An email will go out to NIH and sub-NIH PIs shortly.  A lawsuit has already been filed against this by the AGs of 20+ states, and more will come. 

In the meantime:

· Proposal Submissions: Until we issue further guidance, all NIH proposals should continue to be submitted in accordance with UTSA’s full F&A rate. Applications for fellowships and training grants should be submitted with their stipulated rates.

· New, Continuing, and Supplemental Awards: The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) will hold any NIH awards that specifically reference the 15% F&A rate until this issue is resolved. This includes pass-through awards where UTSA is a subrecipient. OSP will not set up pre-award accounts for these awards.

· Budget Implications: We recommend that investigators continue to prepare proposals based on current guidelines. If changes are implemented, existing and future budgets may need adjustments, but OSP will provide guidance to ensure a smooth transition.

The sharepoint site has been updated, and has links to useful information on F&A.  We’re going to have to migrate the page to another address in the coming days – I’ll send the new link when that is done.

Thanks,

Lori