The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a request for information about the funding mechanisms used to support interagency research, namely awards for research provided by a federal agency to a researcher at a federal laboratory that is managed, owned, or operated by another federal agency. The request notes that such awards may take many forms and are modulated by legislation, regulation, interagency agreements, agency policy, program policy, and practices, and the inquiry covers federal laboratories including government-owned, government-operated, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Public comments are being solicited to identify challenges and to improve policy and practice. Comments are due April 14; OSTP has provided a form to facilitate responses.
