- For an active project, the NIH grant application states that the level of effort (even if unsalaried) as approved for the current budget period should be listed.
- For pending projects, the NIH grant application states that the level of effort as proposed for the initial budget period should be listed.
- For grants that did not require submission of a stated percent effort or do not contain an “approved” level of effort, the actual/expected effort percentage should be shown.
- The percent effort on “Other Support” pages should be consistent with the percent effort shown on “Effort Reports” for purposes of salary allocation, unless there is a reasonable explanation for why the percent efforts are different.