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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1991
A transcript of the hearing that discusses the findings and recommendations that are part of the Office of Technology Assessment's (OTA's) report on federally funded research is presented. The report evaluates the nature and distribution of research funding and decision-making and suggests alternative approaches that the Federal Government can…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Financial Support, Government Role, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1987
Based upon the premise that manufacturing, communications, and computers are the key to productivity, this hearing before the Technology Policy Task Force was held to examine how the federal government interacts with universities, engineering research centers, professional associations, and private businesses in these areas. This document contains…
Descriptors: College Science, Computers, Engineering Education, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1986
This report consists of two parts. Part 1 provides an inventory of past and present funding instruments in support of university research. It lists types of grants used for research-related purposes and gives information about their provisions and uses. Part 2 provides an assessment conducted by the General Accounting Office of the comparative…
Descriptors: College Science, Financial Needs, Financial Support, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1987
This report to the United States Senate deals with the systems and procedures used by various federal agencies to award research funds to universities and the resulting distribution of those funds. More specifically, it is intended to review previous studies of the relationship between the award process and distribution of federal research funds,…
Descriptors: Awards, College Science, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
Responding to a request by the United States Senate, this report examines the patterns of distribution of federal research funds to universities and colleges. These distribution patterns were determined by institution, state, agency, and field of science. In addition, the document provides an analysis of the extent to which patterns of…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Finkbeiner, Ann – 1986
The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides grants through its program divisions, which represent the various disciplines and fields of science and engineering. This report provides a synopsis of NSF grant awards and activities for 1986. The first two sections of the document highlight some of the current areas of NSF sponsored research and…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
