On January 13, 2020, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released NOT-HS-20-006 which gave notice of the HHS new salary cap effective January 5, 2020. The cap increases to $197,300.

The notice states:

The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-94 signed December 20, 2019 restricts the amount of direct salary which may be paid to an individual under an HHS grant, cooperative agreement, or applicable contract to...

ORCID iDs are required for PIs on individual fellowship and career development applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2020. Fellowship or career development award applicants must register for an ORCID iD and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile.

ORCID iDs are a digital identifier unique to each researcher. Workflow integrations allow this unique ID to create a link between the researcher and key research activities. For more information,...