NIH cap on indirect research costs struck down on appeal

The agency announced a 15% across-the-board limit on overhead reimbursement in February, which judges so far have concluded ...
Michigan Technological University

Guidance on the Impact of Organized Research and Departmental Research on the Indirect (F&A) Rate

Activities funded by external sponsors or separately budgeted internal programs that are formally organized to produce research outcomes. These are clearly structured and often require detailed budget ...
C&EN

NSF moves to enact cap on indirect costs

The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it will cap the reimbursement of facility and administrative (F&A) costs—also known as indirect costs—at 15% for all new grants, effective ...
Forbes

The Hidden Costs Of Freezing Indirect Research Funding

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STAT

Here’s how big a hit some universities may take if NIH slashes support for indirect research costs

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs

Overall, the decision is a clear win for research universities, with the threat of these funding cuts seeming increasingly ...
Los Angeles Times

NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere

The NIH said it is cutting medical research funding that universities use to pay for overhead costs. The move sparked concern at the University of California, which receives billions in annual NIH ...
Inside Higher Ed

Department of Energy Caps Universities’ Indirect Research Costs at 15%

Two months after the National Institutes of Health unilaterally capped indirect research cost reimbursement rates at 15 percent—which a federal judge has permanently blocked—the Department of Energy ...
The Chronicle

Duke, national groups back new research funding model amid indirect cost cap litigation

Federal agencies have proposed sharp limits on how much universities can recover in indirect costs for federally funded research — a move that could cost Duke more than $200 million annually and has ...