The Trump administration's proposed policy to cap NIH funding for indirect costs at 15% poses a significant threat to U.S. research institutions. Currently, the National Institutes of Health funds major expenses for universities, facilitating essential research activities. Harvard University, for instance, benefited from a 69% indirect cost rate last year, amounting to $135 million, which would plummet to merely $31 million under the proposed rule. Experts, including Holden Thorp, warn that these funding cuts could disrupt critical research and innovation, undermining decades of investment in higher education and scientific inquiry.
A large part of the research funding in the U.S. comes from the NIH, but a new policy could drastically cut these funds, impacting critical scientific research.
Holden Thorp described the funding cuts as a betrayal of a long-standing partnership that has fueled American innovation and progress in scientific research.
The Trump administration policy aims to cap NIH funding for indirect costs at 15%, significantly lower than the traditional rates some universities receive.
Harvard's significant indirect rate funds essential research infrastructure, which could be drastically reduced under the proposed funding limits.
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