Pitt responds to research support slashed by the National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation caps indirect research costs at 15% for new grants to colleges

The move comes after federal judges blocked similar policies at the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Pitt responds to research support slashed by the National Science Foundation

A policy implemented Monday caps support for so-called “indirect costs” associated with research at 15%. The agency also appears to have frozen grant awards overall, directing staff to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to reporting by the science journal Nature.

Hamilton Announces Program Bridging Funding Gaps for Academic Institutions, The Hamilton Research Support Grant

Hamilton Company, a global leader in precision measurement and automated liquid handling solutions for over 70 years, announced The Hamilton Research Support Grant program, aimed at bridging academic research funding gaps by improving access to essential benchtop laboratory equipment for institutions affected by recent budget constraints. The Hamilton Research Support Grant program’s purpose is to empower researchers to pursue innovative scienti…

The National Science Foundation Is Under Siege

The turmoil at the National Science Foundation has deepened in the past two weeks, the result of several actions that threaten the agency’s budget, leadership and mission. Here is a summary of four key developments No New Grants According to exclusive reporting by Nature, NSF staff members were told … Source

NSF Executive Ordered to Stop All New Funding Operations and Payments for Ongoing Studies • New Filtering of Applications by “Agency Objectives” Raises Heavy Concerns Among Researchers Around the World • $739 Million in Grants Already Canceled in the Last Two Weeks • Trump Administration: “The Foundation has funded studies of questionable public value”