Functional Areas
ARC funding increased significantly, with a planned budget of some A$736 million by 2006. Its funding programs come under the umbrella of the National Competitive Grants Program:
- Discovery programs, which fund individual researchers and projects
- Linkage programs, which help to broker partnerships between researchers and industry, government and community organisations, and the international community
- Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities program which allows universities to apply collaboratively for infrastructure to assist or underpin research in the sciences and the humanities
- Centres programs, which build research scale, and focus and strengthen major research partnerships and networks
The ARC Strategic Plan 2005–07 set out an ARC vision for three years. It identified the objectives and investment strategies, and specific actions for the ARC to implement in its seven key areas:
- discovery
- linkage
- research training and careers
- research infrastructure
- research priorities
- public engagement
- effective organisation
The strategic plan identified the key performance indicators which would enable the ARC to measure its progress in delivering outcomes of benefit to the community.
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