MEDIA ADVISORY July 10, 1997 PA/M 97-27
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/[email protected]
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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