U.S. Public Agricultural Research: Changes in Funding Sources and Shifts in Emphasis, 1980-2005
By David Schimmelpfennig and Paul Heisey
Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-45) 42 pp,
March 2009
Over the years, proposals have recommended shifting the focus of public agricultural
research from applied to basic research, and giving higher priority to peer-reviewed,
competitively funded grants. The public agricultural research system in the United States
is a Federal-State partnership, with most research conducted at State institutions. In
recent years, State funds have declined, USDA funds have remained fairly steady (with
changes in the composition of funding), but funding from other Federal agencies and the
private sector has increased. Efforts to increase competitively awarded funds for research
have fluctuated over time, as have special grants (earmarks). Along with shifts in funding
sources, the proportion of basic research being undertaken within the public agricultural
research system has declined. This report focuses on the way public agricultural research
is funded in the United States and how changes in funding sources over the last 25 years
reflect changes in the type of research pursued.
Keywords: Agricultural research, Current Research Information System, CRIS, State Agricultural Experiment Stations (SAES), competitive and formula funds, ERS, USDA
In this report ... Chapters are
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- Abstract, Contents, and Summary, 187 kb.
- Introduction, 44 kb.
- About the Data, 28 kb.
- Public Agricultural Research as a Federal-State Partnership, 44 kb.
- Recent Institutional Changes and Trends in Funding, 34 kb.
- Shifts to Competitive Awards and the Limited Impact on Basic Agricultural Research, 41 kb.
- Changes in Funding Sources Interact To Influence Research Portfolios, 29 kb.
- Research Results May Have Additional Impact Through “Spillover”, 24 kb.
- Conclusion, 27 kb.
- References, 26 kb.
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Updated date: March 31, 2009
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