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Smith, Gwendolyn D. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1978
Provides a list of 132 programs administered by the Office of Education covering every level and aspect of education and the funds appropriated by Congress for fiscal 1978 in support of them. Programs are presented in categories or groupings that indicate whether they serve individuals or institutions, and the nature of their support. (JMF)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Guides

Chemical and Engineering News, 1973
Analyzes trends in the research and development spending on the basis of a survey of chemical makers made by the Chemical and Engineering News. Indicates the presence of a modest upturn in 1973 in the basic chemical industry even in constant dollar terms. (CC)
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Development, Employment Patterns
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Education and Human Resources. – 1994
The conference served as a platform for presenting and discussing the National Science Foundation (NSF) action plan to increase the participation of minorities in the scientific and technological workforce. A broad group of issues related to conference objectives was discussed in a national videoconference. More than 300 students from elementary…
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1993
This research plan describes a framework for defining and developing the field of rehabilitation sciences and research opportunities for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) and other agencies funding medical rehabilitation research. The plan addresses the needs of both persons who are involved in habilitation and in…
Descriptors: Classification, Disabilities, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. Statistical Policy Div. – 1985
The Federal Government will spend an estimated $1.5 billion in fiscal year 1986 for the production and publication of statistical data. This estimate represents the expected obligations for statistical activities of over 70 agencies or departmental units reporting outlays of at least $500,000 for such activities in their budgets for any of fiscal…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Data Collection, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1978
Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment on biomedical research and research training authorities that expire on September 30, 1978 are presented. H.R. 10908 is a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance for libraries of medicine and the programs of the National Heart,…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Cancer, Environmental Research, Federal Aid
Evans, Rupert N. – 1979
Federal support for research in vocational education dates from the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. However, only one substantial study of vocational education research has been undertaken. In 1974, the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council was awarded funds from the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education for a two-year examination…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Coe, Linda C., Comp. – 1977
The guide describes fifty-four diverse federal programs and activities which are potential sources of financial and other assistance to those interested in various aspects of folklife. Potential users are folk artists; folklorists; researchers in linguistics, anthropology, and ethnology; members of ethnic or regional groups involved in presenting…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Culture, American Indians, Anthropology
Nelson, Mari E. – 1981
The organization, rationale, methods of implementation, and the first year results of a project designed to enhance career development of minority (both sexes) and women graduate-level faculty in the domain of knowledge production and dissemination are described. The National Institute of Education project, entitled Seminar-Workshop on Writing for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Females, Financial Support, Graduate School Faculty
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1977
Offered in response to a request for background information from the Congressional Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, the document presents a report of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) support for social and psychological sciences research. Major objectives of the report are to review the origins of NSF support programs;…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment, Federal Aid, Federal Government
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission of Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications. – 1990
As requested by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Interagency Committee for Extramural Mathematics Programs (ICEMAP), this report updates the 1984 Report known as the "David Report." Specifically, the charge directed the committee to (1) update that report, describing the infrastructure and support for U.S. mathematical…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Lynn, Laurence E., Jr., Ed. – 1978
Offered in response to a request by the National Science Foundation for information on how knowledge affects policy, the document investigates federal support of social research and development and evaluates the relevance of this research to social policy. Social research and development (R & D) concerns the identification and solution of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Courts, Data Analysis, Developmental Programs
Kershaw, Joseph A. – 1980
New York State's higher education system is threatened by external conditions: reduction in college-age population, a private sector threatened by an emerging state system, an end to growth in state financial support, and a rapidly growing New York City system. Whether the state can adjust rationally to these conditions is examined, and the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand, Educational Policy