Located in the Office of Integrative Activities of the Office of the Director, EAC provides centralized technical support, tools, and resources to conduct evidence-building activities and to build capacity for evidence generation and use across the agency. [...] Considering the focus that the Foundation and Congress place on accountability and the growth in professionalism regarding the Broader Impacts criterion, this is an appropriate time for NSB to re-examine the merit review criteria and process. [...] Concern for the effectiveness of the merit review process was spurred by the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) in 1993, which mandated the tying of agency goals and strategies to performance outcomes. [...] In 2007, after a review of the Merit Review process, the Board declared the process was “an international ‘gold standard’ for review of science and engineering research proposals,” and revised the description of IM to highlight the importance of transformational research. [...] The passage of the CHIPS Act and launch of the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) in 2022 increased the importance of NSF documenting achievements facilitated through NSF funded research.
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