Guidance Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards

July 27, 2021

This Notice describes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) guidance on the minimum level of effort that will be a part of the funding consideration for NCI-funded grants.

Please note that this Notice replaces NOT-CA-20-047 “Revised and Corrected Notice on Policy Regarding Minimum Level of Effort for NCI-Funded Awards”.

In addition to previously established guidance for specific grant mechanisms that have been described in funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), Principal Investigators (PIs), including Project Leaders on multi-project grants, will be required to commit a minimum level of effort to be eligible for NCI funding through R01, U01, P01, and R21 grant mechanisms. For more information read the notice here.

Last Updated on July 27, 2021