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Institutions of higher learning are already potentially facing enormous funding cuts with a cap of indirect costs to federal research grants to 15%, which translates to hundreds of millions of dollars that will not be granted to many universities.
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The indirect cost cuts have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, but the chaos still compelled many universities to preemptively tighten their belts.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
But the coterie of lawyers representing the states and research institutions argued to the judge that the direct and indirect costs are often intertwined.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The new rule has the NIH capping those indirect costs at 15% of the total grant amount.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The indirect cost cuts have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, but the chaos still compelled many universities to preemptively tighten their belts.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
But the coterie of lawyers representing the states and research institutions argued to the judge that the direct and indirect costs are often intertwined.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The new rule has the NIH capping those indirect costs at 15% of the total grant amount.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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