NIH, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has confirmed that limited charging of bid and proposal preparation, as a direct charge to the K-award, is allowable since it is the goal of these awards to train young investigators in all phases of research including preparing proposals.
NSF is eliminating both program-specific cost sharing and the 1% statutory cost sharing requirement on unsolicited proposals. These changes will be reflected in the terms and conditions of new awards or supplements issued after June 1, 2007. Awards issued before June 1st will continue to carry the 1% requirement or may have program-specific cost sharing requirements that must be met.
