A federal judge has temporarily halted the NIH's plan to cap indirect research cost reimbursements at 15%, which could have cost colleges approximately $4.3 billion. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley ruled that the proposed changes lacked sufficient justification and failed to consider the impact on colleges' reliance interests. She emphasized that the plan could lead to irreparable harm, including the suspension of ongoing research and risks to patient lives, as articulated by multiple university representatives. The case includes plaintiffs such as attorneys general and research institutions opposing the cuts.
The first, and most pressing, irreparable harm is the suspension of ongoing research and risk to patients' lives. The lives that will certainly be lost from a pause in these trials cannot be replaced.
Kelley criticized NIH for not considering colleges' reliance interests, stating that the proposed capping of indirect costs was 'arbitrary and capricious'.
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