8: R&D Criteria
ENHANCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA Other Information:
This program initiative calls on Federal Government agencies to apply a framework using three criteria —relevance, quality
and performance — to research. USDA’s research and development agencies — the Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State
Research, Education and Extension Service; Economic Research Service; and Forest Service Research and Development – have moved
forward aggressively to integrate this framework. The use of the criteria is an effective means to ensure that programs are
addressing the right issues, meeting high quality standards and accomplishing what they set out to do. USDA’s plans include:
Continuing to apply objective criteria as projects are evaluated for funding; Closely coordinating among research agencies
to ensure that common criteria and performance measures are used where possible; and Incorporating results into decision making.
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