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Baumeister, Alfred A.; Berkson, Gershon – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is the federal agency with the explicit legislative mandate to support mental retardation research. Examination of funding trends within that institute over the past 10 years reveals a steady and linear decline in relative support for mental retardation research. (Author)
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Financial Support, Mental Retardation, Research Projects
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Commission on Federal Relations. – 1969
American colleges and universities have long been deeply involved in research sponsored by the federal government. The total cost of such research, which is conducted primarily in the service of government missions, has been borne jointly by the government and the universities. In recent years, a growing concern with the costs of…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Federal Programs
Fox, James; Saunders, Catherine – 1989
This guide provides an overview of the National Education Research and Development Centers sponsored by the Office of Research of the U.S. Department of Education. Information provided for each of 23 centers includes the nature of the center's work, its location, and the names of its principal researchers. Center listings are divided into two…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Publications
Grayson, Lawrence P.; Robbins, Janet B. – 1972
Because of the potential of computers for improving education, the need for educating people about computers, and the major role that the U. S. Office of Education (USOE) has had in fostering the application of computers in education, it is important that a record be made of USOE's support of computer and computer-related projects. This report…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation
Braddock, David – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2007
Public financial support for intellectual disability in the United States grew from 2.3 billion in 1955 to 82.6 billion in 2004, and the federal government emerged during this period as the principal provider of such support. Notwithstanding this unprecedented growth in financial support, many inequities persist today in the distribution of…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Financial Support, Public Support, Developmental Disabilities
Payer, Elizabeth T. – 1988
This directory is an update of an earlier listing of the projects funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education that was issued in February 1988. It includes the addresses, telephone numbers, mission statements, major activities, and key staff of the regional educational laboratories, the…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Federal Programs
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1972
The summary report and recommendations of the Ford Foundation studies in income contingent loans for higher education are presented. Recommendations regarding the pay-as-you-earn concept concern the role of credit in financing higher education; the search for more manageable debt; capitalizing a loan plan; institutional loan plans; short-term…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Financial Needs

Wade, Nicholas – Science, 1973
Basic research in agriculture gets little support from government. It is time to improve this situation and expand research efforts in this area. (PS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Research Projects, Agriculture, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Gunn, Thomas – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Descriptors: Coordinators, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Schwaab, Nancy C. – Personnel Guidance J, 1969
Reviews programs of federal, state, and private agencies so educators may know some of the sources of financial aid for all levels of education. Presents several basic sources of additional information on available programs. (Author/CJ)
Descriptors: Counseling, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Federal Aid

Chemical and Engineering News, 1982
Funds (1983) for National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research programs include $1,092,200,000 (NSF), $5.5 billion (NASA), and $119 million (EPA). NSF's science education activities were raised to $30 million in spite of the Administration's plan to phase…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Development, Environmental Research, Federal Aid
Fricker, Peter – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1979
Organizational aspects and implementation of Switzerland's national research program that promote goal-oriented research in the service of the general public are described. The Federal Council of Switzerland decides on the topics to be researched and the National Fund is responsible for carrying out the programs. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Office of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1984
Described in this report are fiscal year 1984 activities of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, a program established in 1975 as part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Following an executive summary, chapter I describes the mission and organization of the CSE. Chapter II reviews the child support enforcement amendments of 1984,…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1958
Provided are notes of conferences and meetings conducted during the period 1952 to 1956 concerning National Science Foundation (NSF) support of "Education in the Sciences." Materials vary from copies of reports to draft materials for reports. (SL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Federal Government
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1971
This annual summary provides information about research and development projects which have been conducted under contract to the Manpower Administration. This report differs from previous ones in that it has been expanded to include development projects in addition to the research projects. Projects in progress at the end of the 1971 fiscal year…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Contracts, Developmental Programs, Federal Programs