----------------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
  Appendix Table 1                                                                                     

                                                                                                       

  **Competitively                                                                                      
  Reviewed                                                                                             
  Proposals, Awards                                                                                    
  and Funding                                                                                          
  Rates**                                                                                              

  **By Directorate,                                                                                    
  FY 1998 - 2002**                                                                                     

                                                                                                       

                                **Fiscal                                               **Five-year**   **Five-year**
                                Year**                                                                 

                                **1998**   **1999**   **2000**   **2001**   **2002**   **Total**       **Average**

  NSF               Proposals   28,422     28,578     29,508     31,942     35,165     153,615         30,723

                    Awards      9,381      9,189      9,850      9,925      10,406     48,751          9,750

                    Funding     33%        32%        33%        31%        30%        32%             32%
                    Rate                                                                               

  BIO               Proposals   4,859      4,568      4,868      5,131      5,143      24,569          4,914

                    Awards      1,410      1,347      1,430      1,431      1,400      7,018           1,404

                    Funding     29%        29%        29%        28%        27%        29%             29%
                    Rate                                                                               

  CSE               Proposals   2,044      2,314      3,022      3,866      4,540      15,786          3,157

                    Awards      715        782        931        923        1,093      4,444           889

                    Funding     35%        34%        31%        24%        24%        28%             28%
                    Rate                                                                               

  EHR               Proposals   3,520      2,848      2,725      3,449      3,966      16,508          3,302

                    Awards      1,220      819        950        1,157      1,044      5,190           1,038

                    Funding     35%        29%        35%        34%        26%        31%             31%
                    Rate                                                                               

  ENG               Proposals   5,546      5,424      6,022      5,983      6,883      29,858          5,972

                    Awards      1,391      1,476      1,540      1,426      1,726      7,559           1,512

                    Funding     25%        27%        26%        24%        25%        25%             25%
                    Rate                                                                               

  GEO               Proposals   3,332      3,453      3,485      3,580      4,114      17,964          3,593

                    Awards      1,242      1,321      1,367      1,417      1,450      6,797           1,359

                    Funding     37%        38%        39%        40%        35%        38%             38%
                    Rate                                                                               

  MPS               Proposals   5,273      5,207      5,287      5,692      5,996      27,455          5,491

                    Awards      1,843      1,903      2,045      1,996      2,105      9,892           1,978

                    Funding     35%        37%        39%        35%        35%        36%             36%
                    Rate                                                                               

  SBE               Proposals   3,128      4,026      3,356      3,510      3,887      17,907          3,581

                    Awards      1,299      1,221      1,268      1,300      1,265      6,353           1,271

                    Funding     42%        30%        38%        37%        33%        35%             35%
                    Rate                                                                               

  OPP               Proposals   555        639        675        634        572        3,075           615

                    Awards      192        259        251        201        264        1,167           233

                    Funding     35%        41%        37%        32%        46%        38%             38%
                    Rate                                                                               

  Other             Proposals   165        99         68         97         64         493             99

                    Awards      69         61         68         74         59         331             66

                    Funding     42%        62%        100%       76%        92%        67%             67%
                    Rate                                                                               

                                                                                                       

  Notes:                                                                                               

  \"Competitively                                                                                      
  reviewed\"                                                                                           
  proposals and                                                                                        
  awards refer to                                                                                      
  proposal actions                                                                                     
  for research,                                                                                        
  education and                                                                                        

  training which                                                                                       
  are processed                                                                                        
  through NSF\'s                                                                                       
  external merit                                                                                       
  review system                                                                                        
  each year.                                                                                           

  These figures do                                                                                     
  not include 7,272                                                                                    
  second-year and                                                                                      
  later incremental                                                                                    
  awards during FY                                                                                     
  2002 for                                                                                             

  \"continuing                                                                                         
  grants" which are                                                                                    
  competitively                                                                                        
  reviewed in the                                                                                      
  first year of the                                                                                    
  award.                                                                                               

  Also excluded are                                                                                    
  3,261 supplements                                                                                    
  which are not                                                                                        
  subject to                                                                                           
  external merit                                                                                       
  review, and 243                                                                                      
  contracts                                                                                            

  which are                                                                                            
  reviewed with                                                                                        
  special criteria.                                                                                    

  \"Other\"                                                                                            
  organizational                                                                                       
  units include                                                                                        
  Office of                                                                                            
  Integrative                                                                                          
  Activities                                                                                           

  Source: NSF                                                                                          
  Enterprise                                                                                           
  Information                                                                                          
  System, as of                                                                                        
  November 23,                                                                                         
  2002.                                                                                                
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  ------------------ ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
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  **Competitively                                                                               
  Reviewed                                                                                      
  Proposals, Awards                                                                             
  and Funding                                                                                   
  Rates**                                                                                       

  **By PI                                                                                       
  Characteristics,                                                                              
  FY 1995 - 2002**                                                                              

                                                                                                

                                 Fiscal                                                         
                                 Year                                                           

                                 1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002

  All PIs            Proposals   30,442   30,200   30,258   28,422   28,578   29,508   31,942   35,165

                     Awards      9,676    9,116    9,936    9,381    9,189    9,850    9,925    10,406

                     Funding     32%      30%      33%      33%      32%      33%      31%      30%
                     Rate                                                                       

  Female PIs         Proposals   4,921    5,173    5,396    5,627    5,315    5,509    5,839    6,704

                     Awards      1,601    1,676    1,950    1,938    1,682    1,949    1,894    2,012

                     Funding     33%      32%      36%      34%      32%      35%      32%      30%
                     Rate                                                                       

  Male PIs           Proposals   24,884   24,694   24,532   22,513   23,022   23,671   25,510   27,500

                     Awards      7,697    7,324    7,859    7,323    7,428    7,778    7,867    8,203

                     Funding     31%      30%      32%      33%      32%      33%      31%      30%
                     Rate                                                                       

  Minority PIs       Proposals   1,491    1,525    1,452    1,410    1,434    1,480    1,728    1,906

                     Awards      410      473      448      403      424      472      509      548

                     Funding     27%      31%      31%      29%      30%      32%      29%      29%
                     Rate                                                                       

  New PIs            Proposals   14,049   13,571   13,276   12,255   11,803   12,327   13,280   15,085

                     Awards      3,407    3,033    3,314    3,117    2,689    3,024    3,136    3,329

                     Funding     24%      22%      25%      25%      23%      25%      24%      22%
                     Rate                                                                       

  Prior PIs          Proposals   16,393   16,629   16,982   16,167   16,775   17,181   18,662   20,080

                     Awards      6,269    6,083    6,622    6,264    6,500    6,826    6,789    7,077

                     Funding     38%      37%      39%      39%      39%      40%      36%      35%
                     Rate                                                                       

                                                                                                

  Notes:                                                                                        

  \"Competitively                                                                               
  reviewed\"                                                                                    
  proposals and                                                                                 
  awards refer to                                                                               
  proposal actions                                                                              
  for research,                                                                                 
  education and                                                                                 

  training which are                                                                            
  processed through                                                                             
  NSF\'s external                                                                               
  merit review                                                                                  
  system each year.                                                                             

  \"Gender\" is                                                                                 
  based on                                                                                      
  self-reported                                                                                 
  information from                                                                              
  the PI\'s most                                                                                
  recent proposal.                                                                              

  \"Minority\" is                                                                               
  based on the PI\'s                                                                            
  ethnic/racial                                                                                 
  status as reported                                                                            
  to NSF on the most                                                                            
  recent proposal.                                                                              

  PIs can decline to                                                                            
  report their                                                                                  
  ethnic/racial                                                                                 
  status. Includes                                                                              
  American Indian,                                                                              
  Alaskan Native,                                                                               
  Black,                                                                                        

  Hispanic, and                                                                                 
  Pacific Islander                                                                              
  and excludes Asian                                                                            
  and White-Not of                                                                              
  Hispanic Origin.                                                                              

                                                                                                

  Source: NSF                                                                                   
  Enterprise                                                                                    
  Information                                                                                   
  System, as of                                                                                 
  November 30, 2002.                                                                            
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  **Median and                                                               
  Average Award                                                              
  Amounts by                                                                 
  Directorate,**                                                             

  **Research                                                                 
  Awards FY 1998 -                                                           
  2002**                                                                     

                                                                             

                             **Fiscal                                        
                             Year**                                          

                             **1998**    **1999**    **2000**    **2001**    **2002**

  NSF              Median    \$ 66,667   \$ 70,254   \$ 75,810   \$ 84,387   \$ 85,839

                   Average   \$ 84,361   \$ 89,776   \$ 104,905  \$ 113,833  \$ 115,666

  BIO              Median    \$ 83,333   \$ 89,333   \$ 99,854   \$ 108,333  \$ 110,000

                   Average   \$ 97,824   \$ 111,208  \$ 117,378  \$ 143,512  \$ 136,509

  CSE              Median    \$ 71,100   \$ 78,284   \$ 100,000  \$ 95,330   \$ 97,828

                   Average   \$ 92,068   \$ 106,367  \$ 153,840  \$ 133,250  \$ 141,018

  ENG              Median    \$ 70,306   \$ 74,250   \$ 75,000   \$ 80,946   \$ 83,965

                   Average   \$ 80,703   \$ 83,881   \$ 87,601   \$ 99,506   \$ 102,060

  GEO              Median    \$ 66,666   \$ 65,000   \$ 72,828   \$ 76,667   \$ 80,168

                   Average   \$ 82,320   \$ 82,120   \$ 94,920   \$ 98,917   \$ 103,439

  MPS              Median    \$ 67,749   \$ 74,960   \$ 75,100   \$ 86,243   \$ 83,319

                   Average   \$ 90,429   \$ 94,832   \$ 108,804  \$ 114,421  \$ 111,617

  SBE              Median    \$ 33,778   \$ 36,338   \$ 41,632   \$ 50,000   \$ 50,130

                   Average   \$ 49,241   \$ 50,295   \$ 49,456   \$ 65,992   \$ 63,770

  OPP              Median    \$ 68,071   \$ 80,000   \$ 72,729   \$ 77,789   \$ 81,517

                   Average   \$ 103,235  \$ 115,209  \$ 141,221  \$ 113,164  \$ 130,343

                                                                             

  Note: Median and                                                           
  average are                                                                
  based on                                                                   
  competitively                                                              
  reviewed                                                                   
  research awards                                                            
  (a research                                                                
  award is                                                                   

  defined in EIS                                                             
  as a set of                                                                
  proposals                                                                  
  dealing                                                                    
  primarily with                                                             
  research).                                                                 

                                                                             

  Source: NSF                                                                
  Enterprise                                                                 
  Information                                                                
  System, as of                                                              
  November 23,                                                               
  2002.                                                                      
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Appendix Table 12

**Committee of Visitors Meetings**

## By Directorate

**(COV meetings held during FY 2002 are highlighted in bold font)**

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### DIRECTORATE                                    | F     | F     |
|                                                      | iscal | iscal |
|                                                      | Year  | Year  |
|                                                      | of    | of    |
|                                                      |       |       |
|                                                      | Most  | Next  |
|                                                      |       |       |
|                                                      | R     | COV   |
|                                                      | ecent |       |
|                                                      | COV   |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Division*                                           |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Program                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES                            |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Biological Infrastructure*                          | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Instrument Related Activities**                    | **2   | 2006  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Research Resources                                   | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Training                                             | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Plant Genome                                         | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Environmental Biology*                              | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Ecological Studies**                               | **2   | 2006  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Thematic Review                                      | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Systematic and Population Biology                    | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #  Integrative Biology and Neuroscience              | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Neuroscience                                         | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Developmental Mechanisms                             | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Physiology and Ethnology**                         | **2   | 2006  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ***Molecular and Cellular Biosciences***             | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Biomolecular Structure and Function                  | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Biomolecular Processes                               | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Cell Biology                                         | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Genetics                                             | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING     |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Advanced Computational Infrastructure and Research* |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Advanced Computational Research                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  PACI                                          | **2   | 2004  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Computer-Communications Research*                   |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Communications                                       | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computer Systems Architecture                        | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Design Automation                                    | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Hybrid and Embedded Systems (new in '02)             | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Numeric, Symbolic and Geometric Computation          | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Operating Systems and Compilers                      | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Signal Processing Systems                            | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Software Engineering and Languages                   | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Theory of Computing                           | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Trusted Computing (new in '02)                       | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Information and Intelligent Systems*                |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computation and Social Systems                       | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Human Computer Interaction                           | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Appendix Table 12 (continued)**                    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Knowledge and Cognitive Systems                      | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Robotics and Human Augmentation                      | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Information and Data Management                      | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research*    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Networking Research                                  | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Special Projects in Networking Research              | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Advanced Networking Infrastructure                   | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Information Technology Research (ITR) (new in '00)* | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Experimental and Integrative Activities*            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Instrumentation Infrastructure Cluster              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Research Infrastructure                              | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Research Resources (new in '02 )              | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Multidisciplinary Research Cluster                  |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Biological Information Technology and Systems (new   | N/A   | 2004  |
| in '02)                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Quantum and Biologically Inspired Computing (new in  | N/A   | 2004  |
| '02)                                                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Digital Government                                   | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Next Generation Software                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Education Workforce Cluster                         |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Information Technology Workforce (new in '02)        | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Minority Institutions Infrastructure          | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| CISE Educational Innovation                          | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| \*\*CISE Postdoctoral Research Associates            | 2001  |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -EIA Special Projects Cluster                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Special Projects (new in '02)                        | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| \*\*NSF-CONACyT Collaborative Research               | 2001  |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| \*\*NSF-CNPq Collaborative Research                  | 2001  |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| \*\*EIA monitored, managed/reviewed by Division in   |       |       |
| Partnership with                                     |       |       |
|                                                      |       |       |
| Engineering                                          |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES                  |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Educational Systemic Reform*                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Statewide Systemic Initiatives                       | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Urban Systemic Initiatives                           | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Rural Systemic Initiatives                           | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####                                                |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  *Office of Innovation Partnerships*           |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #                                                    | N/A   | 2004  |
| ####  Innovation Partnership Activities (new in '01) |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  EPSCoR                                        | 2000  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education*       |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Informal Science Education                           | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Teacher Enhancement                                  | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Instructional Materials Development**              | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Centers for Learning and Teaching (new in '01)       | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Undergraduate Education*                            |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Teacher Preparation                                  | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Advanced Technological Education                     | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Appendix Table 12 (continued)**                    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| NSF Computer, Science, Engineering and Mathematics   | N/A   | 2003  |
|                                                      |       |       |
| Scholarships (new in '01)                            |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Distinguished Teaching Scholars (new in '02)         | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Scholarship for Service (new in '01)                 | N/A   | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **National SMETE Digital Library (new in '01)**      | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement       | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Undergraduate Assessment (new in '02)                | N/A   | 2004  |
|                                                      |       |       |
| The STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)             | N/A   | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Graduate Education*                                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Graduate Research Fellowships                        | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| NATO Postdoctorate Fellowships                       | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **IGERT** **(new in '97)**                           | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **GK-12** **Fellows** **(new in '99)**               | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Human Resource Development*                         |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority              | 2001  | 2005  |
| Participation                                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Centers for Research Excellence In Science and       | 2001  | 2005  |
| Technology                                           |       |       |
|                                                      |       |       |
| (CREST)                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Programs for Gender Equity (PGE)                     | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Programs for Persons with Disabilities (PPD)         | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Alliances for Graduate Education and the             | 2001  | 2005  |
| Professoriate (AGEP)                                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Tribal Colleges Program (TCP) (new in '01)           | N/A   | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)  | 2001  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Research, Evaluation & Communications*              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  REPP/ROLE (new in '96)                        | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Evaluation                                           | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI)   | **2   | 2005  |
| (new in '01)**                                       | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Other*                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| H-IB VISA K-12                                       | N/A   | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Math and Science Partnership (MSP) (new in '02)      | N/A   | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ENGINEERING                                          |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ***Bioengineering and Environmental Systems***       | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Biochemical Engineering                       | 2002  | 2005  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Biotechnology**                                    | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Biomedical Engineering**                           | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Research to Aid the Disabled**                     | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Environmental Engineering**                        | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Environmental Technology**                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Civil and Mechanical Systems*                       | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Dynamic System Modeling, Sensing and Control         | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Geotechnical and GeoHazard Systems                   | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Infrastructure and Information Systems               | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering     | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Structural Systems and Engineering            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation        | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Appendix Table 12 (continued)**                    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Chemical and Transport Systems*                     |       | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Chemical Reaction Processes                          | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Interfacial, Transport and Separation Processes      | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Fluid and Particle Processes                         | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Thermal Systems                                      | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation*      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Engineering Decision Systems Programs (new in '02)  | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Engineering Design                                   | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Manufacturing Enterprise Systems (new in '02)        | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Service Enterprise Systems (new in '02)              | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Operations Research                                  | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Systems       | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Materials Processing and Manufacturing               | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Manufacturing Machines and Equipment                 | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Nanomanufacturing (new in '02)                       | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Industrial Innovation Programs Cluster              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Innovation and Organizational Change                 | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with        | 2000  | 2003  |
| Industry                                             |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Small Business Technology Transfer            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Electrical and Communications Systems*              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies**   | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Control, Networks, and Computational               | **2   | 2005  |
| Intelligence**                                       | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Integrative Systems (new in '02)**                 | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Engineering, Education and Centers*                 | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Engineering Education                                | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Engineering Research Centers                         | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Earthquake Engineering Research Centers              | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Human Resource Development                           | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| State/Industry/University Cooperative Research       | 2001  | 2004  |
| Centers                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Industry/Univ. Cooperative Research Centers          | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### GEOSCIENCES                                    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Geo-wide Education and Human Resources*             | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Atmospheric Sciences*                               |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Lower Atmosphere Research Section                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Atmospheric Chemistry                                | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Climate Dynamics                                     | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Mesoscale Dynamic Meteorology                        | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Large-scale Dynamic Meteorology                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Physical Meteorology                                 | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Paleoclimate                                  | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Upper Atmosphere Research Section                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ########  Magnetospheric Physics                     | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Aeronomy**                                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Upper Atmospheric Research Facilities**            | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Solar Terrestrial Research**                       | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
| **Appendix Table 12 (continued)**                    |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -UCAR and Lower Atmospheric Facilities Oversight     |       |       |
| Section                                              |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities               | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| UNIDATA                                              | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| NCAR/UCAR                                            | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Earth Sciences*                                     |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Instrumentation and Facilities                       | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Research Support                                  |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Tectonics**                                        | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Geology and Paleontology**                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Hydrological Sciences**                            | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Petrology and Geochemistry**                       | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Geophysics**                                       | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Continental Dynamics**                             | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Ocean Sciences*                                     |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Integrative Programs Section                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Oceanographic** **Technical** **Services**         | **2   | 2004  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Ship Operations**                                  | **2   | 2004  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Oceanographic** **Instrumentation**                | 2002  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Ship Acquisitions and Upgrades (new in '02)**      | **2   | 2004  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (new in     | **2   | 2004  |
| '02)**                                               | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Oceanographic Tech and Interdisciplinary             | 1998  | 2004  |
| Coordination                                         |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Marine Geosciences Section                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Marine Geology and Geophysics                        | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Ocean Drilling                                       | 1994  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Ocean Section                                       |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Chemical Oceanography                                | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Physical Oceanography                                | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Biological Oceanography                              | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES                   |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ***Astronomical Sciences***                          | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Planetary Astronomy**                              | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics**               | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Galactic Astronomy**                               | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Education, Human Resources and Special Programs**  | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation**        | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Electromagnetic Spectrum Management**              | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology**            | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *-*Facilities Cluster                                |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Gemini 8-Meter Telescopes                            | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)          | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO)      | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC)      | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##  *Chemistry*                                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Office of Special Projects                           | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities    | 2001  | 2004  |
| (CRIF)                                               |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Organic Chemical Dynamics                            | 2001  | 2004  |
|                                                      |       |       |
| Appendix Table 12 (continued)                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Organic Synthesis                                    | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Chemistry of Materials                        | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Theoretical and Computational Chemistry              | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Experimental Physical Chemistry                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Analytical and Surface Chemistry                     | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ***Materials Research***                             | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Base Science Cluster                                |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Condensed Matter Physics**                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Solid-State Chemistry**                            | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Polymers**                                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Advanced Materials and Processing Cluster           |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Metals**                                           | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Ceramics**                                         | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Electronic Materials**                             | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -Materials Research and Technology Enabling Cluster  |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Materials Theory**                                 | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Instrumentation for Materials Research**           | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **National Facilities**                              | **2   | 2005  |
|                                                      | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| **Materials Research Science and Engineering         | **2   | 2005  |
| Centers**                                            | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Mathematical Sciences*                              | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Applied Mathematics                                  | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Topology and Foundations                             | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Computational Mathematics                            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Infrastructure                                       | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Geometric Analysis                                   | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| #####  Analysis                                      | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Algebra, Number Theory, and Combinatorics            | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Statistics and Probability                           | 2001  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Physics*                                            | 2000  |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics        | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Elementary Particle Physics                          | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Theoretical Physics                                  | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics (new in '00)       | N/A   | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Nuclear Physics                                      | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Education and Interdisciplinary Research (new in     | N/A   | 2003  |
| '00)                                                 |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Gravitational Physics                                | 2000  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ***Office of International Science and Engineering   | **2   | 2005  |
| (INT)***                                             | 002** |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Science Resource Statistics (SRS)*                  |       | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| -NSF-wide Programs Cluster                           |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| CAREER                                               | 2001  | TBD   |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ADVANCE (new in '01)                                 |       | TBD   |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)*            |       | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Archeology and Archaeometry                          | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Child Learning and Development                       | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Cultural Anthropology                                | 1999  | 2003  |
|                                                      |       |       |
| Appendix Table 12 (continued)                        |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Linguistics                                          | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Human Cognition and Perception                       | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Social Psychology                                    | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Physical Anthropology                                | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Geography and Regional Sciences                      | 1999  | 2003  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| *Social and Economic Sciences (SES)*                 |       | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences              | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Political Science                                    | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Law and Social Science                               | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Innovation and Organizational Change                 | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Methodology, Measurement and Statistics              | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Science and Technology Studies                       | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and     | 2000  | 2004  |
| Technology                                           |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Economics                                            | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Sociology                                            | 2000  | 2004  |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

  ------------------------------------------------------ -------- --------
  OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS                                        

                                                                  

  *Polar Research Support*                               2001     2004

                                                                  

  *Antarctic Sciences*                                            2003

  Antarctic Aeronomy and Astrophysics                    2000     2003

  Antarctic Biology and Medicine                         2000     2003

  Antarctic Geology and Geophysics                       2000     2003

  Antarctic Glaciology                                   2000     2003

  Antarctic Ocean and Climate Systems                    2000     2003

                                                                  

  *Arctic Sciences*                                               2003

  Arctic Research Opportunities                          2000     2003

  Arctic Research and Policy                             2000     2003

  Arctic System Sciences                                 2000     2003

  Arctic Natural Sciences                                2000     2003

  Arctic Social Sciences                                 2000     2003
  ------------------------------------------------------ -------- --------

+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| ##### OFFICE OF INTEGRATIVE ACTIVITIES               |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)                 | 2     |       |
|                                                      | 000\* |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| Science and Technology Centers (STC)                 | 1     | 2007  |
|                                                      | 996\* |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
| \*External evaluations                               |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+
|                                                      |       |       |
+------------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+

**Appendix Table 13**

**GPRA Performance Relating to Merit Review** [^1]**^2^**

+--------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| *            | **FY 2002 Annual**                   | **Results      |
| *Performance |                                      | for**          |
| Area**       | **Performance Goal**                 |                |
|              |                                      | **National     |
|              |                                      | Science        |
|              |                                      | Foundation**   |
+--------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| **Proposal   | ** **                                |                |
| and Award    |                                      |                |
| Processes**  |                                      |                |
+--------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| Use of Merit | ***[Performance Goal                 | Goal revised   |
| Review       | IV-1:]{.underline}***                | in FY 2000     |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | At least 85 percent of basic and     | **FY 1999**:   |
|              | applied research funds will be       | NSF successful |
|              | allocated to projects which undergo  | for related    |
|              | merit review.\*                      | goal           |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | > FY 2000 Goal 80%                   | **FY 2000:**   |
|              | >                                    | NSF successful |
|              | > FY 2000 Result 87%                 |                |
|              | >                                    | **FY 2001:**   |
|              | > FY 2001 Goal 85%                   | NSF successful |
|              | >                                    |                |
|              | > FY 2001 Result 88%                 | **FY 2002: NSF |
|              | >                                    | is             |
|              | > FY 2002 Goal 85%                   | successful**   |
|              | >                                    |                |
|              | > FY 2002 Goal 88%                   | **for goal     |
|              |                                      | IV-1.**        |
|              | \*During FY 2000 OMB redefined what  |                |
|              | constitutes a merit-reviewed project |                |
|              | and established a new target level   |                |
|              | of 70-90%.                           |                |
+--------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+
| Im           | ***[Performance Goal                 | Goal revised   |
| plementation | IV-2:]{.underline}***                | in FY 2001.    |
| of Merit     |                                      |                |
| Review       | Reviewers will address the elements  | **FY 2001:**   |
| Criteria --  | of both generic review criteria at a | NSF not        |
| Reviewers    | level above that of FY 2001.         | successful     |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | [FY 2002 Goal]{.underline}: In FY    | **FY 2002:**   |
|              | 2002, NSF will continue to develop a | **NSF is       |
|              | set of recommendations that focus on | successful for |
|              | strategies that stress the           | goal IV-2.**   |
|              | importance of using both criteria.   |                |
|              | It will also collect and make        |                |
|              | available examples of broader        |                |
|              | impacts and develop a plan to        |                |
|              | disseminate them.                    |                |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline}:        |                |
|              | Performance Indicator: Percent of    |                |
|              | reviews using both merit review      |                |
|              | criteria.                            |                |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | FY 2001 Result 69%                   |                |
|              |                                      |                |
|              | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline} 84%     |                |
+--------------+--------------------------------------+----------------+

**Appendix Table 13**

**GPRA Performance Relating to Merit Review**

+--------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| *            | **FY 2002 Annual**                  | **Results      |
| *Performance |                                     | for**          |
| Area**       | **Performance Goal**                |                |
|              |                                     | **National     |
|              |                                     | Science        |
|              |                                     | Foundation**   |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| **Proposal   | ** **                               |                |
| and Award    |                                     |                |
| Processes**  |                                     |                |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| Im           | #                                   | **FY 2001:**   |
| plementation |                                     | NSF successful |
| of Merit     | # [                                 |                |
| Review       | Performance Goal IV-3:]{.underline} | **FY 2002: NSF |
| Criteria --  |                                     | is successful  |
| Program      | Program Officers will consider      | for goal       |
| Officers     | elements of both generic review     | IV-3.**        |
|              | criteria in making decisions to     |                |
|              | fund or decline proposals.          |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | Performance Indicator: Percent of   |                |
|              | review analyses (Form 7s) that      |                |
|              | comment on aspects of both merit    |                |
|              | review criteria as determined by    |                |
|              | directorate or advisory committee   |                |
|              | sampling.                           |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | FY 2001 Result: Program reports     |                |
|              | prepared by external experts during |                |
|              | FY 2001 GPRA reporting led NSF to   |                |
|              | conclude it was successful in       |                |
|              | implementation of both merit review |                |
|              | criteria by program managers.       |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline}: A     |                |
|              | statistically determined sample of  |                |
|              | FY 2002 review analyses was         |                |
|              | evaluated by NSF staff to determine |                |
|              | the extent of Program Officer usage |                |
|              | of both review criteria. It was     |                |
|              | determined that approximately 78%   |                |
|              | of review analyses commented on     |                |
|              | aspects of both merit review        |                |
|              | criteria.                           |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | [FY 2003 Goal]{.underline}: For at  |                |
|              | least 80 percent of decisions to    |                |
|              | fund or decline proposals, program  |                |
|              | officers will comment on aspects of |                |
|              | both generic review criteria.       |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | #                                   |                |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+
| Customer     | ***[Performance Goal                | **FY 1999**:   |
| Service:     | IV-4:]{.underline}***               | NSF not        |
|              |                                     | successful     |
| Time to      | Ninety-five percent of program      |                |
| Prepare      | announcements will be available to  | **FY 2000:**   |
|              | relevant individuals and            | NSF not        |
| Proposals    | organizations at least three months | successful     |
|              | prior to the proposal deadline or   |                |
|              | target date.                        | **FY 2001:**   |
|              |                                     | NSF successful |
|              | > FY 1998 Baseline 66%              |                |
|              | >                                   | **FY 2002: NSF |
|              | > FY 1999 Result 75%                | is             |
|              | >                                   | [no            |
|              | > FY 2000 Goal 95%                  | t]{.underline} |
|              | >                                   | successful for |
|              | > FY 2000 Result 89%                | goal IV-4.**   |
|              | >                                   |                |
|              | > FY 2001 Goal 95%                  |                |
|              | >                                   |                |
|              | > FY 2001 Result 100%               |                |
|              | >                                   |                |
|              | > FY 2002 Goal 95%                  |                |
|              | >                                   |                |
|              | > [FY 2002 Result]{.underline} 94%  |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline}: In FY |                |
|              | 2002, 94% (111 of 118) program      |                |
|              | announcements and solicitations     |                |
|              | were made available at least 90     |                |
|              | days before the proposal deadline   |                |
|              | or target date.                     |                |
|              |                                     |                |
|              | [FY 2003 Goal]{.underline}: In FY   |                |
|              | 2003, NSF will work toward this     |                |
|              | goal by planning for competitions   |                |
|              | requiring individual announcements  |                |
|              | and solicitations as far in advance |                |
|              | as possible and initiating          |                |
|              | clearance processes in a timely     |                |
|              | manner. In addition, NSF has        |                |
|              | recently implemented the electronic |                |
|              | Program Information Management      |                |
|              | System (PIMS), which is expected to |                |
|              | improve the efficiency of           |                |
|              | announcement preparation.           |                |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+----------------+

**Appendix Table 13**

**Annual Performance Goals for NSF\'S Investment Process (continued)**

+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+
| *            | * |                                     | * |                |
| *Performance | * |                                     | * |                |
| Area**       | F |                                     | R |                |
|              | Y |                                     | e |                |
|              | 2 |                                     | s |                |
|              | 0 |                                     | u |                |
|              | 0 |                                     | l |                |
|              | 2 |                                     | t |                |
|              | A |                                     | s |                |
|              | n |                                     | f |                |
|              | n |                                     | o |                |
|              | u |                                     | r |                |
|              | a |                                     | * |                |
|              | l |                                     | * |                |
|              | * |                                     |   |                |
|              | * |                                     | * |                |
|              |   |                                     | * |                |
|              | * |                                     | N |                |
|              | * |                                     | a |                |
|              | P |                                     | t |                |
|              | e |                                     | i |                |
|              | r |                                     | o |                |
|              | f |                                     | n |                |
|              | o |                                     | a |                |
|              | r |                                     | l |                |
|              | m |                                     | S |                |
|              | a |                                     | c |                |
|              | n |                                     | i |                |
|              | c |                                     | e |                |
|              | e |                                     | n |                |
|              | G |                                     | c |                |
|              | o |                                     | e |                |
|              | a |                                     | F |                |
|              | l |                                     | o |                |
|              | * |                                     | u |                |
|              | * |                                     | n |                |
|              |   |                                     | d |                |
|              |   |                                     | a |                |
|              |   |                                     | t |                |
|              |   |                                     | i |                |
|              |   |                                     | o |                |
|              |   |                                     | n |                |
|              |   |                                     | * |                |
|              |   |                                     | * |                |
+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+
| **Proposal   | * |                                     |   |                |
| and Award    | * |                                     |   |                |
| Processes**  |   |                                     |   |                |
|              | * |                                     |   |                |
|              | * |                                     |   |                |
+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+
| Diversity    |   | ***[Performance Goal I              |   | New goal in FY |
| Reviewer     |   | V-6:]{.underline}***                |   | 2001.          |
| Pool         |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | Establish a baseline for            |   | **FY 2001:**   |
|              |   | participation of members of         |   | NSF is         |
|              |   | underrepresented groups in NSF      |   | successful for |
|              |   | proposal review activities.         |   | related goal.  |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline}: NSF   |   | **FY 2002: NSF |
|              |   | cannot legally require reviewers to |   | is             |
|              |   | provide demographic information.    |   | [no            |
|              |   | Provision of such data is           |   | t]{.underline} |
|              |   | voluntary. NSF requested and        |   | successful for |
|              |   | collected demographic data from     |   | goal IV-6.**   |
|              |   | reviewers but given the low         |   |                |
|              |   | response rate there is not enough   |   |                |
|              |   | information to establish a          |   |                |
|              |   | baseline. A total of 37,943         |   |                |
|              |   | distinct reviewers returned their   |   |                |
|              |   | reviews on proposals decided upon   |   |                |
|              |   | in FY 2002. Demographic information |   |                |
|              |   | is available for 3,507 of these     |   |                |
|              |   | reviewers and 1,168 (33%) of these  |   |                |
|              |   | 3,507 reviewers are members of an   |   |                |
|              |   | underrepresented group.             |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | [FY 2003 Goal]{.underline}: In FY   |   |                |
|              |   | 2003, NSF will continue to request  |   |                |
|              |   | demographic information from        |   |                |
|              |   | reviewers.                          |   |                |
+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+
| **Award**    |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
| *            |   |                                     |   |                |
| *Portfolio** |   |                                     |   |                |
+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+
| Award Size   |   | ## Performance Goal IV-7a           |   | **FY 2001**:   |
|              |   |                                     |   | NSF            |
|              |   | In FY 2003, NSF will increase the   |   | successful.    |
|              |   | average annualized award size for   |   |                |
|              |   | research grants to a level of       |   | **FY 2002: NSF |
|              |   | \$125,000, compared to a goal of    |   | is successful  |
|              |   | \$113,000 in FY 2002.               |   | for goal       |
|              |   |                                     |   | IV-7a.**       |
|              |   | FY 1998 Baseline \$90,000           |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | FY 1999 Result \$94,000             |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | FY 2000 Result \$105,800            |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | FY 2001 Goal \$110,000              |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | FY 2001 Result \$113,601            |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | FY 2002 Goal \$113,000              |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | [FY 2002 Result]{.underline}        |   |                |
|              |   | \$115,666                           |   |                |
|              |   |                                     |   |                |
|              |   | [FY 2003 Goal]{.underline}: NSF     |   |                |
|              |   | will increase the average           |   |                |
|              |   | annualized award size for research  |   |                |
|              |   | grants to a level of \$125,000.     |   |                |
+--------------+---+-------------------------------------+---+----------------+

**Appendix Table 13**

**Annual Performance Goals for NSF\'S Investment Process (continued)**

+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+
| *            | **FY 2002 Annual**                  | **Results for** |
| *Performance |                                     |                 |
| Area**       | **Performance Goal**                | **National      |
|              |                                     | Science         |
|              |                                     | Foundation**    |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+
| **Award**    |                                     |                 |
|              |                                     |                 |
| *            |                                     |                 |
| *Portfolio** |                                     |                 |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Award        | ***[Performance Goal                | **FY 1999:**    |
| Duration     | IV-7b:]{.underline}***              | NSF successful  |
|              |                                     |                 |
|              | > NSF will maintain the FY 2001     | **FY 2000:**    |
|              | > goal of 3.0 years for the average | Goal not        |
|              | > duration of awards for research   | applicable      |
|              | > projects.                         |                 |
|              | >                                   | **FY 2001:**    |
|              | > FY 1998 Baseline 2.7 years        | NSF is not      |
|              | >                                   | successful.     |
|              | > FY 1999 Goal 2.8 years            |                 |
|              | >                                   | **FY 2002: NSF  |
|              | > FY 1999 Result 2.8 years          | is              |
|              | >                                   | [n              |
|              | > FY 2000 Result 2.8 years          | ot]{.underline} |
|              | >                                   | successful for  |
|              | > FY 2001 Goal 3.0 years            | goal IV-7b**.   |
|              | >                                   |                 |
|              | > FY 2001 Result 2.9 years          |                 |
|              | >                                   |                 |
|              | > FY 2002 Goal 3.0 years            |                 |
|              | >                                   |                 |
|              | > [FY 2002 Result]{.underline} 2.9  |                 |
|              | > years                             |                 |
|              |                                     |                 |
|              | [FY 2002 Result:]{.underline}       |                 |
|              | Resource limitations negatively     |                 |
|              | impacted NSF's ability to achieve   |                 |
|              | both the award size and award       |                 |
|              | duration goals. NSF focused its     |                 |
|              | efforts on increasing average       |                 |
|              | annualized award size.              |                 |
|              |                                     |                 |
|              | [FY 2003 Goal]{.underline}: NSF     |                 |
|              | will continue to focus on           |                 |
|              | increasing award size and duration  |                 |
|              | in order to improve the efficiency  |                 |
|              | of the research process.            |                 |
+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+

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**Appendix Table 15**

**Terms & Acronyms**

## 

## [Acronym]{.underline} [Definition]{.underline}

A&M Administration and Management

AC Advisory Committee

AD Assistant Director

BFA Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management

BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences

CAREER Faculty Early Career Development Program

CGI Continuing Grant Increments

CISE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

COV Committee of Visitors

EHR Directorate for Education and Human Resources

EIS Enterprise Information System

ENG Directorate for Engineering

EPSCoR Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

FFRDC Federally Funded Research and Development Center

### FTE Full-Time Equivalent

FY Fiscal Year

GPRA Government Performance and Results Act

IA Integrative Activities

IPA Intergovernmental Personnel Act (appointee)

IPERS Integrated Personnel System

MPR Mathematica Policy Research

MPS Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

NSF National Science Foundation

ODS Online Document System

OIG Office of Inspector General

OMB Office of Management and Budget

OPP Office of Polar Programs

PARS Proposal, PI and Reviewer System

PI Principal Investigator

R&D Research and Development

R&RA Research and Related Activities (account)

S&E Science and Engineering

S&E Salaries and Expenses (account)

SBE Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

SGER Small Grant for Exploratory Research

VSEE Visiting Scientists, Engineers and Educators

[^1]: ^12^ Source: NSF's FY 2004 GPRA Performance Plan (February 3,
    2003) & NSF's FY 2002 Performance and Accountability Report.