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Additionally, the spokesperson said other funders, like the Gates Foundation, cap indirect costs at 15% and that each case of termination is being reviewed.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Federal grants also often come with indirect cost rates, which can be used to pay for administrative and other costs associated with running a program, such as paying the rent or electricity bill.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
This is at least partly due to indirect costs: overhead on federal research grants that institutions use to build or maintain labs and equipment.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Under the new plans, indirect costs are to be capped at 15%.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Federal grants also often come with indirect cost rates, which can be used to pay for administrative and other costs associated with running a program, such as paying the rent or electricity bill.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
This is at least partly due to indirect costs: overhead on federal research grants that institutions use to build or maintain labs and equipment.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Under the new plans, indirect costs are to be capped at 15%.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Indirect cost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20cost. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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