The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, restricts the amount of direct salary which may be paid to an individual under an HHS grant, cooperative agreement, or applicable contract to a rate no greater than Executive Level II of the Federal Executive Pay Scale.  The Executive Level II salary was previously set at $192,300 and increased to $197,300 effective January 5, 2020.

The University encourages re-budgeting funds to accommodate the increase in salary cap when permissible, and adjustments should be effective February 1, 2020.

The NIH Salary Cap Summary is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/salcap_summary.htm.

The University of Iowa Salary Cap Guidelines can be found at http://gao.fo.uiowa.edu/dhhs-salary-cap-university-guidelines-and-procedures.

If you need assistance tracking restrictions or have any questions, please contact Angie Klein (angela-klein@uiowa.edu), Scott Kallaus (scott-kallaus@uiowa.edu) or Bob Le Sage (robert-lesage@uiowa.edu).