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Allocation of research expenditures by topic area in 2006

by Roger Claassen
3/8/2014

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Administrative fees and indirect costs (overhead) that USDA research facilities charge to funding recipients are capped at 4 percent. This increases the amount of research funding that university partners can use for new research, but shifts the burden of maintaining research facilities onto intramural science agencies.

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Allocation of research expenditures by topic area in 2006

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