Salary Limitation on AHRQ FY2022 Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts

April 5, 2022

This Notice provides information to applicants, grantees, and contractors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) regarding the salary cap limitations imposed for Fiscal Year 2022.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, signed into law on March 15, 2022, 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. Effective January 2, 2022, the Executive Level II salary level is $203,700.

See NOT-HS-22-012 for details.

Last Updated on April 5, 2022