As part of that negotiation, NIH staff assures that proposed costs are allowable, allocable, reasonable, and necessary for the project. Since the budget is negotiated for all years of the competitive segment at the time of the initial competing award, annual requirements for financial documentation are streamlined in that only a programmatic progress report, the Federal Cash Transactions Report, and the Financial Status Report are required to enable NIH staff to monitor the scientific and financial aspects of the project. Any award excluded from expanded authorities is routinely excluded from SNAP, unless specifically included in SNAP as a term and condition of the award. Grantees that have a consistent pattern of failure to adhere to appropriate reporting or notification deadlines. In providing the information, the following guidance applies.
Specific information is to be provided only if active support has changed.
Submission of other support information is not necessary if support is pending or for changes in the level of effort for active support reported previously. Other support information should be submitted only for the principal investigator and for those individuals who are considered by the principal investigator to be key to the project. Key personnel is defined as an individual who contributes in a substantive way to the scientific development or execution of the project, whether or not a salary is requested. The basis for determining significant rebudgeting excludes the effects of carryover of prior year unobligated balances, but includes competing or administrative supplements. A significant change in level of effort is defined in Federal regulations as a 25 percent reduction in time devoted to the project.