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Better Accountability Procedures Needed in NSF and NIH Research Grant Systems
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $2.2 billion in fiscal year 1980 for the support of basic research at colleges and universities. Peer review (expert advice of selected researchers) is the primary component of the research grant scientific performance accountability systems used for selecting research proposals to be funded. GAO studied a random sample of NSF and NIH basic research grants, and found that the peer review and internal review systems are working reasonably well. Although the systems are basically the same at the two agencies, the procedures differ. GAO found that some of the NIH peer review procedures have advantages over those at NSF, but believes that changes are needed by both agencies to improve their scientific performance accountability systems. (Author).
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Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.
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