{"id":38280,"date":"2025-09-01T19:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=38280"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:39:39","slug":"nih-publishing-expense-cap-comments-open-through-15-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/nih-publishing-expense-cap-comments-open-through-15-september\/","title":{"rendered":"NIH publishing expense cap comments open through 15 September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As noted in last month\u2019s newsletter, NIH has formally proposed a\u00a0<strong>cap on the use of NIH grant funds for publication costs<\/strong>\u00a0in a\u00a0<a id=\"menurb1c\" title=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3a%2f%2fstm-assoc.us4.list-manage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7eb4d60c1aa610bfd0a9d0ff7%26id%3dad4ffca6b3%26e%3dab4d1e40d0&amp;data=05%7c02%7cweinreich%40stm-assoc.org%7c67689d6caace4bb66b0108ddd369b06d%7cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7c0%7c0%7c638899173130405619%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjfbxb0eu1hcgkionrydwusilyioiiwljaumdawmcisilaioijxaw4zmiisikfoijoitwfpbcisilduijoyfq%3d%3d%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=yu9z%2bc0r6dunyjpb41srhpnfpoiqyirpygfiika02ek%3d&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstm-assoc.us4.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D7eb4d60c1aa610bfd0a9d0ff7%26id%3Dad4ffca6b3%26e%3Dab4d1e40d0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cweinreich%40stm-assoc.org%7C67689d6caace4bb66b0108ddd369b06d%7Cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7C0%7C0%7C638899173130405619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yu9Z%2BC0r6DuNyjpb41srhPnfPoIqYirpygfiika02ek%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link blog post\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0and an associated\u00a0<a id=\"menurb1e\" title=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3a%2f%2fstm-assoc.us4.list-manage.com%2ftrack%2fclick%3fu%3d7eb4d60c1aa610bfd0a9d0ff7%26id%3d1d454bcf9c%26e%3dab4d1e40d0&amp;data=05%7c02%7cweinreich%40stm-assoc.org%7c67689d6caace4bb66b0108ddd369b06d%7cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7c0%7c0%7c638899173130419554%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjfbxb0eu1hcgkionrydwusilyioiiwljaumdawmcisilaioijxaw4zmiisikfoijoitwfpbcisilduijoyfq%3d%3d%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=campl7qkxebt%2bcsjphbn%2bvphi2p9l8d3ctnzxulkjym%3d&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstm-assoc.us4.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D7eb4d60c1aa610bfd0a9d0ff7%26id%3D1d454bcf9c%26e%3Dab4d1e40d0&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cweinreich%40stm-assoc.org%7C67689d6caace4bb66b0108ddd369b06d%7Cfd35d3189a774ee585d7c22deeb22cfe%7C0%7C0%7C638899173130419554%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CaMPl7QKXeBT%2BcSJphbN%2BvPHI2p9l8d3cTNzXulkJyM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link request for information\">request for information<\/a>. 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