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Inquiry Form
This form is intended to collect from the research community any feedback, questions, or general interest information on indirect costs.
This page is a hub for activities of the Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs. On July 11, 2025, the group released the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model, a new approach to increase transparency, accountability, and clarity in how federal research funding is spent.
The Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs released its recommendation to Congress and the executive branch for a new model to replace the current facilities and administrative (F&A) cost structure that the federal government uses to fund the indirect expenses that universities and other research organizations incur when conducting federally funded research on behalf of the American people.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on JAG Effort and FAIR Model
The Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) model is a new approach to increase transparency, accountability, and clarity in how federal research funding is spent.
National organizations representing America’s academic, medical, and independent research institutions, along with other relevant experts, have come together to spur the development of a more efficient and transparent model for funding indirect costs on federal research grants
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Team
Chair
- Kelvin Droegemeier, Professor and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; former WHOSTP Director
University Senior Research Leadership/Research Administration
- Penny Gordon-Larsen, Vice Chancellor for Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Tim Lieuwen, Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jennifer Lodge, Vice President for Research and Innovation, Duke University
- Willie May, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Morgan State University
- Stacey Patterson, Vice President for Research, Florida State University
- Nick Wigginton, Associate Vice Provost for Research, Johns Hopkins University
Academic Medical Centers/Hospital Leaders
- Anupam Agarwal, Senior Vice President for Medicine and Dean, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Nancy Andrews, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Boston Children's Hospital; Dean Emerita, Duke University School of Medicine
- Howard Fox, Senior Associate Dean of Research and Development, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Ming Lei, Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Education, West Virginia University Health Sciences; Vice Dean of Research, School of Medicine, West Virginia University
University Operations and Finances
- Robert Cramer, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- David Gray, Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Washington University in St. Louis
- Sarah Norris Hall, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, University of Washington
- Steve Zuraf, Director of Cost Accounting and Analysis, University of Maryland
Independent Research Institutes/Medical Centers Operations and Finance
- Jim Incalcaterra, Vice President of Finance Analytics and Treasury, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Kurt Marek, Chief Research Development Officer, Sanford Burnham Prebys
- Diego Vazquez, Director, Sponsored Research Administration, The Jackson Laboratory
Private Sector
- Marty Conger, Battelle (Retired); Former Chief Financial Officer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Michael Rosenfield, Consultant (Retired)
Foundations
- Euan Robertson, Chief Operating Officer, Simons Foundation
Former Government/Agency Officials
- Kristina Baum Gargiulo, Former WHOSTP Director of Communications; and House & Senate Committee Communications Director
- Sally Rockey, Former Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (Retired)
- Gil Tran, Senior Specialist Leader, Grants Management, Attain Partners; Former Senior Policy Analyst, White House Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Financial Management
University Government Relations
- Neil Canfield, Executive Director for Federal Relations and Federal Research, University of Michigan
- Stacy Rastauskas, Vice President for Government Affairs, The Ohio State University
Research Faculty/Principal Investigator
- Gene Robinson, Director, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
SME Team Support Staff
- Meredith Asbury, Assistant Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy, Association of American Universities
- Cindy Hope, Director for Costing and Financial Compliance, COGR
Any questions, feedback, and/or inquiries on this effort can be submitted here.