MEMORANDUM REPORT OF AUDIT NO 1-512-75-29, EXAMINATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH (CHEMISTRY)

EVALUATION SPANS PERIOD FROM 4/1/73-8/31/74. THE AUDIT INCLUDED TESTS OF FINANCIAL RECORDS AND PROJECT-RELATED DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS SITE-VISITS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE TWO PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES. USAID CUMULATIVE OBLIGATIONS AS OF 6/30/74 TOTALED $819,000,WITH $671,000 DISBURSED. AUDITORS CONCLUDE THAT THE PROJECT HAS ADVANCED THE SCIENCE OF CHEMISTRY IN BRAZIL. FIFTEEN FELLOWSHIP GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN KEY CHEMISTRY DISCIPLINES. SEVEN OF 10 TARGETED RESEARCH LABORATORIES WERE ESTABLISHED AND FULLY EQUIPPED. RESEARCH EFFORTS IN POLYMER,PHYSICAL,AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY NO LONGER REQUIRE FOREIGN INPUTS. IN ADDITION,PERMANENT LINKS FOR COLLABORATION IN ADVANCED CHEMISTRY BETWEEN BRAZIL AND THE US WERE WELL-ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE US NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.