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.
For many plans (including calendar year plans), the initial PCORI fee must be paid by July 31, 2013. In general, the applicable insurance company pays the PCORI fee for specified health insurance plans and the plan sponsor is responsible for the payment of the PCORI fee owed with respect to a self-insured health plan. This memorandum describes the PCORI fee payment requirements that apply to self-insured health plans.