Front Matter (Front Cover, Cover Photo and Credit, Preface, Membership and Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, and Executive Summary) (PDF, 567kb)

I. Introduction (PDF, 104kb)

II. The Issues in Context (PDF, 178kb)

III. Impacts on NSF and the Community (PDF, 374kb)

IV. Causal Factors (PDF, 243kb)

V. Assessment of NSF Efforts to Manage Proposal Submissions and Funding Rates (PDF, 213kb)

VI. Findings and Recommendations (PDF, 104kb)

Appendices (PDF, 204kb)

Entire PDF Document (967kb)

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