Wood Utilization Research and Product Development Capacity in the United States: A Review

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objectives and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Definition and Data Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prior Reviews and Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY: PUBLIC SECTOR . . . . . . . . . Public Research Organizations Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sponsored Programs and Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic and Applied Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subjects of Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State Research Performing Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agencies and Departments Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University Research Service Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research and Development Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federally Sponsored and Financed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formula-Funded Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grants and Cooperative Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Privately Sponsored and Financed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Research Performing and Sponsoring Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . Research Performing Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Energy . . . . . . . . Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . Research Sponsoring Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Research Sponsorship Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . Small Business Innovative Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY: PRIVATE SECTOR . . . . . . . . . Private Organizations Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wood-based Manufacturing Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industry-wide Research Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Company Research Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research Service Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade and Business Associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page

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