“Sure—when you write a grant to the NIH asking for money for a specific research project, you are required to define and justify the costs of undertaking the proposed work. These costs fall into two ...

The money comes in the form of reimbursements, meaning the facilities spend the money and then receive a distribution from the federal government later. Indirect cost reimbursements are based on ...

The U.S. government has funded university research for nearly 80 years, with a significant share of this funding supporting the fixed costs of science through indirect cost recovery (ICR). We explain ...

“Just because Elon Musk doesn’t understand indirect costs doesn’t mean Americans should have to pay the price with their ...

Indirect costs (Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs) are charged to externally sponsored awards, unless specifically prohibited by the funding agency. A percentage of indirect (F&A) costs ...

Hearings are set for Feb. 21. Here's what to know about indirect costs and what cuts could mean. Indirect costs generally include equipment and office space, technology, research security ...

“Indirect costs pay for personnel in support of research ... This announcement will mean less research. Lights in labs nationwide will literally go out. Researchers and staff will lose their ...

“Most private foundations that fund research provide substantially lower indirect costs than the federal government, and universities readily accept grants from these foundations,” the agency ...

though that comparison is complicated by the fact that private and government funders sometimes define direct and indirect costs in different ways. Many academics vehemently opposed the new cap ...