Setting the research agenda for wood – If not now, when?

Published: 2004

Author(s):
Zink-Sharp, A.
Stokke, D. D.
Shaler, S. M.
Wolcott, M. P.
Smith, P. M.

Publication Name: Wood and Fiber Science

Publication URL: https://wfs.swst.org/index.php/wfs/article/view/79/79

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Abstract:

National research funding, a critical issue for wood scientists and the forest products industry, is undergoing significant change. The USDA spends about $1.7 billion annually on research related to the nation’s system of food, fiber, and natural re- sources, of which about $120 million (-7%) is spent on merit-based, peer-reviewed research funded by the National Research Initiative Compet- itive Grants Program (NRI).’ The balance (nearly $1.6 billion) is distributed through intramural re- search grants to USDA staff (including coops), for- mula funds to state agriculture experiment stations, and special grants for targeted initiatives.