Link the goals of your grant proposal back to your need statement. To more effectively hook grant reviewers, use visionary words in your goals. Try terms such as decrease, deliver, develop, establish, improve, increase, produce, and provide. A goal is only as good as the objectives that go with it.
Calculating the fee. The PCORI Fee is equal to $1 per covered life for each plan or policy year ending on or after Oct. 1, 2012, and before Oct. 1, 2013. The fee then increases to $2 per covered life for each plan or policy year ending on or after Oct. 1, 2013, and before Oct. 1, 2014.
How much is the PCORI fee? For plan years ending on or after October 1, 2014 and before October 1, 2015, the fee is $2.08 for each covered life. For plan years ending on or after October 1, 2015 and before October 1, 2016, the fee is $2.17 for each covered life. The fee is indexed for future years and ends in 2019.