The National Science Foundation (NSF) uses two primary criteria to evaluate proposals: intellectual merit (how your work enhances your field) and broader impacts (how your work benefits society).

Since the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, there have been seven areas emphasized for broader impacts:

NIH recently announced a plan to limit PIs to submitting no more than 6 grant applications per calendar year, including new, renewal, resubmission or revision applications. What does that mean for UC Davis investigators?

NSF released a new Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) for proposals due on or after May 20, 2024!

Included among the changes in the NSF 24-1 version of the PAPPG are: