Minimized burden on the community through more effective management and greater efficiency in the 

 merit review process; 



Increased efficiency in the use of research instruments and facihties through sponsorship of major ad- 

 vances in communications technology and new institutional arrangements; 



Increased efficiency in the use of research funds through interagency collaboration, longer-term grants. 



Enhanced benefits of NSF/RIU relationship on the health of the research and education enterprise: 



Systematic and equitable investments in the physical infrastructure that supports academic research 

 and education; 



Increased participation of U.S. citizens in science and engineering through NSF/RIU contributions to 

 curricula reform and to other innovative programs; 



Expanded benefits from the synergy between NSF funded science and engineering research and educa- 

 tion at RIUs; 



Increased usefulness and efficiency of information collection and dissemination through stronger 

 partnerships and coordination with institutions, with NSF assuming the leadership role in taxonomic 

 standardization. 



Legislative Authority 



The NSF Act. as amended (42 U.S.C. § 1861-75).. 



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