What will be the effect on IC prior approval for significant change in Status?
As stated in the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIH GPS), the grantee is required to notify NIH if the PI or other key personnel named in the NGA will withdraw from the project entirely, will be absent from the project during any continuous period of 3 months or more, or will reduce his/her time devoted to the project by 25% or more from the level that was approved at the time of award. For example, a proposed change from 40 percent effort to 30 percent or less effort is greater than a 25% reduction and would require NIH prior approval). NIH must approve any alternate arrangement, including any replacement PI or other key personnel proposed by the grantee. Assuming a 12 month calendar year appointment, 40% effort = 4.8 calendar months; 30 % effort = 3.6 calendar months. So the change of 1.2 months or more would constitute a change in status requiring prior approval. (The same calculation can be accomplished by calculating 4.8 calendar months x 25% = 1.2 months.
