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Investing in the national research initiative : an update of the Competitive Grants Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture / Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Agriculture--Research grants.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Agriculture--Appropriations and expenditures.
- Agriculture--Research grants--United States.
- Agriculture.
- Food--Research grants--United States.
- Food.
- Natural resources--Management--Research grants--United States.
- Natural resources.
- Agriculture--Research--United States--Finance.
- Food--Research--United States--Finance.
- Natural resources--Management--Research--United States--Finance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Board on Agriculture (BA), in this self-initiated study, reaffirms recommendations it made for the U.S. Department of Agriculture supported competitive grants program in its 1989 report Investing in Research: A Proposal to Strengthen the Agricultural, Food, and Environmental System. Although the National Initiative for Research on Agriculture, Food, and Environment expanded following the BA's 1989 report, it has achieved neither the program breadth nor the $500 million annual funding level recommended. The book's discussion of competitively awarded grants as a mechanism to support high-quality research broadly related to agriculture, food, and natural resources dovetails with current efforts to craft the research component of the 1995 Farm Bill.
- Contents:
- Investing in the National Research Initiative
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 The National Research Initiative: Rationale, Development, and Context
- 2 NRI Program Content and Administration
- ESTABLISHING A FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Broad Research Program Areas or Special Grants?
- Program Content
- AN EXPANDED PROGRAM OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS
- SUMMARY
- 3 Program Evolution
- PROGRAM SIZE
- Evaluating the Significance of NRI
- Garnering Funds
- DISCIPLINARY EMPHASIS
- Multidisciplinary Research
- THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
- AN UPDATED VIEW
- The Review Process
- Start-Up Logistics
- Funding
- Incentives and Rewards
- Training in Multidisciplinary Research
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- A Relevancy Protocol
- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- Evaluation, Multidisciplinary Research, and Relevancy
- Evaluation
- Relevancy
- Coordination
- References
- Appendix Executive Summary from Investing in Research
- URGENCY FOR CHANGE
- Competitiveness
- Human Health and Well-Being
- Natural Resources and the Environment
- New Knowledge
- THE PROPOSAL
- An Expanded Public Investment
- Program Areas and Scientific Scope
- Grant Types
- Attention to Multidisciplinary Research
- Strengthening Institutions and Human Resources
- Size and Duration of Support
- RATIONALE FOR THE PROPOSAL
- A Federal Initiative
- A 500 Million Increase
- Support with New Money
- The Central Role of USDA
- Competitive Grants
- FISCAL REALITIES
- Trade-Offs
- Redirection within the USDA Research Budget
- Reinvesting Subsidy Savings
- Federal Investment
- Investing Now
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX REFERENCES
- About the Authors
- RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF THE BOARD ON AGRICULTURE
- Policy and Resources.
- Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals Series and Related Titles.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610210923
- 9781280210921
- 1280210923
- 9780309587853
- 0309587859
- 9780585155449
- 0585155445
- OCLC:
- 43477311
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