Research agreement overhead policy

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a nonprofit research and communications organization dedicated to finding and evaluating ways of reducing the losses associated with motor vehicle crashes. The Institute has a broad research agenda that includes vehicle crashworthiness, human factors and roadway issues. Institute staff members conduct much of the research, but the Institute also contracts frequently with private organizations and universities to work on research projects.

It is Institute policy to limit overhead charges under its research agreements to no more than 10% of the contract price. The table below lists examples of recent research projects in which the university or research institution accepted the Institute policy.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia	Factors That Contribute to Death in Belted Rear Seat Occupants
George Washington University	Bicycle Infrastructure & Injury Risk in U.S. Cities
New York University School of Medicine	Bicycle Infrastructure & Injury Risk in U.S. Cities
Oregon Health & Science University	Bicycle Infrastructure & Injury Risk in U.S. Cities
University of Chicago NORC	Effectiveness of Alcohol Ignition Interlock Laws
University of Colorado at Denver	Evaluation of Advanced Detection Loops
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute	Effect of Repealing Michigan Motorcycle Helmet Law on Crash-Related Fatalities & Injuries
	Roadside High Beam Usage Study of Technologies on Crash Risk
	Develop and Validate a Belt Fit Procedure for the Rear Seat
	Assessing Tether Usability, Instructions, and Labeling in Pickup Trucks
University of Minnesota	Swiftness of Adjudication as a Factor in Reducing Drunk Driving
University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center	Risk Factors for Crashes of Large Trucks
University of Virginia	Expanded Analysis of NASS Small Overlap Crashes

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