New California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Salary Cap Effective July 1, 2022

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has implemented a new salary cap, effective July 1, 2022. The CIRM salary cap has increased from $284,000 to $301,000 per year at 100% FTE.

The new salary cap can be used for existing awards, and funds can be re-budgeted to accommodate the increase in salary starting July 1. However, incremental salary charges must be covered by existing CIRM funds; no additional CIRM funds will be provided to cover the increase. Future proposals should be submitted using the increased cap for budgeting purposes.

The CIRM salary cap specifies the maximum amount of an individual's salary that can be charged to a CIRM award. Per CIRM Grants Administration Policy, the salary cap is adjusted every other fiscal year to account for the cumulative percent change in the California Consumer Price Index. A history of CIRM’s salary caps (opens in new window) is available on the For Researchers section of the CIRM website.

Unlike the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) salary cap, departmental action is required to ensure compliance with the CIRM salary cap. In order for salary cap restrictions to be applied in UCPath, the CIRM salary cap must be indicated in the Research Administration System (RAS) for all applicable awards. RAS will be updated by July 1 for all awards where the CIRM salary cap is already in place. Departments are responsible for confirming that CIRM awards are correctly identified in RAS after July 1.

Funding Entry Initiators should follow fiscal year-end rollover activity dates and deadlines to apply relevant salary cap changes to July 1, 2022 funding distributions. The HSCP Salary Calculation Worksheet (opens in new window) has been updated with the July 1 CIRM salary cap.

If you have questions about the new salary cap and your CIRM award, please email [email protected].