NIH Implements Immediate $4 Billion Cut to Indirect Research Funding

Billions of NIH scientific research dollars set to be cut by federal government - Everett Post

(WASHINGTON) — The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants. News of the cuts rattled the scientific community with many scientific institutions set to lose millions of dollars in funding annually. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s primary agency responsible for conducting and supporting medical research, provides fed…

Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile faces major disruption as NIH changes funding rules

Changes to federal grant funding requirements threaten to “disrupt” and “imperil” medical research projects along Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile.  Both Michigan State University and the Van Andel Institute are among the dozens of organizations in Michigan that could take hits from the newly implemented 15% cap on so-called “indirect costs” for... Please login to read all 1572 words.

Lies, Damn Lies, and University Research Overhead Costs

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Research universities reel from ‘catastrophic’ Trump administration cut to NIH funding

WASHINGTON — Research universities and medical schools are grappling with how to implement a major change in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health that they warn could curtail breakthroughs or halt projects altogether, and that a senior Democrat in Congress called “nothing short of catastrophic.” The NIH announced Friday that it would cap “Facilities and Administrative” costs at 15%, a significant reduction for many institutions …

Michigan universities stand to lose millions as Trump caps research costs

The National Institutes of Health is limiting administrative fees of grants. Trump officials say that brings costs in line to the private sector. Researchers say the move could cost Michigan universities and hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars and stymie research.

NIH says cuts to 'administrative overhead' will save taxpayers billions

NIH announced a change in how it pays researchers for the "indirect costs" they incur, and the agency said the change will save taxpayers billions of dollars.