The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Friday made a significant reduction in grants reserved for research institutions, a decision that may significantly impact American higher education.

“Without relief from NIH’s action, these institutions’ cutting-edge work to cure and treat human disease will grind to a halt.” The NIH is the primary source of federal funding for medical ...

When a grant is awarded to a scientist by the NIH, an additional percentage, on top of the allocated research funding, goes to the facility housing their work to cover these "indirect costs." ...

A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce “indirect” research payments to universities ...

There already are reports detailing how deep cuts at the NIH could curtail research into infectious diseases — a particularly disturbing development as bird flu spreads throughout the U.S. And ...

The big losers would include prestigious institutions in conservative states. The NIH, the nation’s top funder of biomedical research, announced on Friday that it would substantially limit ...

Among them is Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who chairs the committee that oversees the NIH. He said universities with “deep deep endowments” can afford the overhead costs, but others cannot ...

The average NIH grant to an institution has typically had about 30% earmarked for infrastructure costs such as facilities, maintenance and security; some institutions charged up to 60% or more.

The new NIH guidance purports to lower the facilities and administration (F&A) cost rate for all NIH-funded grants to 15 percent, effective today. The NIH is the largest funder of UC research, funding ...

Organizations in the Seattle area alone received $1.13 billion in NIH funding during the fiscal year ending in the third quarter of 2024, according to CBRE Research. On Monday, grant recipients ...