Monitoring University Research Grants

The House Energy Subcommittee heard testimonies on the use of research grant funds in American colleges and universities. The U.S. governmen… read more

The House Energy Subcommittee heard testimonies on the use of research grant funds in American colleges and universities. The U.S. government regularly pays for some indirect costs related to research at universities, such as general operating expenses and laboratory expenses. In 1990, $2.5 billion of the $9.2 billion spent by the Federal government on research was marked under “indirect costs” of research. In recent months, some universities have come under fire for misappropriating funds meant for research expenses. In a previous hearing before the subcommittee, Stanford University president Donald Kennedy admitted to spending money marked for research on a 72-foot yacht and new cedar closets for the president’s mansion, among other items. Mr. Moley testified that every university investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services so far, 21 in all, was found to have charged inappropriate costs to the Federal government. He announced a number of regulations instituted by the close

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  • Kevin Moley Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services->Management and Budget
  • Fred Newton Deputy Director Defense Contract Audit Agency
  • Thomas Roselewicz Department of Health and Human Services
  • Gary Taleswik Department of Health and Human Services->Office of Grant Management
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Monitoring University Research Grants

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Program ID:
17903-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
May 09, 1991 | 8:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 11, 1991 | 2:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • May 09, 1991 | 8:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 10, 1991 | 3:42am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • May 10, 1991 | 8:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 11, 1991 | 2:40pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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