"NIH-funded scientists are perennially expected to do more with less," writes one stakeholder. Another observer writes, "The current research funding system is due for reform, albeit in a more ...

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

On Friday, February 7, the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) issued Policy Statement Supplemental Guidance affecting budgets both for ...

Calling the cuts "arbitrary and capricious," 22 states sued the Trump administration Feb. 10 – the day they were set to take effect – with lawsuits following from the Associat ...

Of course the effects will vary across research institutions, as institutions differ markedly in their operating models and ...

Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage ...

Cuts to administrative costs associated with NIH grants could jeopardize the economic well-being of cities dependent on ...

The NIH said capping indirect cost payments will save billions of dollars. Universities said it will disrupt vital, life-saving research.

Donald Trump has always posed as someone smarter than scientists. Does that explain why so much of his dismantling of the ...

Late last Friday, Feb. 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it was immediately capping overhead rates on all ...

People often see this as administrative bloat. It is a reimbursement for costs already incurred by universities to support the research infrastructure at the university. And people don’t necessarily ...

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