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Predictors of Negotiated NIH Indirect Rates at US Institutions

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  • S Claiborne Johnston
  • Susan Desmond-Hellmann
  • Stewart Hauser
  • Eric Vermillion
  • Nilo Mia

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Background: The United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Naval Research negotiate institutional rates for payments of overhead costs associated with administration and space usage, commonly known as indirect rates. Such payments account for a large proportion of spending by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Little has been published about differences in rates and their predictors. Methods: Negotiated indirect rates for on-campus research grants were requested from the Council on Governmental Relations for the 100 institutions with greatest NIH funding in 2010. NIH funding, cost of living (ACCRA Index for 2008), public vs. private status, negotiating governmental organization (Department of Health and Human Services or Office of Naval Research), US Census Region, and year were assessed as predictors of institutional indirect rates using generalized estimating equations with all variables included in the model. Results: Overall, 72 institutions participated, with 207 reported indirect rates for the years 2006, 2008, and 2010. Indirect rates ranged from 36.3% to 78%, with an average of 54.5%. Mean rates increased from 53.6% in 2006 to 55.4% in 2010 (p

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  • S Claiborne Johnston & Susan Desmond-Hellmann & Stewart Hauser & Eric Vermillion & Nilo Mia, 2015. "Predictors of Negotiated NIH Indirect Rates at US Institutions," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-7, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0121273
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121273
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    1. Kyle Myers & Wei Yang Tham, 2023. "Money, Time, and Grant Design," Papers 2312.06479, arXiv.org.

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