Dear colleagues,
As many of you may be aware, NIH released a “Supplemental Guidance” late yesterday indicating that “there will be a standard indirect rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs in lieu of a separately negotiated rate for indirect costs in every grant”, effective February 10th. We appreciate that this unexpected change is creating considerable concern within the scientific community, both here at the University and nationally. Please be aware that we are working actively with our government relations team and our national organizations, including AAMC, AAU and COGR, to address this issue. We are also closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they become available.
Sincerely,
Steve
Stephen Dewhurst, PhD
Vice President for Research
University of Rochester