NIH Wants to Cap Funding for Indirect Research Costs—What Are They?

The Trump administration seeks to cap overhead costs paid to research schools. Universities and some lawmakers have cried foul.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s largest funder of medical research, granting billions of dollars to U.S. colleges and universities each year.

A point of contention in NIH funding is the little-known and less well-understood practice of paying indirect costs for medical researchers.