Update: NSF pauses 15% indirect cost recovery rate for new grants

The National Science Foundation is temporarily pausing implementation of the NSF Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate, NSF 25-034, through June 13, when a hearing is scheduled to occur in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. New NSF awards issued during this pause will not implement NSF 25-034, but will include a term applying NSF 25-034 for the entirety of the award upon a court decision permitting application of the policy. Additional information about indirect cost rates is available on NSF’s website.