Practice and Implications of Funding and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Programs in the United States Federal Government

Authors

Zhiling HAN, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Baicun LI, School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Xiaoxi XIAO, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Xiaoxuan LI, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Keywords

national S&T budget,Alzheimer's disease,performance management

Document Type

Theory and Practice of S&T Performance Budgeting Evaluation

Abstract

How to fund and manage major scientific projects of scientific frontier or national needs, including topic selection, funding programs, performance evaluation, etc., is an urgent problem facing in China. In this study, the federal government of the United States funding and organizing research on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease was studied to reveal the key mechanisms behind its significant progress. It is found that the United States has formed a set of relatively mature and effective financial support mechanism in science and technology projects, including organization and mobilization, object management, performance evaluation, budget evaluation. This set of mechanism is the base for performance management of major scientific projects, and also the foundation of financial effectiveness. This research studied the practices and experiences of the United States. in funding and managing major scientific projects, and also raised important implication for China.

First page

219

Last Page

229

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

HAN, Zhiling; LI, Baicun; XIAO, Xiaoxi; and LI, Xiaoxuan (2023) "Practice and Implications of Funding and Management of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Programs in the United States Federal Government," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 2 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230106003
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss2/5