A judge put a hold on the Trump administration's cuts to federal research funding, although the ruling does not stop cuts in Alabama.
“A judge just blocked dropping the overhead charged on NIH grants from the outrageous 60% to a far more reasonable 15%,” Musk wrote under his pseudonym Harry Bolz on X.The cuts apply to indirect costs, which helps pay for overhead at UAB and other institutions that receive NIH funding.
“Drastically lowering NIH indirect cost recovery jeopardizes life-saving research, and it would also result in job and economic loss in Birmingham and Alabama,” the university told AL.com in a statement. The cuts, which took effect Monday, limit indirect funding for research projects, which covers costs such as equipment, staff, and utilities, to 15%.An indirect cost rate can vary depending on the type of work, as some research requires less cost to conduct.
UAB’s negotiated maximum indirect cost rate is 48.5%, well above the 26% average the NIH says it pays on the billions of grants it disburses annually. UAB’s actual average rate across all NIH grants is about 33%, according to Alicia Rohan, director of public relations for UAB.A judge just blocked dropping the overhead charged on NIH grants from the outrageous 60% to a far more reasonable 15%.
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