NIH has issued NOT-OD-17-086 which provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations for FY2017 and implements the Consolidated Appropriations ACt, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), signed by President Trump on May 5, 2017.  With the passage of the Act, NIH received a $2 billion increase above FY2016 for a total of $34.30 billion in budget authority or equivalent (program level), including $352,000,000 from the 21st Century Cures Act. Please see the notice for specific information about the NIH fiscal policies instituted in FY2017