Direct costs are expenses that can be directly linked to creating a product or service. Indirect costs are general expenses that support the business but are not tied to a specific product.

A federal judge on June 20 rejected the National Science Foundation’s move to cap indirect costs related to its research grants at 15%, following similar decisions by other courts. Most universities ...

A dozen universities are challenging the federal government's latest attempt to cut research funding for overhead expenses.

A group of higher education associations is floating changes to the federal government’s model for reimbursing research ...

Brex breaks down the difference between direct and indirect costs, shows common spending challenges businesses face, and shares proven methods to take control of these expenses.

The budget must include full indirect (F&A) costs that are calculated by multiplying the direct cost base by the indirect (F&A) cost rate. In all but exceptional circumstances, the total budget, ...

Indirect research costs are complicated, wonky — and crucial to science. Direct costs include what you might expect — expenses such as the test tubes, beakers, chemicals, biological materials ...

DOE grant recipients at colleges and universities currently have an average 30 percent indirect cost rate. According to the agency, that’s “a significantly higher rate than other for-profit, nonprofit ...