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Most non-university non-industry non-government research institutes in the US (eg. Salk Institute, J. Craig Venter Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys) rely on th
by jhbadger 2y ago
Most non-university non-industry non-government research institutes in the US (eg. Salk Institute, J. Craig Venter Institute, Sanford Burnham Prebys) rely on their researchers applying and getting grants from the NIH and NSF just as university scientists do. And their overhead costs are generally even higher than universities because they have no other source of income other than grants (I used to be faculty at JCVI). HHMI is unusual in that it is funded by a rich person's estate and doesn't need this.
- mlyle 2y agoAnd HHMI makes lease payments, etc, on facilities for researchers at partner institutions that cover a lot of what would be incorporated in indirect costs. They also cover expenses of people, not specific projects, so the broader grant means that there's less of a need for common overhead across projects.