Research libraries play a crucial role in supporting the research environment and in complying with federal mandates. However, in the United States, academic libraries’ funding through facilities and administrative (F&A) cost reimbursements is often disproportionately skewed towards instruction. Advocacy for more equitable funding is essential, as research from ARL and COGR indicates that libraries bear significant administrative responsibility for meeting new and expected public-access policies. ARL advocates for increased research library funding and support to enhance their capacity to contribute to the research enterprise, which includes managing and sharing research data effectively.
Letters and Comments
- ARL Letter to OMB on Proposed Rulemaking for OMB-2023-0017 (December 2023)
- ARL Letter to OMB on Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions (August 2023)
- COGR Letter to OMB on 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200—Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions (July 2023)
ARL Member Resources
- (Login required) Webinar: ARL Member Session—Institutional Indirects and the Library Component (August 2023)
- (Login required) Issue Brief: Understanding the Facilities & Administrative (F&A), or Indirect, Cost Rate Calculation for Federally Sponsored Research at US Universities (July 2023)
Other Resources
- ARL Research: Making Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expense (February 2024)
- COGR Research: Results from the COGR Survey on the Cost of Complying with the New NIH DMS Policy (May 2023)
