National Science Foundation: Better Use of Existing Resources Could
Improve Program Administration (Letter Report, 06/24/94, GAO/RCED-94-95).

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Directorate for
Education and Human Resources, exercises the unique federal role of
advancing science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education
programs. For fiscal years 1990 through 1993, money available for these
programs more than doubled, from about $243 to $512 million, while
resources to administer and manage the programs grew by less than
one-fourth, or from about $6 million to $7.3 million, adjusted for
inflation. This report examines (1) how the Directorate sets priorities
for its education programs, (2) how the Directorate evaluates the
results of its programs and how these evaluations are used to set future
priorities, and (3) whether the Directorate has obtained the resources
it needs to run its programs effectively.

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 REPORTNUM:  RCED-94-95
     TITLE:  National Science Foundation: Better Use of Existing 
             Resources Could Improve Program Administration
      DATE:  06/24/94
   SUBJECT:  Internal controls
             Program evaluation
             Funds management
             Research and development contracts
             Scientific research
             Education program evaluation
             Educational grants
             Human resources utilization
             Productivity
IDENTIFIER:  NSF Statewide Systematic Initiative Program
             NSF Teacher Enhancement Program
             NSF Instructional Materials Development Program
             NSF Informal Science Education Program
             NSF Young Scholars Program
             
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