Appendix B GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT RESEARCH PROPOSALS Title I of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (PL 87-415) authorizes the Secretary of Labor to "arrange . . . for the conduct of such research and investigations as give promise of furthering the objectives of this Act." Under this authority, the Department of Labor enters into contracts for the conduct of research by organizations and individuals outside the Department. The Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation, and Research (OMPER) has the responsibility for the conduct and coordination of research in the broad areas of manpower resources, requirements, development, utilization, mobility, and automation and technological change, for the purpose of providing information which will lead to the development of informed and responsive manpower policies and programs. Academic institutions, State and local government organizations, and other organizations and individuals from all the social science disciplines with research capabilities in the manpower area may apply for contracts to conduct research. It is suggested that before a detailed research proposal is developed in accordance with the following guidelines, interested researchers should submit a brief summary of their ideas. Preliminary submissions of research ideas should contain the following information in brief nontechnical language: 1. Problem to be investigated. 2. Objectives of study. 3. Procedures. 4. Time and budget requirements (summary only). Research organizations submitting research ideas to OMPER for the first time may also wish to submit background information concerning their staff, facilities, and capabilities for research. Based on a review of a preliminary submission, OMPER may request that a formal contract research proposal be submitted. Thirty copies of the formal proposal should then be furnished in the form outlined in the guidelines. For all funded proposals, 225 reproduced copies of the final report resulting from the research will be required. Publications based on the research conducted under the contract will acknowledge that the research was supported by a contract from the Office of Manpower Policy, Evaluation, and Research of the U.S. Department of Labor under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962. The Department will have a nonexclusive right to publish and distribute the final report of the research, and to use the findings including any research designs developed by the research for any purpose whatsoever. |