The Trump administration's effort to reduce taxpayer subsidies for university overhead expenses has ignited a firestorm of criticism from university leaders. The NIH's new directive limits the amount universities can receive for overhead costs, aiming to increase funding allocated directly to scientific research. Critics argue that the policy will cripple research, while proponents maintain it is a necessary step to combat administrative bloat and ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently.
from reducing taxpayer subsidies for campus slush funds, with matters in the balance due to a federal injunction.
To those more interested in medical advances than media narratives, this fight is bizarre. After all, the NIH isn’t doing anything radical here. The directive the agency issuedthat the move simply sought to ensure that “as many funds as possible go towards direct scientific research costs rather than administrative overhead” — not especially Hitlerian rhetoric, at that.
After World War II, the United States deliberately made higher education a pillar of the nation’s approach to research and development. Uncle Sam spends tens of billions of dollars annually to support research at higher-education institutions.
RESEARCH FUNDING UNIVERSITY OVERHEAD NIH TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
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