If you are wondering where the "NIH? indirect cost "plan came from, I stumbled across it. www.heritage.org/sites/defaul... Indirect Costs: How Taxpayers Subsidize University Nonsense 1/2 - ThreadSky

jeremymberg.bsky.social • 9 days ago

If you are wondering where the "NIH? indirect cost "plan came from, I stumbled across it.

https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/BG3681.pdf

Indirect Costs: How Taxpayers Subsidize University Nonsense

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jeremymberg.bsky.social•9 days ago

"Instead of a universal cap that will be driven up over time by those in political power, Congress should prohibit federal grant-awarding agencies from paying an indirect rate that is higher than the lowest rate that is accepted from private organizations, such as foundations and businesses"

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eemac.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s verbatim what was used in the NOT. And the “survey” was exactly what I thought… published policies from universities publicly available about reduced or waived F&A…but doesn’t take the entire picture into account

asergushichev.bsky.social•9 days ago

I like that the report says that billionaires are in fact subsidized by the government when a university accept 15% IDC, meaning that 15% is indeed not enough to cover the cost of research.

bioturbonick.net•9 days ago

We knew about this.

Why did the NIH Acting Director allow it to go forward? Why has he not commented on it?

birdguy66.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes it’s all in their Bible 2025. And very clear it’s retaliation against DEI sins and not truly about cost savings. You can tie back most of Trump’s EOs to the Project he never heard of.

melscott98.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes the instigators of project 2025 covered all their bases....😕

bowenfabrication.bsky.social•9 days ago

I wonder if they have cloud backups or if burning their building down would help.

thomasafranz.bsky.social•9 days ago

Oh yes. They have been plotting this in the Hall of Doom that is The Heritage Foundation for at least a decade.

didntcmecumin69.bsky.social•9 days ago

Knowledge is power and here on bsky you learn so much that my brain can’t keep up with everything. Thanks Jeremy.

li5amarrone.bsky.social•9 days ago

The phrase “University Nonsense” pretty much curates itself.

thenewnucleus.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s probably going to be death by a thousand cuts. Look up Curtis Yarvin. They want to end public universities and sell off the land to real-estate developers.