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ISA Research Project Management
Budgeting for a Project Manager
If you think your project might benefit from a project manager, it is important to include budget for this role within your proposal, if eligible. You could hire your own project manager or connect with the ISA Research Management team to see if they anticipate being able to support your project. RPM assignments are typically between 0.1 - 0.5 FTE, with 0.1 being the minimum assignment.
If you might be interested in utilizing an ISA Research Project Manager, below are our current annual rates (amounts include salaries + benefits).
Please note that RPM support is dependent on ISA capacity at the time your grant is awarded.
| Fiscal Year (FY) |
Rate for .1 FTE (3.6 hrs/wk) |
Rate for .2 FTE (7.2 hrs/wk) |
Rate for .5 FTE (18 hrs/wk) |
Rate for 1 FTE (36 hrs/wk) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 25/26 | $15,513 | $31,027 | $77,567 | $155,133 |
| FY 26/27 | $15,979 | $31,957 | $79,894 | $159,787 |
| FY 27/28 | $16,458 | $32,916 | $82,291 | $164,581 |
| FY 28/29 | $16,952 | $33,904 | $84,759 | $169,518 |
| FY 29/30 | $17,460 | $34,921 | $87,302 | $174,604 |
| FY 30/31 | $17,984 | $35,968 | $89,921 | $179,842 |
| FY 31/32 | $18,524 | $37,047 | $92,619 | $185,237 |
*Amounts above include salary + benefits. The salary rate is APSA Grade 12, Step 8. The benefits rate used is 26.41%. Rates include an estimated 3% increase per year. Recovery budgeting is based on the highest possible RPM step and benefit rate. Actual recovery is based on a specific RPM's actual step and benefit rate.