PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Program must push federal agencies to support big, long-term research in networking and information technology that helps agency missions and can boost the national economy and other public benefits. Work can be basic research or demonstrations. The advisory committee under section 5511(b) must recommend research areas for the Program to consider. Projects must be chosen by a competitive, merit-based process. They should, when possible, link universities and industry and may include nonprofit centers and federal labs. They should build on state and private efforts and include a plan to move results to industry. Agencies may give preference to projects that bring in non‑federal funding.

Title 15, §5512

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(a)In general

The Program shall encourage the participating agencies to support foundational, large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary, and interagency information technology research and development activities in networking and information technology directed toward agency mission areas that have the potential for significant contributions to national economic competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. Such activities, ranging from basic research to the demonstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the development of fundamental discoveries. The advisory committee established under section 5511(b) of this title shall make recommendations to the Program for candidate research and development areas for support under this section.

(b)Characteristics

(1)In general

Research and development activities under this section shall—

(A)include projects selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive, merit-based process;

(B)to the extent practicable, involve collaborations among researchers in institutions of higher education and industry, and may involve nonprofit research institutions and Federal laboratories, as appropriate;

(C)to the extent practicable, leverage Federal investments through collaboration with related State and private sector initiatives; and

(D)include a plan for fostering the transfer of research discoveries and the results of technology demonstration activities, including from institutions of higher education and Federal laboratories, to industry for commercial development.

(2)Cost-sharing

In selecting applications for support, the agencies may give special consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal sources.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5512, Pub. L. 102–194, title I, § 102, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1598, related to the National Research and Education Network, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–329, title I, § 105(g), Jan. 6, 2017, 130 Stat. 2982.

§5512 Grand Challenges in Areas of National Importance

Summary

Title 15, §5512

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