NIH Implements Immediate $4 Billion Cut to Indirect Research Funding

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 …

Lies, Damn Lies, and University Research Overhead Costs

The truth is that no one knows exactly how much overhead on research costs.

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.

Pitt, CMU face 'significant uncertainty' as NIH slashes funding for indirect research costs

Statements from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University suggest internal panic about the impact of slashed federal funding for research overhead costs.

NIH indirect funding cuts appals medical research groups

Billions of dollars will be cut from medical research funding provided by the NIH in the latest money-saving programme from the Trump administration