For the record, you can prevent the university carrying off half of the grant by stating as an official policy that you only pay X% overhead, where X is some mu

For the record, you can prevent the university carrying off half of the grant by stating as an official policy that you only pay X% overhead, where X is some much more reasonable number like 15. Many private companies do this, and as long as it's something that's stated clearly and publicly, grants offices often go along.