• Front Matter R1-R20

• Executive Summary 1-14

• 1 Introduction 15-33

• 2 Current Use of Center Awards 34-61

• 3 Initiation and Management of Center Programs 62-91

• 4 Criteria for Establishing Center Programs 92-105

• 5 Evaluation of Center Programs 106-123

• 6 Closing Comments and Thoughts About the Future 124-136

• Appendix A: NIH Centers Programs 137-145

• Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee and Staff 146-158

• Appendix C: NIH Research Award Activity Codes and Their Definitions 159-163

• Appendix D: NIH Program Planning Process 164-181

• Appendix E: Justification for Center Programs Used in Recent RFAs and PAs 182-194

• Appendix F: Summaries of NIH Selected Center Program Evaluations Previously Conducted by NIH 195-212

" 6 Closing Comments and Thoughts About the Future ." NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004 .

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