Check List for Action
Recommendations to:
Federal Agencies
n	Create Targeted Grant Programs for Early-Career Faculty
n	Create Seed Funding Programs for Early-Career Faculty
n	Pay Special Attention to Early-Career Faculty in Regular Grant Programs
n	Develop Supportive Polices for Primary Caregivers
n	Explore Targeted Grant Mechanisms and Policies to Foster Potentially Transformative Research
n	Adopt Funding Mechanisms and Policies That Nurture Transformative Research in All Award Programs
n	Strengthen Grant Review Processes
n	Invest in Program Officers
n	Establish New Programs Only if They Have Critical Mass
n	Track Demographics on a Government-Wide Basis
Universities
n	Actively Mentor Early-Career Scientists
n	Create Seed Funding Programs for Early-Career Faculty
n	Reconsider Promotion and Tenure Policies
n	Address the Needs of Primary Caregivers and Childbearing Needs
n	Accept Institutional Responsibility for a Greater Portion of Faculty Salaries
n	In Building New Facilities, Shoulder a Larger Share of the Financial Cost
Private Foundations
n	Spread the Wealth: Ensure a Greater Number of New Investigators by Capping the Number of Start-up and First Awards to a Single Individual