What are ‘indirect costs,’ the money the NIH is trying to slash from science research? By Emily Spatz Globe Correspondent, Updated February 14, 2025, 1:08 p.m.

Scientists warn that the NIH’s 15% cap on indirect costs could threaten research funding. Learn why this policy is under fire.

The National Institutes of Health announced major reductions to indirect costs for research funding in a move many experts say would cause irreparable harm to lifesaving medical research ...

Some lawmakers and the Trump administration have criticized the government’s long-standing model for reimbursing universities ...

NIH compared its cap to those of private foundations funding research, with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation allowing for a maximum indirect rate of 15%.

President Trump's nominee to lead the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, demurred on his view on Trump’s move to slashi NIH indirect cost payments to universities and other instituions.

Michigan is suing the National Institutes of Health over changes to NIH’s grant policy.The new guidance, which took effect Monday, limits the reimbursement rate for indirect costs related to ...

These grants cover direct costs — scientist salaries, lab equipment, clinical trials — and indirect costs, which sustain the infrastructure necessary for research.

The new model comes as universities brace for a proposed 15-percent limit on indirect costs that would cost them billions of ...

On May 5, Cornell sued the National Science Foundation (NSF) over a 15% cap on recovery of indirect costs associated with its research grants. This follows two earlier lawsuits on the same issue ...