minimum, direct versus indirect expenditures in accordance with CAS. The PI or unit has the option to provide a detailed budget to the Office of Post Award Financial Services (OPAFS) via the Office of Sponsored Programs for loading into the accounting system. This option is available to allow the PI or unit to better monitor a project\u2019s fiscal matters but will not restrict transactions to the line items outlined in the optional detailed budget \u2014 except to the extent budget adjustments violate basic principles outlined in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/cgi-bin\/text-idx?tpl=\/ecfrbrowse\/Title02\/2cfr200_main_02.tpl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uniform Guidance (UG)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator (PI) Responsibilities As with all proposal cost estimates, it\u2019s the principal investigator\u2019s responsibility to make sure that only allowable and allocable costs are incurred. 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