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The administration last month attempted to limit National Institutes of Health payments to universities for research grants by capping indirect costs, which cover things like utilities and building operations, to 15%.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to health-care and public health response, experts say there are a vast amount of indirect costs during an outbreak.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
The department said the average rate of indirect costs by grant recipients at colleges and universities was more than 30 percent.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
For one, a 15% cap for National Institutes of Health funding of indirect costs for research will negatively affect operating results of many colleges and universities, Fitzgerald said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
In addition to health-care and public health response, experts say there are a vast amount of indirect costs during an outbreak.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
The department said the average rate of indirect costs by grant recipients at colleges and universities was more than 30 percent.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
For one, a 15% cap for National Institutes of Health funding of indirect costs for research will negatively affect operating results of many colleges and universities, Fitzgerald said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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