Implementing Partner: National Academy of Sciences (NAS) GOP Partners: Higher Education Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology Period: June 2005 - December 2011 Funding: $7,500,000

USAID manages the annual U.S. peer review of research grant proposals, award grants to U.S. partners involved in funded projects, and monitor and assists with panel evaluation of progress on funded projects. Grants awarded under the program support collaborations between Pakistani and U.S. scientists, engineers, and healthcare specialists in a range of fields important to Pakistan, including agriculture, water, health, and environmental sciences.