A federal judge has issued a temporary block on a Trump administration funding policy that would reduce NIH indirect cost reimbursements. California, joined by 21 other states, argues that these cuts threaten funding essential for medical research advancements at the University of California (UC). UC President Michael V. Drake emphasized that these funding cuts would adversely affect numerous lives, as UC research has led to significant medical breakthroughs. The lawsuit effectively seeks to halt the administration's recent announcement set to implement these cuts, which would significantly lower reimbursements to research institutions and disrupt critical research funding.
The reduction in such reimbursements, set to drop to 15%, would provide far less than universities typically receive NIH for overhead costs such as instruction, staffing, and building and equipment maintenance.
A cut this size is nothing short of catastrophic for countless Americans who depend on UC's scientific advances to save lives and improve health care, UC President Michael V. Drake said.
This is not only an attack on science, but on America's health writ large. We must stand up against this harmful, misguided action, Drake said.
NIH said the average indirect cost rate was about 28% for research facilities, although many organizations' rates were much higher up to 60%.
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