This report addresses the question of whether it is possible and desirable to augment the appropriated dollars for CDMRP with funding from other sources. The answer to the of whether it is possible rests on an analysis of nonfederal sources of funding and mechanisms that may be available to access them, as well as potential impediments to that process. The answer to whether it is desirable rests on an analysis of how these other sources and funding mechanisms might affect the goals and effectiveness of CDMRP. Desirability also depends on how “augmentation” is defined. Augmentation of funding that increases public health, for example, by creating a critical mass of knowledge or skills, or by joining complementary resources that are needed to solve a problem, or by enabling results that would not otherwise be possible, is more desirable than augmentation that only serves to extend program funds, especially if the additional funds are not newly applied to biomedical research and are simply shifted from other biomedical research uses.

Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• COMMITTEE ON ALTERNATIVE FUNDING STRATGIES FOR DOD'S PEER REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
• Reviewers
• Preface
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
  • DOD'S CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
  • OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT CDMRP
  • THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS TASK
  • REFERENCES
• 2. Sources of Funding for Biomedical Research
  • THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
  • PRIVATE INDUSTRY
  • VENTURE CAPITAL
  • ACADEMIA
  • PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS
  • STATE GOVERNMENTS
  • REFERENCES
• 3. Examples of Leveraging Nonfederal Dollars for Research
  • COST SHARING OR MATCHING REQUIRED OF AWARDEES
  • NONFEDERAL FUNDING SECURED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
  • NONFEDERAL FUNDING VOLUNTEERED TO FEDERAL AGENCIES
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
• 4. Assessment of Alternative Sources and Mechanisms of Nonfederal Support
  • POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COST SHARING AND MATCHING REQUIREMENTS
  • AGENCY EXPERIENCES WITH COST SHARING
  • VOLUNTARY COLLABORATIONS
  • IMPACTS OF ALTERNATIVES ON THE CURRENT PROGRAM
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
• 5. Findings and Recommendations
  • Recommendation 1: Facilitate Collaboration When Appropriate
  • Recommendation 2: Provide DOD with Gift Authority
  • Recommendation 3: Limit Cost-Sharing/Matching Requirements
  • Recommendation 4: Issue Guidelines for Collaboration
  • REFERENCE
• A Selected Federal Programs with Nonfederal Funding Participation
• B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
• C Workshop Agenda
• D Leveraging Public Investments with Private Sector Partnerships: A Review of the Economics Literature

This study was supported by Contract No. W81XWH-04-C-0077 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Defense. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.