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RCED-98-82R 1 (1998-02-24)

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GAO             United States
                General Accounting Office
                Washington, D.C. 20548

                Resources, Community, and
                Economic Development Division


                B-279189


                February 24, 1998


                The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
                Chairman, Committee on Science
                House of Representatives
                Subject: Federal Research: Information on the Advanced Technology
                          Program's 1997 Award Selection

                Dear Mr. Sensenbrenner:

                The Advanced Technology Program (ATP), which is administered by the
                National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the Department
                of Commerce, is a competitive cost-sharing program designed for the federal
                government to work in partnership with industry to foster the development
                and broad dissemination of challenging, high-risk technologies that offer the
                potential for significant, broad-based economic benefits for the nation.

                On September 29, 1997, NIST provided the Committee with a list of projects
                that had been selected to receive awards under the fiscal year 1997 ATP
                competitions. In a cover sheet attached to this list, NIST stated that ATP
                rejected project proposals when it concluded that (1) the applicants could
                probably find funding elsewhere or (2) a delay in the project's progress would
                not be a serious national economic concern. We reviewed the ATP proposal
                application and the proposal review process to determine what information
                ATP used to make these determinations.

                BACKGROUND

                ATP's fiscal year 1997 competitions consisted of one general competition and
                six focused program competitions in the following areas: motor vehicle
                manufacturing technology, information infrastructure for health care, digital
                data storage, technologies for the integration of manufacturing applications,
                component-based software, and tissue engineering. A total of 64 industry-

                                                          GAO/RCED-98-82R ATP Award Selection

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