… something they call forward funding, where instead of just annually funding one year of grant research activity, you actually fund a multi year grant all at once up front. And The administration has wanted to move into doing [forward funding] more and more and more. But if you have a finite number of dollars, that simply means fewer grants will be awarded each year. (11:46–11:51)
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Asserts that the administration wants to increase the use of forward funding for grants.
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