NSF becomes third U.S. science agency to propose smaller overhead payments to universities

Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget

NSF becomes third U.S. science agency to propose smaller overhead payments to universities

Courts have blocked attempts by NIH and DOE to impose a flat 15% rate for reimbursement

NSF caps indirect costs at 15% for new university grants

The National Science Foundation will limit reimbursement for facilities and administrative (F&A) costs on all new awards to U.S. colleges and universities to 15% of modified total direct costs starting May 5, upending a decades-old system of institution-specific negotiated rates. The details of the new plan are spelled out in a policy notice. The policy… The post NSF caps indirect costs at 15% for new university grants appeared first on Research…

Under Trump, National Science Foundation Cuts Off All Funding to Scientists – Monkey Viral

National Science Foundation Halts Funding Indefinitely National Science Foundation staff were told to freeze outgoing funding days after NSF leadership introduced a new policy that requires that grants be screened for “alignment with agency priorities” By Dan Garisto & Nature magazine JHVEPhoto/Alamy Stock Photo Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told […]