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Appendix C: Web-Based Questionnaire
Appendix C: Web-Based Questionnaire
Pages 175-184
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This questionnaire will take approximately 10-20 minutes. About the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative AFRI is a competitive grant program charged with "funding research, education, and extension grants and integrated research, extension, and education grants that address key problems of national, regional, and multistate importance in sustaining all components of agriculture, including farm efficiency and profitability, ranching, renewable energy, forestry (both urban and agroforestry)
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Research user from government or industry Agricultural or forest producer and related professional society Research Performer Please provide information about yourself. Title/Position: Type of Institution 1862 Land Grant University 1890 Land Grant University 1994 Land Grant University Public Non-Land Grant Private University/College Private Research Federal 111
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Charitable Foundation Private Sector Other Are you a new investigator (less than 5 years of experience on faculty)
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Yes, very familiar Somewhat familiar Not familiar at all Was there an AFRI request for applications directly related to your area of research, extension, or academic program in the following years? Please answer "yes", "no", or "not sure".
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Extremely effectively Somewhat effectively Indifferent Somewhat ineffectively Extremely ineffectively Comments: (For AFRI Grantees only) Is the reporting requirement a fair and effective method to identify successful projects?
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If you indicated "somewhat ineffective" or "extremely ineffective", please provide comments on why it was ineffective. Extremely effective Somewhat effective Indifferent Somewhat ineffective Extremely ineffective Comments: Do you believe that it is necessary to integrate agricultural research, extension, and education?
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Yes, very familiar Somewhat familiar Not familiar at all (please visit http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri_synopsis.html to learn about the program.) Are there research areas in the AFRI program that duplicate those pursued in your industry?
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research Neither public nor private sector research has been relevant for my needs. Please describe areas of future research topics and areas that can be helpful for addressing your current concerns.
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