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The Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) Program aids in the purchase of laboratory equipment for use in undergraduate laboratories at all levels. Annual funding has been 23 million for the past 5 years and is anticipated to remain at this level for the near future. Typically, 2300 proposals are received, resulting in approximately 600 awards per year. ILI has two components The major one accepts proposals for equipment only, the other, known as Leadership in Laboratory Development, seeks to support the development of exemplary national models for laboratory curricula by providing funds for personnel and supplies as well as for equipment. Five percent of the ILI budget is devoted to Leadership projects, and preliminary proposals are required. A 50% institutional match for equipment costs is necessary for all ILI proposals. The maximum allowable request from NSF is 100,000. In the 1992 competition, 60 proposals to initiate or improve materials science laboratories were received 15 were from departments of chemistry, the remainder from engineering units. 

However, the decision makers, when awarding new cooling water business contracts, may have limited budgets, operate quite differently from their counterparts in the fully industrialized countries, and have different criteria for water treatment program selection and expectations. (As ever, though, the competition will be just as tough, as in the mature markets.)... 

Ensure that safety, health, and environmental protection permeate yom whole commimication system, including poUcies, procedures, goals, objectives, standards, rules, job descriptions, task procedures, budgets, pubhcations, meetings, training programs, performance appraisals and reviews, and recognition and awards. 

Allow employees to participate in the program development. Create a budget and collectively structure the program. What are the goals of the program, and what will be the awards Be sure to properly promote... 

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