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The Grants Transparency Act of 2023: Good idea or spitting in the wind?

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

Then, there are the byzantine agency-specific systems like EDGE for Economic Development Administration grants, NIHs eRA Commons system, and HRSAs Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) system. Why have one federal application portal, when ten will do?

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

USG negotiated indirect cost rate: In the case of USG grant applications, many institutions (this includes both educational institutions and nonprofits) have a Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA) with the US government. NICRA covers indirect costs (facilities and administrative costs) and fringe benefit expenses.

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