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HRD-78-52 1 (1978-05-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxjk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 06192 - [B136636J Minimum Requirements Are Needed for Colleges and Universities To Justify Research Equipment Purchases. HRD-78-52; B-133183. May 11, 1978. 7 pp. + appendix (18 pp.). Report to Rep. Olin E. Teague, Chairman, House Ccmmittee on Science and Technology; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: Procurement of Only Needed Quantities of Goods (1901); Science and Technology: Federal Laboratories and Federally Supported Organizations Performing Rese&rch and Development (2003). Contact: Human Resources Div. Budget Function: General Science, Space, and Techrology: General Science and Basic Besearch (251!. Organization Concerned: National -cience Foundation; National Institutes of Health; Office of Manugement and Budget; Department of Health, Education, and lelfare. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Science and Technology; Senate Committee on Human Resources. Rep. Olin E. Teague. Authority: National Science Foundation Act cf 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861). CMB Circular A-110, ONE Circular A-21. The Nae.ional Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health provide about 65% of the Federal grant funds awarded to colleges and universities to conduct scientific research and appear to be the primary sources of grant funds for research equipment. The Foundation's budget for equipment has increased about 50% since fiscal year 1976, and the National Institutes of Health's expenditures for equipment rose about 25% between 1976 and 1977. During this period, equipment expenses rose from 11% to 13% of total grant expenses for the Foundation and from 5.3% to 5.6% for the National Institutes of Health. Findings/Conclusions: Both the Foundation and the National Institutes of Health rely mainly on the researcher to request ouly necessary eguipment. The agencies also use their research proposal evaluation system, including peer review, budget cuts, and site visits to help eliminate unnecessary equipment requests. Both agencies expect the researcher and/or the department head to determine equipment availability in the department before requesting new equipment. Officials at six of seven universities reviewed said they rely heavily on the researchers' personal knowledge of available equipment when determining tLe need for new equipment. The Foundatiob and the National Institutues of Health both required institutions to maintain property records and periodically conduct physical inventories. Had these requirements been complied with, they could have helped institution officials determine equipment needs. According to Office of Management and Budget (ORB) Circular A-110 issued in 1976, grantees are no longer required

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