The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.

Now is the time to defend the research partnership that has done so much for our nation and the world, and that can do even ...

On February 7, the NIH announced that it would begin capping indirect cost payments for new and existing research grants at 15%.

Here’s the full list. He then identified the indirect and direct costs NIH reported for each grant. After eliminating very small grants and those with no indirect costs, he computed adjusted ...

The National Institutes of Health’s Office of the Director issued a policy change notice Feb. 7, announcing that the standard rate of indirect costs would be 15% for all current and future grants. The ...

Many of the nation’s most elite research universities receive 50% or more in addition to direct research expenses to cover indirect costs. Going forward, the rate of support will now be 15% for ...

The sudden policy change is that the NIH is to cap indirect cost recovery at 15 percent of the direct costs of a grant, ...

Universities and colleges built budgets around federal largess. The Trump administration is forcing them to take a fiscal ...

A direct cost is attributable to a product's production. This typically includes raw materials, labor, and distribution costs. Inventory and factory employee wages are examples. Indirect costs ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.

While many scientists are funded through direct grants, the staff members who manage labs, maintain facilities and oversee regulatory compliance are typically financed through indirect cost funding.

But what are indirect costs? Well, direct research costs are expenses like scientists’ salaries, lab equipment, supplies, and other expenses that can be linked to one specific project.