Event
Event Details
Where:
Virtual
Virtual
When:
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025
Hear from Mark Davis, Managing Partner and Attain Research Practice Lead, during the COGR Virtual Membership Meeting.
Considering the Potential NIH 15% F&A Cost Reimbursement Rate and Institutional Impacts
Tuesday, February 25 | 3:30 – 5p ET
Mark Davis
Managing Partner and Attain Research Lead, Attain Partners
Panelists will include Caroline Beeman, Director, Maximus; Robert Butera, Chief Research Operations Officer, Georgia Tech; Mark Davis, Managing Partner and Attain Research Lead, Attain Partners; and Wendy Meister, Managing Director, Huron.
This session will be moderated by Jeremy Forsberg, Associate Vice President for Research, University of Texas at Arlington and Chair of COGR’s Costing and Financial Compliance Committee.
Background Materials
- NIH’s Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
- COGR’s Information & Resource Page on the NIH 15% Cap on Indirect Cost Reimbursement
- COGR’s February Update: NIH Grants Policy Notice Reducing F&A Rate to 15% (pg.16)
About Mark Davis
Mark Davis is a Managing Partner of Attain Partners, a founding member of Attain, and leads the Attain Research practice. For 40 years, he has worked as a strategic business advisor to more than 60 major universities, academic medical centers, and research institutes.
Prior to joining Attain, Mark was a Managing Director at BearingPoint, Inc., and a Partner at KPMG, where he was a leader in the national Higher Education and Healthcare Grants Management practices.
Mark specializes in assisting top research universities and academic medical centers achieve strategic and financial goals and manage risk and regulatory compliance. He has extensive knowledge on a wide range of Federal administrative regulations and cost principles and policies including the OMB Uniform Guidance as well as expertise in federal grant management compliance and indirect cost recovery.
Mark is a frequent presenter at industry forums including NCURA and SRAI. Mark is a Certified Government Financial Manager.
About the NIH’s Flat Rate for Research Overhead
The NIH’s recent policy (NOT-OD-25-068) to immediately cap the indirect cost rate at 15% for all new awards and existing awards at universities has sent shockwaves through universities and research institutions, leaving many asking how to fill the funding gaps while maintaining essential support for groundbreaking research.
We know you’re thinking about how to navigate these new challenges, and Attain Partners is here to help.
Explore resources from the Attain Partners team.
