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4 A Model for Evaluating Research and Development Programs
Pages 52-57

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... Those steps can be described in different terms, depending on the agency using them and the scope of the research involved. For the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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... EPA's and ORD's strategic planning architecture fits into the logic diagram as follows: the ellipse under "Research Outputs" contains the annual performance metrics and the annual performance goals (EPA 2007b) , the arrow under "Intermediate Outcomes from Research" contains sub-long-term goals, the ellipse under "Intermediate Outcomes from Users of Research" contains the
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... Process inputs: •Budget Customers: •Staff •EPA program •Training offices & other Research federal To protect •Facilities (intramural •Recommendations agencies human health and •Reports •State & local and the extramural) : •Improved body of knowledge governments environment, •Publications -making available for decision •Nongovern- •Guidance via the following Planning •Monitoring •Workshops •New tools and models mental •Regulations goals: inputs: •Epidemiologic disseminated organizations •Databases •Clean Air & studies •Standards •Stakeholders •Application-ready technology •Tribes Addressing Global •Conferences provided (regulatory • Physical studies •Technologies Climate Change offices- •Tools & methods •Integrated science •Science & • Toxicologic assessments technical •Education •Clean & Safe Water national, state, studies •Best practices local)
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... • Intermediate outcome from research: a monitoring framework is available for streams and rivers in the western United States that can be used from the local to the national level for statistical assessments of condition and change. • Intermediate outcome from customers: the states and tribes use a common monitoring design and appropriate ecologic indicators to determine the status and trends of ecologic resources.
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... REFERENCES EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
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... Office of Science Policy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [online]
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