Progress 02/15/24 to 02/14/25
Outputs
Target Audience:GUIRR's audience is the heads, senior-most scientists, and directors of research with the federal research agencies and laboratories; presidents and vice presidents for research for universities, both public and private; and chief technology officers and directors of R&D and of partnerships for corporations. FDP's audience is university research faculty and administrators (institutional recipients of federal research grants and contracts) and federal agency officials and grants managers. Changes/Problems:The authorized organizational representative has changed from Dunyako Ahmadu to Mikel Jenkins, Contract Manager; mjenkins@nas.edu; 202-334-2084 What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?GUIPRR workshops enable personal and institutional networking opportunities for members and invited guests. The FDP currently involves 48 Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs - up from 26 in the previous phase) as non-dues-paying member organizations. This includes a large cohort of HBCU and MSIs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are disseminated via the GUIPRR and FDP websites; email missives; widespread distribution of publications; regular webinars; word of mouth from active members; member organizations' newsletters/publications; and briefings/presentations before other professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?GUIPRR will hold three member meetings in the coming year (which will consist of a convening of the GUIPRR Council, and a workshop for the full Roundtable membership). GUIPRR's first meeting of 2025 will take place on February 25-26 -Bolstering national science & technology competitiveness through effective science communication. This workshop will explore "communication" from different angles including: how inclusive public engagement strategies can mitigate mistrust in science and technology; how effective communication to policymakers can drive S&T economic and workforce development; how earlier and more open pathways for dissemination of scientific results spur more rapid R&D innovation; and how the balance of national and international S&T priorities is best conveyed to the different sectors to maximize competitiveness. Subsequent meetings will be held on June 17-18, 2025, and October 28-29, 2025 (topics will be determined at the preceding meetings. Written Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief will be prepared and published after each meeting by the National Academies Press. GUIPRR webinars will continue on a near-monthly basis. Ad-hoc workshops proposed and led by GUIPRR members will be considered. FDP will host its member meetings as well, following on its most recent virtual meeting held January 13-15, 2025. Subsequent meetings will be held in May and September 2025. The May 28-30 meeting will be held in person at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Foreign influence in research + NSPM-33 and reducing administrative burden will continue to be major topics for consideration. Session summaries will post online once the meetings conclude. Project work will continue, with emphasis too on capacity-building, including implementation of FDP's strategic plan, revamping the FDP website, and implementation of an FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Template Pilot. National Academies staff will continue to work with FDP Executive Director Maria Koszalka and the FDP Executive Committee to facilitate FDP's work.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
February 6-7, 2024 - GUIPRR held its first workshop for 2024, "Supporting K-12 STEM Education to Create the Foundations for Innovation." The meeting considered how the K-12 educational pipeline could be supported by the US research enterprise across diverse sectors to encourage workforce development and enhance future innovation and entrepreneurship. Senior leaders from government, university, industry, and philanthropy convened with educational experts to discuss the evolving state of K-12 STEM education, early entrepreneurship education, and the future of the STEM workforce, how to encourage science-based economic development through regional education programs and mapping the future of early STEM education to prepare an innovation-based workforce. The agenda, participants list, speaker bios, and several of the presenters' slides are available on the GUIPRR website. Recordings from the meeting broken into panels are available to GUIPRR members and can be viewed here. As with all GUIPRR meetings, staff has prepared a written summary of the proceedings, which is available here and published by the National Academies Press. ?June 25-26, 2024 - GUIPRR held its second workshop for 2024, "GUIPRR at 40: Reimagining the Triple Helix of Innovation, Investments, and Partnerships," on June 25-26th. The meeting considered how the innovation landscape across the U.S. ecosystem is changing. The scientific enterprise has radically evolved and will continue to change with the progress of scientific innovation. New stakeholders beyond GUIPRR's traditional Government-University-Industry membership have appeared, and new and diverse funding structures have been constructed. Globalization has created opportunities and threats for U.S. R&D, new partnerships to shepherd basic research into innovative technology have been created, and technological change is rapidly accelerating. This workshop reflected on GUIPRR's 40-year history of partnership building and envisioned how GUIPRR could aspire to participate in constructing a more agile and efficient national innovation ecosystem for the next decade. The meeting materials are available on the GUIPRR website. Recordings from the meeting can be viewed here. A written summary of the proceedings, which is available here. October 15-16, 2024 - The fall 2024 GUIPRR meeting "Incentivizing urgency, speed and scale to support future U.S. Innovation." discussed models for accelerating funding to increase competitiveness. The traditional funding and incentivizing model for R&D has evolved rapidly within the last decade. Traditional research processes are ill-suited to induce a rapid transition to real-world applications and markets. New and diverse funding structures have been developed to carry technology through from basic research to societal applications. Are these models well suited to work at scale and with the speed needed to keep up with scientific change? This workshop considered models that address balancing risk and speed for new technologies across multiple players (industry, university, philanthropy, and government) and incentivize risk-taking to address urgent problems not well-served by traditional strategies.Recordings from the meeting broken into panels are available to GUIPRR members and can be viewed here. PROJECTS:Continued free monthly webinars on topics of crossover appeal. Here is a list of the free monthly webinars held in 2024:? https://www.nationalacademies.org/GUIPRR/our-work FDP held three meetings in 2024 (400+ participants when in-person; over 600 registrants when virtual). Agendas, presentations, and session summaries post on the FDP website. FDP transitioned to Phase VII in October 2020, marked by development of updated FDP Strategic Plan and an increase in membership from 154 to 217 institutions. The January 22-24, 2024 FDP meeting was held virtually. There were over 700 registered participants. The meeting had 16 sessions which included a plenary session ("Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise," presented by Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Special Advisor to the Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). Dr. Droegemeier discussed his new book entitled, "Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise: Becoming a Successful Scholar in a Complex and Competitive Environment." In addition, Dr. Cansu Canca, Northeastern University, presented on the role of AI in Research Administration, including the impact of AI on the IRB and other regulatory oversight. The May 22-24, FDP meeting was held in-person in Washington, DC. There were 419 registered participants. The meeting had 15 sessions which included plenary sessions on "Defining and Addressing Burden: Theory, Research, and Practice," and on "Entrepreneurial Partnerships Between National Laboratories and Regional Institutions of Higher Education." The September 16-18, 2024 FDP meeting was held virtually. There were 629 registered participants. The meeting had 18 sessions which included plenary sessions on the "40th Anniversary of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable," "NIST Frameworks," "Foreign Influence," and "The SECURE Center." In addition, FDP held a webinar on July 31, 2024 on "Strategies for Assessing Efforts in Preparing NIH Institutional Training Grants: Insights from FDP, NIH Biomedical Research Workforce, and NTGCOP". PROJECTS: Work on dedicated projects undertaken by various FDP committees and working groups is ongoing. Steady progress is made between meetings, with updates shared during the meetings. Recent activity follows: (1) The FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Pilot is now in the testing phase. Slides and video of past virtual information sessions are posted on the FDP website (https://thefdp.org/default/fdp-nih-data-management-and-sharing-pilot/). (2) The FDP Website working group is continuing its work on the website and has used the feedback from the launch to help improve the usability of the website working group with help from Vanguard Communications has started work on an FAQ sheet that will help with outreach to faculty, federal agencies, and senior officials at institutions of higher education and other research organizations. (3) The University of Mississippi Center for Research Evaluation (CERE) which serves as an external evaluator for FDP in Phase VII, is working to finalize its report.(4) The Expanded Clearinghouse continues to develop updates and improvements. There are currently 338 institutional profiles, including 216 FDP member institutions and 133 non-FDP members. (5) The FDP continues to utilize the services of an outside vendor with expertise in nonprofit and accounting and finance solutions. FDP is utilizing cloud-based solutions for accounting and audit purposes, as well as payroll. (6) The FDP continues to collaborate with its Federal partners. Michelle Bulls, Director of the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration at NIH, serves as the Lead Federal Representative for the FDP. Ms. Bulls continues to hold monthly meetings with other Federal partners to advance federal engagement and identify and prioritize topics of mutual interest. (7) The FDP Membership Committee is working to implement Member365 member database software. This new service will give FDP members an easy way to update their institutional and personal profiles, interface with committee pages, identify and express interest in volunteer opportunities, and manage their mailing list subscriptions.(8) Following completion of work in 2023 under a separate award from NIH, CUSP or the "Compliance Unit Standard Procedures" group is continuing development and working toward release of its online repository for sharing animal care protocols to the broader animal welfare compliance community.
Publications
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Supporting K-12 STEM Education to Create the Foundations for Innovation: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. GUIRR at 40: Reimagining the Triple Helix of Innovation, Investments, and Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
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Progress 02/15/23 to 02/14/24
Outputs
Target Audience:GUIRR's audience is the heads, senior-most scientists, and directors of research with the federal research agencies and laboratories; presidents and vice presidents for research for universities, both public and private; and chief technology officers and directors of R&D and of partnerships for corporations. FDP's audience is university research faculty and administrators (institutional recipients of federal research grants and contracts) and federal agency official and grants managers. Changes/Problems:Maria Koszalka was hired as the new FDP Executive Director and started work in early April 2023. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?GUIRR workshops enable personal and institutional networking opportunities for members and invited guests. The FDP currently involves 47 Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs - up from 26 in the previous phase) as non-dues-paying member organizations. This includes a large cohort of HBCU and MSIs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are disseminated via the GUIRR and FDP websites; email missives; widespread distribution of publications; regular webinars; word of mouth from active members; member organizations' newsletters/publications; and briefings/presentations before other professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?GUIRR will hold three member meetings in the coming year (which will consist of a convening of the GUIRR Council, and a workshop for the full Roundtable membership). The next meeting is set for February 7, 2024, titled: "Supporting K-12 STEM Education to Create the Foundations for Innovation." Subsequent meetings will be held on June 25-26, 2024, and October 15-16, 2024 (topics will be determined at the preceding meetings. Written Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief will be prepared and published after each meeting by the National Academies Press. GUIRR webinars will continue on a near monthly basis. Ad-hoc workshops proposed and led by GUIRR members will be considered. FDP will host its member meetings as well, following on its most recent virtual meeting held January 22-24, 2024. Subsequent meetings will be held in May and September 2024, and in January 2025. The May 22-24 meeting will be held in person at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Foreign influence in research + NSPM-33 will continue to be major topics for consideration. Session summaries will post online once the meetings conclude. Project work will continue, with emphasis too on capacity-building, including implementation of FDP's strategic plan, implementation of an FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Template Pilot.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
GUIRR convened the following meetings: February 8, 2023 - Strategic Innovation and Commercialization - Supporting IP and Tech Transfer to Advance U.S. Research Competitiveness // U.S. economic advantage in global markets is underpinned by the robustness of the nation's research and innovation enterprise. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of technology transfer and commercialization practices across the country improves innovation-driven economic growth, translates the value of research and innovation to more Americans, and protects the United States' strategic advantage in global technology markets. GUIRRconvened a workshop for its membership and invited guests to discuss opportunities for enhancing U.S. economic competitiveness by improving intellectual property security and protection, time to market competitiveness, and U.S. leadership in international standards bodies. Particular attention was given to cross-sector forums and mechanisms that promote information exchange and build capacity across the research enterprise. June 14, 2023 - Interpreting the Axioms of Innovation // Innovation is a major contributor to national security, productivity, competitiveness, and economic growth. The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 represents a bipartisan commitment to supporting and promoting innovation across industries and sectors throughout the United States, motivated in part by the recognition of a decline in U.S. innovation activity compared with other countries. Capitalizing on new investments and policy to support innovation in the U.S. will require ongoing exploration of national and international innovation systems. GUIRR held a workshop for its membership and invited guests to consider the underpinning norms, conditions, and culture of successful innovation environments, to better enable innovation-fostering partnerships and collaboration. The workshop convened senior leaders from government, academia, and industry to discuss new trends in the theory and practice of innovation. October 11, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence at the Nexus of Collaboration, Competition, and Change // GUIRR held a workshop for its membership and invited guests to discuss the effects of theintelligence (AI) revolution on the regulatory environment, speed and scale of commercialization, and early workforce development. The rapid maturation of AI technology has underscored a need for public and private institutions to understand the impact of disruptive technologies in R&D. This workshop considered how AI-based technologies can be managed across diverse sectors of the R&D ecosystem without stifling innovation. Senior leaders from government, university, and industry discussed ways to strengthen domestic and international cooperation, address competition concerns and challenges, consider regulatory and ethical frameworks, and review the impact of AI on workforce skills and institutional culture. GUIRR's first meeting of 2024 will take place on February 7 - Supporting K-12 STEM Education to Create the Foundations for Innovation The meeting will consider how the K-12 educational pipeline can be supported by the US research enterprise across diverse sectors to encourage workforce development and enhance future innovation and entrepreneurship. Senior leaders from government, university, industry, and philanthropy will convene with educational experts to discuss the evolving state of K-12 STEM education, early entrepreneurship education and the future of the STEM workforce, how to encourage science based economic development through regional education programs and mapping the future of early STEM education to prepare an innovation-based workforce. PROJECTS: Continued free monthly webinars on topics of crossover appeal. Here is a list of the free monthly webinars held in 2023: Jan. 24, 2023: One Health Approach for Effective Biodefense and Global Health Security Feb. 16, 2023: Unlocking New Possibilities for Commercial Fusion Mar. 22, 2023: Engineering Research Opportunities for Tomorrow's Unhackable Infrastructures] Apr. 11, 2023: The New Era of Digital Precision Agriculture May 23, 2023: Standards Development for Critical and Emerging Technologies Jun. 8, 2023: U.S. Research Trends - The Impact of Globalization and Collaboration Jul. 11, 2023: Sustainable Electrification of Transportation Systems Sept. 6, 2023: Latest Advances in Precision Plant Breeding Oct. 31, 2023: Shared Decision-Making: A Catalyst for Real-World Research Solutions FDP held three meetings in 2023 (about 400participants when in-person; over 600 registrants when virtual). Agendas, presentations, and session summaries post on the FDP website. The January 23-25, 2025 FDP meeting was held virtually, including 17 sessions, including one plenary talk and one session for federal agency updates. Over 700 registered participants attended at least one session. The plenary session on Safeguarding the U.S. Research Enterprise: Transparency, Integrity & Reciprocity was also held. The May 24-26, 2023 FDP meeting was the first in-person meeting since 2020. The meeting had 20 sessions which included a plenary session ("The Stresses on the Research Workforce: A Historical Perspective" presented by Dr. Michael Lauer) and a federal agency update session. The meeting had 387 registrants which included administrative, technical, faculty, and federal representatives. The September 19-21, 2023 FDP meeting was held virtually. The meeting had 16 sessions which included a plenary session ("Opening Remarks & The Role of AI in Research Administration" presented by Dan Harmon - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Robert Pilgrim - University of Arkansas, Ashley Bens - Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) and a federal agency update session. The meeting had 715 registrants which included administrative, technical, faculty, and federal representatives. The January 22-24, 2024 FDP meeting was held virtually. The meeting had 16 sessions which included a plenary session ("Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise," presented by Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Special Advisor to the Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) PROJECTS: Work on dedicated projects undertaken by various FDP committees and working groups is ongoing. Steady progress is made between meetings, with updates shared during the meetings. The FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Pilot is currently in Phase 1 and is refining the templates (found on FDP website: https://thefdp.org/demonstrations-resources/nih-data-management-sharing-pilot/) based on feedback from pilot participants. The working group has created two templates (Alpha & Bravo) to test, and they have hosted town halls to receive feedback from volunteer institutions. The FDP Website working group launched the new FDP website on September 25, 2023 and has received positive feedback on its UX design and its intuitive menu structure. The University of Mississippi Center for Research Evaluation which serves as an external evaluator for FDP in Phase VII, conducted a series of interviews with 18 key stakeholders. In its progress report, the evaluators provided a set of proposed performance measures and identified 10 emergent themes for the purposes of broader evaluation. The Expanded Clearinghouse is an FDP-authorized system that publishes online organizational profiles for use in lieu of subrecipient commitment forms. There are currently 324 institutional profiles, including 216 FDP member institutions and 108 non-FDP members. Preparation for the fourth Faculty Workload Survey is ongoing. This is FDP's most visible demonstration, designed to estimate how much time a researcher involved in federally funded research spends on administrative tasks relative to the research - and to determine just where that time is spent and compare results.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Developing Human Capital to Support U.S. Innovation Capacity: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27042.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Strategic Innovation and Commercialization: Supporting IP and Tech Transfer to Advance U.S. Research Competitiveness: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27190.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Interpreting the Axioms of Innovation: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/27434.
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Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2024
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Meeting: Artificial Intelligence at the Nexus of Collaboration, Competition, and Change: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Progress 02/15/22 to 02/14/23
Outputs
Target Audience:GUIRR's audience is the heads, senior-most scientists, and directors of research with the federal research agencies and laboratories; presidents and vice presidents for research for universities, both public and private; and chief technology officers and directors of R&D and of partnerships for corporations. FDP's audience is university research faculty and administrators (institutional recipients of federal research grants and contracts) and federal agency official and grants managers. Changes/Problems:The authorized organizational representative has changed from Dunyako Ahmadu to Mikel Jenkins, Contract Manager; mjenkins@nas.edu; 202-334-2084 What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?GUIRR workshops enable personal and institutional networking opportunities for members and invited guests. The FDP currently involves 48 Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs - up from 26 in the previous phase) as non-dues-paying member organizations. This includes a large cohort of HBCU and MSIs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are disseminated via the GUIRR and FDP websites; email missives; widespread distribution of publications; regular webinars; word of mouth from active members; member organizations' newsletters/publications; and briefings/presentations before other professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?GUIRR will hold three member meetings in the coming year (which will consist of a convening of the GUIRR Council, and a workshop for the full Roundtable membership). The next meeting is set for February 7-8, 2023, titled Strategic Innovation and Commercialization: Supporting IP and Tech Transfer to Advance U.S. Research Competitiveness. Subsequent meetings will be held on June 13-14 and October 10-11, 2023 (topics will be determined at the preceding meetings), and in February 2024. Written Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief will be prepared and published after each meeting by the National Academies Press. GUIRR webinars will continue on a near monthly basis. Ad-hoc workshops proposed and led by GUIRR members will be considered. FDP will host its member meetings as well, following on its most recent virtual meeting held January 23-26, 2023. Subsequent meetings will be held in May and September 2023. The May 24-26 meeting will be held in person at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Foreign influence in research + NSPM-33 will continue to be major topics for consideration. Session summaries will post online once the meetings conclude. Project work will continue, with emphasis too on capacity-building, including implementation of FDP's strategic plan, revamping the FDP website, and implementation of an FDP NIH Data Management and Sharing Template Pilot. A new FDP Executive Director will be named, replacing David Wright who has elected to step down.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
GUIRR convened the following meetings: February 16, 2022 - Supporting Partnerships for Food Security and Sustainability // A workshop to discuss opportunities for supporting research and innovation to address agricultural and human health challenges. The workshop considered the intersection of food access, nutritional security, and health equity; the impacts of agriculture on climate change and the changing climate's impact on agricultural productivity; the future of food production and sustainable land use management; and opportunities and challenges for curbing and preventing food loss and waste. Central to the discussion was the role of partnerships to enable alignment and collaboration across sectors. GUIRR Council members convened in conjunction with the workshop on February 15 to hear remarks from Christopher Frey (EPA) and Joni Rutter (NCATS/ NIH). June 28-29, 2022 - Enhancing U.S. Science and Innovation with Novel Cross-Sector Partnerships // A workshop to discuss current and proposed multi-sector partnerships that enhance science and technology innovation, national security, and national prosperity. The workshop explored the motives, responsibilities, concerns, and objectives that bring institutions to the table to pursue and sustain partnership, and highlighted collaborations between government, universities, and industry with non-profit organizations, philanthropic foundations, and venture capital partners. GUIRR Council members convened in conjunction with the meeting on June 28 to hear remarks from Richard Danzig, former Secretary of the Navy. October 18-19, 2022 - Developing Human Capital to Support U.S. Innovation Capacity // A workshop to consider the role of talent and workforce development in supporting national innovation capacity, to adequately prepare the 21st century workforce and beyond; to improve competitiveness in critical economic sectors; and to support responsiveness and resilience to global challenges. Speakers and attendees examined demographic and geopolitical shifts impacting wellbeing, education, and work across the U.S. research and innovation environment, and discussed the ways partnerships and cross-sector collaboration can enable or enhance opportunities for talent and human capital development and management throughout the research enterprise. GUIRR Council members convened in conjunction with the workshop on October 18 to hear remarks from Acting ARPA-E director Jennifer Gerbi. GUIRR's first meeting of 2023 will take place on February 7-8 - Strategic Innovation and Commercialization: Supporting IP and Tech Transfer to Advance U.S. Research Competitiveness. The workshop will explore opportunities for enhancing U.S. economic competitiveness by improving intellectual property security and protection, time to market competitiveness, and U.S. leadership in international standards bodies. The Council will convene to hear remarks from ARPA-H director Renee Wegrzyn. PROJECTS: Continued free monthly webinars on topics of crossover appeal. FDP held three meetings in 2022 (400+ participants when in-person; over 600 registrants when virtual). Agendas, presentations, and session summaries post on the FDP website. FDP transitioned to Phase VII in October 2020, marked by development of updated FDP Strategic Plan and an increase in membership from 154 to 217 institutions. The January 10-13, 2022 FDP meeting was held virtually, including 14 sessions, including one plenary talk and one session for federal agency updates. A total of 681 registered for the meeting. Dr. Maria Zuber of MIT and co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) had a fireside chat with Dr. Richard Seligman, formerly of California Institute of Technology. The session addressing foreign influence in research was another highlight. The May 9-12, 2022 FDP meeting was held virtually, including 15 sessions, including one plenary panel and one session for federal agency updates. Over 600 registered for the meeting. Highlights of the meeting included the plenary panel session on Agency and Institutional Considerations to Build and Maintain Data Management and Sharing Infrastructure and sessions on The Great Resignation and Potential Impacts to the Research Enterprise and SciENcv and meeting requirements of the NSPM-33/OSTP Guidance. The September 12-15, 2022 FDP meeting was held virtually, including 16 sessions, with one plenary panel and one session for federal agency updates. Over 700 registered participants attended at least one session. Highlights of the meeting included the plenary panel session on NIH implementation of its new data management and sharing policy, a presentation and discussion on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and a panel session on the Ukrainian crisis and its effect on the research enterprise, and a panel session on science and security. PROJECTS: PROJECTS: FDP committees continued work on a number of projects and demonstrations, including: (1) Expanded Clearinghouse is an FDP-authorized system that publishes online organizational profiles for use in lieu of subrecipient commitment forms. Pass-through entities utilize this publicly-available information when issuing subawards or monitoring subrecipient organizations. The Expanded Clearinghouse continues to develop updates and improvements. There are currently 309 institutional profiles, including 216 FDP member institutions and 93 non-FDP members. (2) The Research Systems and Technology Committee (formerly the eRA Committee) is planning the next phase of its work. The eRA committee had documented the different electronic systems and their requirements that institutions must use in order to administer the grants received from the research agencies. (3) IRB Wizard is a proof-of-concept demonstration designed to allow investigators to enter information about the human subjects protocol into an online decision support system in order to determine if their protocol needs to be reviewed by a full IRB committee or if it's exempt from review. (4) Preparation for the fourth Faculty Workload Survey is ongoing. This is FDP's most visible demonstration, designed to estimate how much time a researcher involved in federally funded research spends on administrative tasks relative to the research - and to determine just where that time is spent and compare results. Prior surveys were conducted in 2005, 2012, and 2018, with results of the last survey estimating 42.3% of research time spent on meeting requirements rather than conducting active research. The fourth survey will be administered in 2023. (5) Compliance Unit Standard Procedure (CUSP). This is an online pilot repository of standardized procedures used for research with animals. Development work on the CUSP is ongoing and the repository entered the testing phase during 2022.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Enhancing U.S. Science and Innovation with Novel Cross-Sector Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26830.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Awaiting Publication
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Developing Human Capital to Support U.S. Innovation Capacity: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Addressing Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities: Proceedings of a Workshop Seriesin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26593.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Supporting Cross-Sector Partnerships for Food Security and Sustainability: Proceedings of a Workshopin Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26689.
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Progress 02/15/21 to 02/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:GUIRR's audience is the heads, senior-most scientists, and directors of research with the federal research agencies and laboratories; presidents and vice presidents for research for universities, both public and private; and chief technology officers and directors of R&D and of partnerships for corporations.FDP's audience is university research faculty and administrators (institutional recipients of federal research grants and contracts) and federal agency official and grants managers. Changes/Problems:The authorized organizational representative has changed from Dunyako Ahmadu to Mikel Jenkins, Contract Manager; mjenkins@nas.edu; 202-334-2084 What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The FDP currently involves 48 Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs - up from 26 in the previous phase) as non-dues-paying member organizations. This includes a large cohort of HBCU and MSIs. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results are disseminated via the GUIRR and FDP websites; email missives; widespread distribution of publications; regular webinars; word of mouth from active members; member organizations' newsletters/publications; and briefings/presentations before other professional organizations. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?GUIRR: We will hold three member meetings in the coming year. The next meeting is set for February 16, 2022, titled Supporting Partnerships forFood Security and Sustainability. Subsequent meetings will be held in June and October 2022 (exact dates and topics yet to be determined), and in February 2023. Members and associates of GUIRR's leadership Council will also meet during these same times. Written Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief will be prepared and published after each meeting by the National Academies Press. GUIRR webinars will continue on a near monthly basis. An ad-hoc workshop to consider ESGs has been proposed and is being considered. A new University Co-Chair will be named in June (the current university co-chair will have concluded her two consecutive 3-year terms by then, the term limit.) GUIRR's current Industry Co-Chair willremain in place. FDP: The FDP will host its member meetings as well, following on its most recent virtual meeting heldJanuary 10-13, 2022. Subsequent meetings will be heldin May and September 2022 (dates TBD) and January 2023. Foreign influencein research + NSPM-33will continueto be major topics for consideration. Session summaries will post online once the meetings conclude. Project work will continue, with emphasis too on capacity-building and a need to develop new system supports for a greatly expanded FDP organization and broadened definition of demonstrations. A new FDP Executive Director will be named to replaceDavid Wright, who has elected to step down.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
GUIRR convened the following meetings: February 10-March 17, 2021--Strengthening U.S. Science and Technology Leadership through Global Cooperation and Partnership // Six 90-minute workshops designed to explore challenges to U.S. leadership in science and innovation and ways in which global engagement can enhance U.S. competitiveness. Sub-topics: Taking Stock of the Challenges to U.S. Science and Technology Leadership; Strengthening the Intersection of Science, Foreign Policy, and International Development Assistance Policy; Improving the U.S. Innovation Environment with Public-Private Partnerships; Demonstrating the Value of International Research Collaboration; Maintaining U.S. Leadership in International Standards Bodies; and Supporting International Students and Researchers in the United States. COUNCIL: Members convened February 16. NSF Director presented priorities and opportunities for collaboration. June 15-July 22, 2021--Partnerships and Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Climate Science and Policy // Five meetings nested under this topic. The first provided an overview of the landscape. Second meeting considered Developments in the Clean Energy Transition and pathways for achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century in the U.S. Third focused on Negative Emissions Technologies for Decarbonization and challenges around carbon capture and sequestration. Fourth meeting considered The Social Cost of Carbon and the Developing Carbon Market and involved two economists, one in regard to regulation and innovation and the other on the development and use of carbon markets to reduce emissions in the U.S. and globally. Final meeting considered Climate Impacts to Health, Equity, and Human Security. Beyond effects of increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather, studies are connecting the impacts of climate change to changes in air quality, water-related illness, food safety, nutrition, and distribution. // COUNCIL: Met June 14. Nine federal representatives delivered updates on their respective nearer-term agency research priorities. Reporting were NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA, NIST, NOAA, GAO, EPA, and FDA. USDA invited; not available. October 13-November 4, 2021--Addressing Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities // We began this series by considering how the U.S. can maintain competitiveness and economic security in critical industries while recognizing that supply chains are inherently global. With meeting #2 we discussed supply chain risk management needs and approaches, noting that just-in-time manufacturing practices have increased efficiency and reduced costs of production across industries but have also created fragile supply chains vulnerable to different types of disruptions.Third meeting examined government supported research and interest in supply chain resilience and sustainability as well as opportunities for collaboration to advance innovation on supply chains that enable development of the circular economy. Concluding meeting considered how to create and support small- and medium-sized manufacturers, particularly with public-private partnerships that improve innovation and productivity of U.S. manufacturing. Closed with example of how SMEs are critical to our nation, how manufacturing jobs continue to evolve, and how "talent is the currency of our economy." COUNCIL: Met October 12. NAE President John Anderson briefed group on priorities, sharing tenets of 2021-2026 strategic plan, stats on NAE membership, updates on programmatic efforts, and mentioned new NSF-funded initiative, ERVA. Group discussed future topics; "Feeding the Future" receiving top vote. In words of one participant: "Food and agriculture have been pushed to the side but there are a lot of signs to prioritize this as a science, engineering, and economic priority." GUIRR's first meeting in 2022 is set for February 16, titled Supporting Partnerships for Food Security and Sustainability. Four panels: (1) Agriculture and climate change, (2) Agricultural sustainability and land use management; (3) Food and nutritional security, and (4) Food waste. We are consulting with and have invited presenters from USDA. Scheduled as in-person event at National Academies Keck Center, though we will pivot to virtual if necessary. COUNCIL: February 15 with presentation by NIH-NCATS Director. PROJECTS: Continued free monthly webinars on topics of crossover appeal. Also hosted Ad-hoc Workshop on August 13 titled "Considering the Future of Federal Research Funding and Partnerships." Catalytic conversation was proposed by member company MITRE given recent proposals from the Biden Administration and Congress that contain increases in budget authority for science/research agencies. Conversation organized around three prompts: (1) key policy challenges of GUI partnerships, (2) place-making and GUI partnerships, and (3) capital. FDP: FDP held three meetings (400+ participants when in-person; over 700 registrants when virtual). Agendas, presentations, and session summaries post on the FDP website. FDP transitioned to Phase VII in October 2020, marked by development of updated FDP Strategic Plan and an increase in membership from 154 to 217 institutions. The FDP held its second meeting of 2021 on May 24-27. Fifteen sessions held, including two plenaries - one, a panel discussing structural and systemic racism through a focus on the funding process - and the Federal Agency Updates with USDA-NIFA reporting. Two sessions centered on foreign influence in research. The fall FDP virtual meeting was held September 20-24. NIH's 5-year strategic plan was presented. Department of Education gave an update on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Three agencies informed us of their implementation plans for the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The next FDP virtual meeting was held January 10-13, 2022. One plenary featured an update on activities of President Biden's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Other sessions considered Research Administration and Contracts, Subawards, Finance/Audit/Costing, NSF Research.gov Modernization, Research Compliance, Foreign Influence, and Research Integrity. And as always: the Federal Agency Updates. PROJECTS: FDP committees continued work on a number of projects and demonstrations, including: (#) Expanded Clearinghouse is an FDP-authorized system that publishes online organizational profiles for use in lieu of subrecipient commitment forms. Pass-through entities utilize this publicly-available information when issuing subawards or monitoring subrecipient organizations. All FDP member institutions and many non-FDP institutions have now entered, maintain, and are expected to update as necessary their entity-related information. (#) electronic Research Administration (eRA) team documented the different electronic systems and their requirements that institutions must use in order to administer the grants received from the research agencies. (#) IRB Wizard is a proof-of-concept demonstration designed to allow investigators to enter information about the human subjects protocol into an online decision support system in order to determine if their protocol needs to be reviewed by a full IRB committee or if it's exempt from review. (#) Prep on fourth Faculty Workload Survey got underway. This is FDP's most visible demonstration, designed to estimate how much time a researcher involved in federally funded research spends on administrative tasks relative to the research - and to determine just where that time is spent and compare results. Prior surveys were conducted in 2005, 2012, and 2018, with results of the last survey estimating 42.3% of research time spent on meeting requirements rather than conducting active research. The fourth survey will be administered in 2023. (#) Compliance Unit Standard Procedure (CUSP). This is an online pilot repository of standardized procedures used for research with animals.
Publications
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Published
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2021
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Strengthening U.S. Science and Technology Leadership through Global Cooperation and Partnership: Proceedings of a Workshop Series-in Brief. National Academies Press.
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Other
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Published
Year Published:
2021
Citation:
Partnerships and Cross-Sector Collaboration to Support Climate Science and Policy: Proceedings of a Workshop Series-in Brief. National Academies Press.
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2022
Citation:
Addressing Supply Chain and Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities: Proceedings of a Workshop Series-in Brief. National Academies Press.
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