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Alterations & Renovations
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Rebudgeting into A&R costs that would exceed 25 percent
of the total approved budget for a budget period.
If rebudgeting would not meet this threshold but would
result in a change in scope.
Any single A&R project exceeding $300,000.
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Capital expenditures (construction, land, or building
acquisition)
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All instances when purchase proposed; any proposal to
convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, lease, or in any other manner encumber
real property acquired with NIH grant funds.
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Change in scope
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All instances.
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Changes in status of key personnel
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Withdrawal from the project; absence for any continuous
period of 3 months or more; reduction of time devoted to project by 25
percent or more from level in approved application.
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Change of grantee organization
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All instances.
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Carryover of unobligated balances
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If the NGA indicates that the grantee does not have the
authority to automatically carry over balances.
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Deviation from award terms and conditions
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All instances. Includes undertaking any activities disapproved
or restricted as a condition of the award.
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Foreign component added to a grant to a domestic organization
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All instances.
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Need for additional NIH funding
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All instances, including extension of a final budget
period of a project period with additional funds.
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Pre-award costs
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More than 90 days before effective date of the initial
budget period of a new or competing continuation award, at grantee’s
own risk.
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Retention of research grant funds when K award made
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All instances.
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Second no-cost extension or extension greater than 12
months
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All instances.
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Transfer of funds between construction and nonconstruction
work
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All instances.
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Transferring amounts from trainee costs
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All instances.
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