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Poster Abstract<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong><br />

Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Research Administration International<br />

Milwaukee, WI<br />

October 16-19, 2005<br />

Principal Author: Gus Godoy, CRA<br />

Author Affiliation: Executive Director and Administrative Officer for R & D<br />

South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education<br />

Author Email: Gustavo.godoy@med.va.gov<br />

Author Address: Executive Director and Administrative Officer for R & D<br />

South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education<br />

Miami VA Medical Center<br />

1201 N. W. 16th Street, room 2A102,<br />

Miami, FL, 33125, USA<br />

Title: “Partnership between VA Research and Development and<br />

Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>it Corporations – Its Impact on Research and Improved<br />

Medical Care”.<br />

Abstract:<br />

Poster Abstracts<br />

<strong>The</strong> enactment by Congress <strong>of</strong> Public Law 85-857 in 1958 established Research and Development<br />

as an <strong>of</strong>ficial component <strong>of</strong> the health care mission <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Veterans Affairs (VA). In<br />

recent years, in order to sustain their research programs in the face <strong>of</strong> shrinking VA support, VA<br />

research scientists have increasingly sought support from extramural sources, including other Federal<br />

agencies, research foundations and industrial companies. This extramural support has steadily<br />

increased over the years and in FY 2003 it was approximately $185 million, nearly one-half <strong>of</strong> the<br />

total current support for VA investigators ($406 million). To regulate the administration <strong>of</strong> these<br />

non- federally appropriated funds, Congress enacted Public Law 100-322, which allows the establishment<br />

<strong>of</strong> VA non-pr<strong>of</strong>it research corporations and governs how they shall function. <strong>The</strong> existence<br />

<strong>of</strong> these foundations has provided a greater degree <strong>of</strong> flexibility in administration <strong>of</strong> funds,<br />

purchasing, and personnel actions, compared to federally operated programs, and it has proven<br />

to be a major boon to VA medical research. Consequently, research foundations have contributed<br />

substantially to the VA researchers’ constant seeking <strong>of</strong> new ways to prevent, treat and cure disease<br />

for veterans and Americans.<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong> Proceedings Book 9

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