PHS Form
398 |
What is Different for Modular Grant |
| AA
(Cover Sheet) |
7a
and 8a must show direct cost amount requested in $25,000 modules up to
$250,000 per year of the grant (e.g., "$175,000). Use the internal NU/NIH
Modular Grants Budget Tabulator form to help prepare your budget and derive
the numbers to put in these fields. |
| BB
(Abstract) |
No
change |
| CC
(Table of Contents) |
Use
"NA" for Detailed Budget (DD) and for Other Support (GG) |
| DD
(Detailed Budget ) |
Deleted. |
| EE
(Multi-Year Budget/Justification) |
Deleted.
Replace with NU/NIH Modular Grant Budget Justification.
Samples of filled-out
Justification forms:
Standard
sample
VA
joint appointment
Sample
including additional modules
Information
required on the Modular Grant Budget Justification:
-
Total Direct Costs
Requested (All years combined)
-
Total Direct Costs
Requested (Each Year - normally this will be the same # of modules for
each year)
-
Narratives for
PI and all other personnel, with position, role and % of effort on project--do
not include salary information. For faculty with 9-month appointments,
the percentage effort on the budget justification should distinguish between
academic year and summer effort. Please note that NU does not voluntarily
cost-share academic year time on a grant. That is, any effort proposed
on a project should be included when determining the number of direct cost
modules and should be directly charged to the sponsored project account.
If cost-sharing is desired, documentation must be provided by the department
to OSR. Cost-sharing commitments should be included on the NU/NIH budget
justification page. Records confirming the actual performance of cost-shared
effort must be retained by the department.
-
Subcontracts/consortium
arrangements
-
Name of subcontractor
-
Cost of subcontract
by year (direct cost + subcontractor's F&A cost combined) to nearest
$1,000 (not awarded in modules)
-
Role on project.
-
Names of subcontractor's
key personnel and their % effort.
-
Indicate whether
subcontractor is domestic or foreign
-
If requesting a
different number of modules in one year, provide detailed explanation of
why this is appropriate. Do not include and
other budget justification information.
Note: Amount
requested may not exceed $250,000 in direct costs for any single year of
the proposal. If it does, use the regular PHS 398 requirements in lieu
of the modular format. |
| FF
(Biographical Sketch) |
Increase
page limit from 3 pages to 4 pages. Include required description
of research projects relevant to the submitted application
(ongoing or completed during the last three years) for the Principal Investigator
and other key personnel, including consultants. List each project by agency
and award number. Include individual's major goals and responsibilities
for each project.
Do
not
include current and pending support. |
| GG
(Other Support) |
Deleted
(but selected information now captured in Biosketch -above) |
| HH
(Resources) |
No
change |
| II
(Checklist) |
Complete
as usual, except add "base x rate = F&A" (copied from internal NU Modular
Budget Tabulator) for each year of the project under "Explanation" section
in 3a. There is no grand total calculation. |
| JJ
(Personnel Report) (Renewals Only) |
No
change |
| KK
(PI/PD Personal Data form) |
No
change |
