Effective October 1, 2024, the HHS policy on salary rate limitation outlines that the legislative mandate limiting salary to Executive Level II, currently $221,900, applies to both:

  • Direct salaries (individuals working directly on NIH projects) and
  • Indirect salaries (executive salaries in various uncapped cost pools)

The policy change applies to new, competing renewal, and non-competing continuation awards issued on or after October 1, 2024. 

For more details, see the full Guide Notice.