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According to my medical records: "Not entirely normal, but is not conclusively abnormal either." Just out here trying to live life and out-pace cancer. πŸ’™πŸ§ΏπŸ‘οΈ #ocularmelanoma

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@Holden did a good job explaining it.

Also, I have a rare incurable cancer and the clock is ticking down to metastatic disease to my liver. The best option for me if that happens is a clinical trial currently funded through NIH. So I’m very invested in this. Just trying to understand the impact.

09.02.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I understand that. I have worked in the nonprofit sector for nearly 30 years.

What was not clear to me was the actual impact on the research.

In my NFP world, IDC is admin (the finance department, HR, etc.) and all other costs are cost allocated to the programs the grants support.

09.02.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for explaining. That makes sense to me.

09.02.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But wouldn’t the scientist’s salaries be covered in the program portion of the grant? That’s the β€œservice” the grant is paying for. IDC typically cover the admin staff.

09.02.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m here to tell you the Human Services industry I work in rarely gets IDC in our grants. We have to fundraise to help pay the admin costs. If we get 10%, we are lucky.

We have a staff of 52. Of that, 5 are β€œadmin” and the rest of us are program staff. The IDC only cover admin staff.

09.02.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

While I have a lot at stake with NIH funding with my cancer, tell me why a 15% rate of indirect costs is bad.

The NFP I work for rarely gets indirect funds and we only get around 4% for our Smart Start funding.

And the Fed just raised the de minimis rate from 10% to 15% in October.

09.02.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

OM girlie here. πŸ§ΏπŸ’™

24.01.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ocular melanoma can’t stop me from being awesome meme with a black and blue ribbon

Ocular melanoma can’t stop me from being awesome meme with a black and blue ribbon

Anyone else fighting #ocularmelanoma
#eyecancer
#uvealcancer
#uveamelanoma

24.01.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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