IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST 



The Federal Government and Research-Intensive Universities 



A Report to the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, 



Engineering, and Technology 



from 



The Ad Hoc Working Group on Research-Intensive Universities 



and the Federal Government 



Table of Contents 



Page 



Membership vii 



The Charge ix 



Introduction 1 



Origins and Nature of the Relationship 3 



Issues and Challenges 5 



The Conduct of Research 6 



Education and Development of the Talent Pool 8 



Dissemination and Utilization of Knowledge 9 



Accountability and Administrative Burdens 9 



Issues for Further Attention 10 



Conclusion 11 



APPENDICES 



A: The RIUs in the Academic System: Data Overview 13 



B: Agency Perspectives 23 



Introduction 25 



Agency for International Development 25 



Department of Agriculture 27 



Department of Commerce 31 



Department of Defense 34 



Department of Education 36 



Department of Energy 38 



Department of Housing and Urban Development 40 



Department of the Interior 41 



Department of State 42 



Department of Veterans Affairs 44 



Environmental Protection Agency 46 



National Aeronautics and Space Administration 47 



National Endowment for the Humanities 50 



National Institutes of Health 52 



National Science Foundation 56 



