Proposed government science program aims to integrate federal research with other players in series of focused networks

A proposed new collaborative program is offering the best opportunity the federal S&T community has had in years to significantly boost its science capacity. As conceived and developed over the past five months, the Federal Innovation Networks of Excellence (FINE) program has been included in the forthcoming Innovation Paper and is poised to capitalize on the government’s commitment to double its investment in R&D over the next decade.