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

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

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As it awaits a court ruling, the US National Science Foundation has paused its attempt to cap indirect-cost payments on research grants.

The Department of Defense is planning to cap indirect cost reimbursement rates for higher education institutions at 15 percent, according to a May 14 memo signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

On May 2, 2025, the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) issued a “Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate” (NSF 25-034) (hereinafter “Policy Notice”) adopting ...

National Science Foundation sets a uniform 15% IDC cap for higher ed grants. Legal challenges argue the policy violates federal statutes and administrative rulemakin ...

An indirect cost rate of 15% is far lower than the federally negotiated rates that most institutions rely on to pay for laboratory utilities, facility maintenance, administrative services, and ...

May 5, 2025 NSF has issued guidance regarding its "Adoption of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate for NSF Grants and Cooperative Agreements awarded to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)" .

This morning, the NSF published a notice that they would be implementing an Indirect Cost (F&A) Rate cap of 15% for all new awards effective May 5, 2025.NSF’s new policy does not apply to current ...