The President’s Advisory Committee on University Relations (PACUR) contributed in the development of a set of criteria applied to the submittal of non-core proposals by NCAR. A subcommittee of the URC was appointed in April 1993 to review NCAR's non-NSF proposals and to determine if the proposals were adhering to the criteria. Beginning in December 1995 UOP non-core proposals were also included in this review. This review process is important for two reasons: it is an assurance to the universities that there is no unfair competition and it serves as a mechanism to encourage collaboration between NCAR and UOP and the university community. The procedure that the subcomittee follows for reviewing NCAR and UOP proposals was developed by Ken Pickering, former Chairman of this subcommittee.

The current subcommittee members are listed below: