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Committee on Strategy and Budget
Task Force on Cost Sharing
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| Chairman: |
Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier |
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| Members: |
Dr. Mark R. Abbott
Dr. Camilla P. Benbow
Dr. Jon C. Strauss
Dr. Thomas N. Taylor
Dr. Richard F. Thompson |
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| Consultants: |
Dr. Daniel E. Hastings
Dr. Jo Anne Vasquez |
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| Executive Secretary:
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Ms. Jennifer Richards |
Request for public comment.
On July 9 and July 10, 2008, the National Science Board Task Force on Cost Sharing will hold two
roundtable discussions at NSF.
July 9: "Roundtable Discussion 2 on Voluntary Cost Sharing: Specification, Tracking, and Role in
the NSF Decision Process".
Agenda and Participants.
July 10: "Roundtable Discussion 3 on Implications on Mandatory and Voluntary Cost Sharing for
Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering Research and Education".
Agenda and Participants.
In October 2007, the National Science Board established a Task Force on Cost Sharing to
examine issues related to cost sharing over a 1-year period in order to formulate constructive
policy recommendations for the National Science Foundation. The Task Force was established in
response to a Congressional mandate in the August 9, 2007 America COMPETES Act requiring the
Board to provide a report within 6 months on potential unintended consequences of its 2004 revision
to NSF cost sharing policy that eliminated mandatory cost sharing for all NSF programs. Prior to
2004, specific NSF programs could set cost sharing requirements for solicited proposals in addition
to the statutory one percent requirement (which has since been eliminated from NSF Congressional
appropriations language).
The Act directed the Board to "evaluate the impact of its policy to eliminate cost sharing for
research grants and cooperative agreements for existing programs that were developed around industry
partnerships and historically required cost sharing, such as the Engineering Research Centers and
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers. The Board shall also consider the impact that
the cost sharing policy has on initiating new programs for which industry interest and participation
are sought."
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On February 8, 2007, the Task Force issued a report on NSF cost sharing policy focusing
specifically on the issues raised by Congress in the America COMPETES Act.
Download Report to Congress
on Cost Sharing Policies at the National Science Foundation.
To inform this report, the Task Force held a Board-sponsored roundtable discussion:
December 7, 2007: "Roundtable Discussion on Cost Sharing," National Science Foundation,
Arlington, VA
Agenda
List of Participants
The Task Force is currently continuing its examination of key issues and challenges in cost
sharing in order to use those findings to formulate a comprehensive set of recommendations on
NSF cost sharing policy. Its study will be informed by subsequent roundtable discussions involving
stakeholders in academia, government, and industry.
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