U.S. research community says new indirect cost model is still too complicated

An initiative by university leaders to revamp how the U.S. government reimburses universities for what they spend to support research on their campuses has run into opposition—from other university leaders. At an online town hall this week held by the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs (JAG) to discuss its proposal for a Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model , research administrators voiced multiple concerns. In particular, they fear the plan won’t succeed in dissuading policymakers from imposing massive cuts in so-called indirect cost rates, pointing to its complexity and the uncertainty over whether it would save the government any money. “JAG says the purpose of the exercise is to...

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