 public engagement in funding decisions public engagement in funding decisions 62 admin mon 10142019 1834 indication of whether and how the initiative project takes public engagement elements into account for the development or evaluation of r i projects the indicator shows how the public engagement elements are taken into account as evaluative criteria in research proposal evaluations and developments additional qualitative public involvement engagement  the inclusion and consideration of the general public as a key stakeholder in the decisionmaking process to plan manage and carry out research official documents specifying the criteria to evaluate research proposals indicate yes no depending on whether the initiative project takes public engagement elements into account for the development or evaluation of r i projects provide a narrative description of how public engagement is taken into account free text yes no process n a annually annually the indicator does not inform about the quality or intensity of the public engagement yes extract from public health wales research strategy 20152018 p 4 available at  https researchpublichealthnetworkcymru files 701487087189 phwresearchstrategyreportpdf research funding 