News & Updates

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a group of universities and higher education organizations that sued the National Science Foundation over its plan to limit reimbursement for indirect research costs.

District Court Judge William Young ruled last Monday that cancelling research funded by the NIH based on certain topics is unlawful. The federal government was directed to make the funds available immediately.

The Kansas INBRE social media accounts posted the following update Wednesday:

Representing top scholarly achievement, the Southeastern Conference revealed the winners of its 2025 Faculty Achievement Awards.

Dr Prakash Nagarkatti says that more rural states with smaller economies and a relative lack of investment, infrastructure, medical centers, and research universities can struggle to be competitive in NIH grant applications.

Last Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee held a hearing on the Trump Administration’s FY26 budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

EIF Executive Director Jessica Molesworth and EIC Counsel John Fuller were invited to speak at the IDeA Central Region Meeting on June 5, 2025 in Rapid City, SD. They very much appreciate the invitation from Dr. Victor Huber, PI of the South Dakota IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Indirect costs are the real and unavoidable costs of doing research. The Joint Association Group (JAG) looks forward to presenting a replacement for the existing facilities and administrative (F&A) costs model to Congress and the Executive Branch that will enable our country to continue leading the world in research and innovation while upholding the highest standards of ethics and accountability to American taxpayers.