| Investing in the National Research Initiative: An Update of the Competitive Grants Program in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Board on Agriculture (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309052351 ISBN-13: 9780309052351 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: The volume reviews the original recommendations made in Investing In Research and observes the progress that has been made since then through competitive grants. It includes a reassessment of the strength of its original recommendations and updates the progress of the competitive grants program. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Research & Methodology |
| Dewey: 630.720 |
| LCCN: 94074039 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.01" W x 8.99" (0.32 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |