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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 ...

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.

Late Friday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said it would set a 15 percent cap on payments for indirect costs — which are administrative and facility costs linked to research ...

“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 ...

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.

As the Trump administration exercises its influence on the U.S. scientific landscape, revising language on government websites for ideological reasons and disappearing agency databases, at least ...

The shift would free more than $4 billion to pay for science, Nixon said, adding that last year about a quarter of the more than $35 billion awarded in NIH research grants went to indirect costs.

In a statement on Friday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said it would cut grants for "indirect costs" related to research - such as buildings, utilities and equipment. "The United States ...

Students walk through UCLA campus. UC leaders are expressing concern over major changes to federal research funding. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) ...

Google has updated the Gulf of Mexico to display "Gulf of America" on its maps after President Donald Trump's order to change the name of the body of water. The company confirmed that it generally ...

The new NIH policy will cap that indirect cost rate at 15%, effective immediately.“NIH spent more than $35 Billion in Fiscal Year 2023 on almost 50,000 competitive grants to more than 300,000 ...