Notice on the Management of Funds for National Natural Science Foundation Projects
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Notice of the National Natural Science Foundation of China on Matters Related to the Management of National Natural Science Foundation Project Funds Guoke Jincai Letter [2021] No. 23Relevant units: In order to implement the spirit of the "Several Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Reforming and Improving the Management of Central Financial Research Funds" (Guobanfa [2021] No. 32), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, has revised the "Measures for the Management of Funds for National Natural Science Foundation Funded Projects" (Caijiao [2021] No. 177, hereinafter referred to as the "Measures for the Management of Funds"), further reforming and improving the mechanism for managing funds for science fund projects. To ensure the implementation of the "Fund Management Measures" and ensure the implementation of various reform measures, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows. 1、 Expand the implementation scope of the lump sum funding system; On the basis of the pilot funding system of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund in the early stage, starting from 2021, newly approved youth science fund projects and excellent youth science fund projects will be included in the scope of implementation of the funding system, and those approved before 2020 will not be adjusted. When applying for and approving project funding, direct and indirect costs are no longer separated, and research personnel are supported in the form of total funding to carry out research work. When the project applicant submits the application and the approved project leader submits the plan, there is no need to prepare a project budget. The project leader decides on the use of funds independently in accordance with relevant regulations. At the end of the project, the supporting unit should disclose relevant project and fund management information in accordance with the requirements of the "Fund Management Measures" and accept internal supervision. For the supporting units of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund projects, Excellent Youth Science Fund projects, and Youth Science Fund projects approved in 2021, they should establish a lump sum internal management system and file it with the National Natural Science Foundation of China before June 30, 2022; For those that have already been filed but need to be revised, the revision work should also be completed and re filed before the above-mentioned time. 2、 Further increase the proportion of indirect costs; Starting from August 5, 2021, for projects that implement a budget system and have approved indirect costs, the proportion of indirect costs will be further increased. Indirect costs are determined based on a certain proportion after deducting equipment purchase costs from direct costs, with 30% for amounts of 5 million yuan or less; The portion exceeding 5 million to 10 million yuan is 25%; The portion exceeding 10 million yuan is 20%. For budget projects based solely on theoretical foundations such as mathematics, further increase the proportion of indirect costs. At present, pilot projects are being carried out in the field of mathematics, with the proportion increased to 60%/50%/40%. The proportion of indirect costs for innovative research group projects and joint fund projects remains the same. For projects that implement a budget system and do not originally approve indirect costs, maintain the original management method of not approving indirect costs. The budget system project funding approval will continue to use the original method. The project applicant only prepares a direct cost budget when applying for the project. After the direct costs are approved through review, the Natural Science Foundation of China will separately determine the indirect costs based on the supporting units in the following year. For the indirect cost management of ongoing projects approved before August 5, 2021, the supporting unit should take into account the actual situation of the unit, fully consult with the project leader, determine whether to implement the new indirect cost policy, and adjust it on its own. 3、 Simplified Budget Preparation For budget projects approved in the future in 2021, direct expenses will be further streamlined and merged into three categories: equipment expenses, business expenses, and labor expenses. Except for equipment costs exceeding RMB 10000 in direct expenses, only basic calculation explanations are provided for other expenses. 4、 Delegate budget adjustment authority For all current research and newly approved budget projects, the equipment cost budget adjustment authority will be delegated to the supporting units, and all other direct cost adjustment authority except for equipment costs will be delegated to the project leader, who will independently arrange according to the actual needs of scientific research activities. 5、 Expand the scope of labor cost expenses For all types of projects currently under research or newly approved, social insurance subsidies, housing provident fund, etc. paid by the employing personnel of the project by the unit can be included in the scope of expenditure on the basis of the original labor cost. For projects that have already been approved for completion, the management and expenditure of relevant funds will be implemented according to the original policy, and no further adjustments will be made. Please strengthen the main responsibility of project fund management in each supporting unit, revise or formulate relevant internal management systems as soon as possible, implement and refine policies such as budget adjustment, coordinated use of indirect costs, labor cost management, use of surplus funds, and allocation of scientific research financial assistants, and do a good job in connecting new and old policies for research projects to ensure that the autonomy and management of scientific research fund use are well maintained. National Natural Science Foundation of China; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaFinance Bureau Planning BureauNovember 4, 2021
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