In light of potential funding cuts proposed by the NIH, which aimed to limit indirect costs for research, ten higher education associations formed the Joint Associations Group. Their goal is to develop a new, transparent funding model for research that could be presented to Congress. Leaders emphasize the need for universities to actively participate in shaping funding changes to avoid adverse effects on vital research. The proposed NIH cap could trim $4 billion from university research budgets, prompting legal challenges to halt such measures.
"Unfortunately, something is going to change," said Barbara Snyder, president of the Association of American Universities. "Either we will be part of it or it will be imposed upon us ... Significant division in the research community is going to kill us."
The current system for direct and indirect research funding costs has served the community well, but it isn't transparent and leads to confusion about how the rates are calculated.
The White House said the cap would make more money available for 'legitimate scientific research,' but universities warned that the change would halt lifesaving research and lead to job losses.
The NIH rate cap would mean a cut of $4 billion for university-based research.
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