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

Two Maryland universities are joining a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense, arguing they could lose tens of millions of dollars if the department caps its indirect cost rates.

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 ...

A coalition of universities and trade groups is suing the National Science Foundation over the independent federal agency’s plan to cap higher education institutions’ indirect research cost ...

The University filed a joint suit against the National Science Foundation after the agency announced it would reduce funding for indirect costs of research to a universal 15 percent rate, down from a ...

Dive Brief: The National Science Foundation said Friday that it will cap reimbursement for indirect research costs at 15% for all new grants awarded to colleges, following similar moves at two ...

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)" .

UCLA researchers express concerns on academic funding cuts, NIH indirect costs cap A chemistry lab is pictured. Many science-based labs have been affected by the academic funding cuts.

Cornell joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy and DOE Secretary Chris Wright after proposed cuts to indirect costs for research grants.