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... Such careful analysis of program needs and opportunities should first involve outside advice and staff judgment and then careful consideration by the National Science Board (NSB) ; it should precede arid help shape the solicitation and review processes.
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... In an earlier example, planning conducted jointly by NSF with the earth sciences research community resulted in the Continental Lithosphere Program. The program balanced big science facilities, such as the global seismic array and the continental scientific drilling program, with support for individual investigators to use those facilities and conduct complementary, small-scale research in the field.
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... Major awards should then be justified on the basis of whether or not they contribute to the most productive mix of research and the overall health of the research field. In this way, We overall strategy for a field would be more consistent internally, more understandable to the affected research community, and also more intelligible to the public and its elected officials who ultimately bear the responsibility for investment in research.
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