Paylines & Funding
Here we describe NIAID paylines and financial information for the current fiscal year (FY). Then, we give background information on how opportunity planning ties in with each fiscal year’s budget cycle. Lastly, we cover how paylines and budget information changes throughout the year.
Financial Information for FY 2019
Updated January 8, 2019. We revised the interim R21 NIAID Payline. We now have paylines for all grant types shown.
NIAID Paylines
Paylines are the funding cutoff points for grant applications.
Financial Management Plan
NIAID sets funding levels for grants, renewal cap, and selective pay and bridge pools.
NIAID Budget Data Comparisons
Compare our most recent data for operating budgets.
Salary Cap & Stipends
Congress sets the salary cap for grantees and contractors and stipend levels for trainees and fellows.
Learn About the Budget and Funding Decision Process
Background on NIAID Funding Opportunity Planning and the Budget Cycle
Learn more about the flow of budget events through the fiscal year.
Paylines and Budget Information Changes Throughout the Year
We update the pages above as soon as we get new information. Learn more about when to expect updates.
Understand Paylines and Percentiles
Learn how your overall impact/priority score for your R01 application is converted into a percentile, how NIH calculates percentiles, and why it uses them.
How NIAID Makes Funding Decisions and Your Next Steps
Learn how NIAID decides and what you should do at this stage.
Archive of Final NIAID Paylines by Fiscal Year
See older paylines from previous fiscal years.
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Have Questions?
Your program officer can give you application advice, NIAID's perspective on your research, and confirmation that NIAID will accept your application. You can find your POs contact information in your eRA Commons account or on your summary statement.
Learn more about how and when to contact a program officer or grants management specialist.