Word: nsf
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...National Science Foundation (NSF), a prominent supporter of university research, recently loosened its rules requiring colleges to account for its grants. The move may lead to a relaxation of strained relations between the academic and government communities over the issue...
...rules essentially give universities greater flexibility in allocating costs from NSF research projects. Harvard receives about $6-8 million of its approximately $100 million in annual research monies from NSF annually, Financial Vice-President Thomas O'Brien said yesterday...
...NSF rules, scheduled to take effect in March, go to the heart of such accounting disputes between universities and the government...
...staffer in NSF's division of grants and contracts said yesterday that his foundation has spoken with other federal agencies about adopting similar rule changes but that nothing yet has come out of these informal consultations...
Agencies like HHS are "exploring the possibility" of adopting a system like NSF's, but they want to adjust it to their own peculiar idiosyncrasies, said Stephen R. Williams. He noted that NSF consulted Harvard during its deliberations over its new codes...