NIH proposes to report only categorical peer review scores
Here's the RFI released today: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-088.html
NIH proposes to only report score categories from peer review rather than impact scores or percentiles. In their own words:
>The first-level peer review process is proposed to be modified to place an application in one of three overall impact categories:
>"Most competitive" (based on the top 25% of final overall impact scores),
"Competitive" (based on the 26-50% of final overall impact scores), or
"Not discussed" (scores >50%, or ND)
>With the exception of the reporting of final overall impact scores and percentiles, all other initial review group procedures would be retained. As happens currently, all voting members of a peer review group would continue to enter individual overall impact scores for each application discussed. A final overall impact score would still be calculated for each discussed application for purposes of assigning the application to the appropriate category. The category assigned would be communicated to the principal investigator(s), applicant institution, NIH program staff, ICO leadership, and the relevant NIH Advisory Council. However, the final overall impact score or percentile on which the categorization was based would not be released to any of these parties.