Applied Research

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001926",
  "term": "Applied Research",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Research designed for the purpose of producing results that may be applied to real world situations.\n\n2. Technology development tasks.\n\n3. Research directed to the solution of defined problems.\n\n4. Systematic study to gain knowledge or understanding necessary to determine the means by which a recognized and specific need may be met.\n\n5. Effort that (a) normally follows basic research, but may not be severable from the related basic research; (b) attempts to determine and exploit the potential of scientific discoveries or improvements in technology, materials, processes, methods, devices, or techniques; and (c) attempts to advance the state of the art. When being used by contractors in cost principle applications, this term does not include efforts whose principal aim is the design, development, or testing of specific items or services to be considered for sale; these efforts are within the definition of “development,” given below.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Program Evaluation Glossary",
    "National Research Council Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions, National Research Council, Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA p.16 at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5756.html",
    "Report to Congress Fundamental and Applied Research at the Environmental Protection Agency 1993 p.3 at http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps114320/30002RZ0.pdf",
    "NSF Definitions of Research and Development at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/randdef/fedgov.cfm",
    "48 CFR 35.001 (CFR 2019)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/applied-research/"
}