New NRSA Rates for FY20

February 24, 2020

Notice Number: NOT-OD-20-070

Release Date: February 7, 2020

Purpose:  This Notice supersedes NOT-OD-19-036 and establishes stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows, as shown in the tables below.  In addition, the Training Related Expenses and the Institutional Allowance for postdoctoral trainees and fellows have been increased.  The Training Related Expenses and Institutional Allowances for predoctoral trainees and fellows and the Tuition and Fees for all educational levels remain unchanged.  This Notice reflects the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865), signed into law on December 20, 2019.

The budgetary categories described in this Notice (NOT-OD-20-070apply only to Kirschstein-NRSA awards made with FY 2020 funds.  All FY 2020 awards previously issued using NOT-OD-19-036 will be revised to adjust funding to the FY 2020 levels.  

Appointments to institutional training grants that have already been awarded in FY 2020 must be amended to reflect the FY 2020 stipend levels once the training grant award has been adjusted by the NIH.  Amended appointments must be submitted through xTrain in the eRA Commons.  Retroactive adjustments or supplementation of stipends or other budgetary categories with Kirschstein-NRSA funds for an award made prior to October 1, 2019 are not permitted.
 
Where can I find the relevant documents: here

Who is this communication relevant to: GMs, ADFs, Centers, SPA, and Finance Staff
 
Whom to contact with questions:  For questions pertaining to this notice, please contact your SPA representative  

See also: Sponsor Updates