Minimum Requirements Are Needed for Colleges and Universities To Justify Research Equipment Purchases
HRD-78-52
Published: May 11, 1978. Publicly Released: May 11, 1978.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide about 65 percent of the federal grant funds awarded to colleges and universities to conduct scientific research and appear to be the primary sources of grant funds for research equipment. The NSF budget for equipment increased about 50 percent since fiscal year 1976, and NIH expenditures for equipment rose about 25 percent between 1976 and 1977. During this period, equipment expenses rose from 11 percent to 13 percent of total grant expenses for NSF and from 5.3 percent to 5.6 percent for NIH.
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Colleges and universitiesEquipment inventoriesEquipment managementGrantsInventoriesResearch grantsResearch program managementFederal agenciesGrant administrationProcurement