Allowable Requested Direct Costs for Program Project Grants (P01s)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health

March 11, 2021

New, Renewal, and Resubmission Applications

New (Type 1) and Renewal (Type 2) Program Project Grant (P01) applications may request up to the PPG cap of $1,515,000 in direct costs (excluding first-tier subcontract Facilities and Administrative [F&A] costs) for each project year. PPG applications including an Early Stage Investigator (ESI) as a Project Leader may request up to $1,765,000 per year if at least four projects are included in the application. See PAR-21-088.

No annual increases in noncompeting years may be requested. Equipment is included in the budget ceiling.