NSF PA/M 97-27 - July 10, 1997
Media Availability with NSF Acting Deputy Director
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has asked the science and engineering
(S&E;) community to contribute its views on two significant agency-wide efforts
this year.
In December 1996, the National Science Board and NSF announced proposed
revisions to its generic merit review criteria (used by outside reviewers
to evaluate proposals for funding) and asked for feedback from the S&E;
community.
More recently, NSF began seeking comment on its draft Strategic Plan,
which implements the requirements of the Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993. The law requires all federal agencies to account for
program results through the integration of strategic planning, budgeting
and performance measurement.
NSF completed its examination of merit review input, and is preparing
to implement the new criteria for all proposals effective October 1, 1997.
GPRA will soon be integrated into the federal budget process. Comment
on NSF's draft plan is being solicited until August 1.
NSF takes this responsibility of both efforts seriously because its
major research is done at universities. An NSF-funded study reports that
almost three-fourths of recent patents awarded in the U.S. come from research
through public and non-profit organizations. The academic sector has been
the principal source, according to the study.
NSF Acting Deputy Director Joe Bordogna will discuss these and other
current issues.
Who: |
NSF Acting Deputy Director Joe Bordogna |
What: |
Media Availability |
When: |
11 a.m. Thursday, July 17, 1997 |
Where: |
National Science Foundation - Rm. 1205
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Ballston Metro Stop)
(Check in at second-floor security desk) |
For more information contact:
Mary Hanson, (703) 306-1070/mhanson@nsf.gov
Also see: http://www.nsf.gov/home/special/notices.htm (Draft
NSF GPRA Strategic Plan, and NSB Merit Review Task Force Final Report)
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