Steven SausJan 7
Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs The Trump admin can’t arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/vmprt#appeals-court #grant-funding #indirect-costs #nih #policy #science
Ars Technica NewsJan 6
Appeals court upholds block on one of Trump’s cuts to research funds https://arstechni.ca/AKFs #indirectcosts #Appealscourt #Grantfunding #Science #Policy #NIH
Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs

The Trump admin can't arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate.

Ars Technica
Getzler Lab at KenyonCollegeJun 23, 2025

Well that's one small piece of good news...

"Subject: Update – Court Decision Issued - Indirect Cost Policy for Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs)

Issuance Date: June 23, 2025

Effective Date:  June 23, 2025

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in No. 1:25-cv-11231-IT, vacated NSF’s 15% Indirect Cost Rate policy (NSF 25-034). In compliance with the court’s decision, NSF will not implement the policy at this time."

#NSF #IndirectCosts #science

Universal HubJun 21, 2025
Boston judge orders one regime agency to permanently ditch policy limiting how much colleges get paid for supporting federally funded research
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-judge-orders-one-regime-agency-permanently-ditch-policy
#MIT #Tufts #lawsuits #NSF #IndirectCosts
Boston judge orders one regime agency to permanently ditch policy limiting how much colleges get paid for supporting federally funded research

US District Court Judge Indira Talwani tonight ordered the National Science Foundation to permanently end a regime policy that would  cost MIT, Tufts and every other research university in the country hundreds of millions of dollars they would use to pay for the labs, materials and assistants needed to support the grants the foundation claimed it would keep doling out.

Universal Hub
The Conversation U.S.Feb 12, 2025
Texas institutions could lose over $310 million in #research funding under the #NIH's new reduction of money for “indirect cost”. California faces cuts of more than $800 million. A pharmaceutical sciences professor breaks down the impact on both red and blue states: https://theconversation.com/much-249566 #IndirectCosts #infrastructure
How much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable

It costs money to maintain the various facilities, utilities and personnel that allow scientists to conduct research in the first place. Without federal support, institutions are left scrambling.

The Conversation