diff --git a/js/lib/input_validations.js b/js/lib/input_validations.js
index 80c16a7e..e2dc03b7 100644
--- a/js/lib/input_validations.js
+++ b/js/lib/input_validations.js
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ export default {
     unmask: [],
     validationError: 'Please enter a response',
   },
+  clinNumber: {
+    mask: false,
+    match: /^\d{4}$/,
+    unmask: [],
+    validationError: 'Please enter a 4-digit CLIN number',
+  },
   date: {
     mask: [/\d/, /\d/, '/', /\d/, /\d/, '/', /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, /\d/],
     match: /(0[1-9]|1[012])[- \/.](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[- \/.](19|20)\d\d/,
@@ -34,6 +40,20 @@ export default {
     unmask: ['$', ','],
     validationError: 'Please enter a dollar amount',
   },
+  defaultStringField: {
+    mask: false,
+    match: /^[A-Za-z0-9\-_ \.]{1,100}$/,
+    unmask: [],
+    validationError:
+      'Please enter a response of no more than 100 alphanumeric characters',
+  },
+  defaultTextAreaField: {
+    mask: false,
+    match: /^[A-Za-z0-9\-_ \.]{1,1000}$/,
+    unmask: [],
+    validationError:
+      'Please enter a response of no more than 1000 alphanumeric characters',
+  },
   clinDollars: {
     mask: createNumberMask({ prefix: '$', allowDecimal: true }),
     match: /^-?\d+\.?\d*$/,
@@ -53,6 +73,13 @@ export default {
     unmask: [','],
     validationError: 'Please enter a number',
   },
+  name: {
+    mask: false,
+    match: /.{1,100}/,
+    unmask: [],
+    validationError:
+      'This field accepts letters, numbers, commas, apostrophes, hyphens, and periods.',
+  },
   phoneExt: {
     mask: createNumberMask({
       prefix: '',
@@ -71,7 +98,7 @@ export default {
     unmask: [],
     validationError: 'Portfolio names can be between 4-100 characters',
   },
-  requiredField: {
+  required: {
     mask: false,
     match: /.+/,
     unmask: [],
diff --git a/styles/elements/_inputs.scss b/styles/elements/_inputs.scss
index a5040e41..195d0a2b 100644
--- a/styles/elements/_inputs.scss
+++ b/styles/elements/_inputs.scss
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@
     &--anything,
     &--portfolioName,
     &--requiredField,
+    &--defaultStringField,
+    &--defaultTextAreaField,
     &--taskOrderNumber,
     &--email {
       input {
diff --git a/templates/applications/fragments/add_new_environment.html b/templates/applications/fragments/add_new_environment.html
index 9cbc507a..9947a854 100644
--- a/templates/applications/fragments/add_new_environment.html
+++ b/templates/applications/fragments/add_new_environment.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         ) }}
         <div class="accordion-table__item-content new-env">
           <div class="h4">{{ "portfolios.applications.enter_env_name" | translate }}</div>
-            {{ TextInput(new_env_form.name, label="", validation="requiredField", optional=False) }}
+            {{ TextInput(new_env_form.name, label="", validation="defaultStringField", optional=False) }}
           <div class="action-group">
             {{ SaveButton(text=('common.save' | translate), element="input", form="add-new-env") }}
             <a class='action-group__action icon-link icon-link--default' v-on:click="toggle">
diff --git a/templates/applications/fragments/environments.html b/templates/applications/fragments/environments.html
index 09da6e53..8676bc6d 100644
--- a/templates/applications/fragments/environments.html
+++ b/templates/applications/fragments/environments.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                           <base-form inline-template>
                             <form action="{{ url_for('applications.update_environment', environment_id=env['id']) }}" method="post" v-on:submit="handleSubmit">
                               {{ edit_form.csrf_token }}
-                              {{ TextInput(edit_form.name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
+                              {{ TextInput(edit_form.name, validation='defaultStringField', optional=False) }}
                               {{
                                 SaveButton(
                                   text=("common.save_changes" | translate)
diff --git a/templates/applications/fragments/member_form_fields.html b/templates/applications/fragments/member_form_fields.html
index 03efa474..7b04f8cc 100644
--- a/templates/applications/fragments/member_form_fields.html
+++ b/templates/applications/fragments/member_form_fields.html
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
 
 {% macro InfoFields(member_form) %}
   <div class="user-info">
-    {{ TextInput(member_form.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
-    {{ TextInput(member_form.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
+    {{ TextInput(member_form.first_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
+    {{ TextInput(member_form.last_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
     {{ TextInput(member_form.email, validation='email', optional=False) }}
     {{ PhoneInput(member_form.phone_number, member_form.phone_ext)}}
     {{ TextInput(member_form.dod_id, validation='dodId', optional=False) }}
diff --git a/templates/applications/new/step_1.html b/templates/applications/new/step_1.html
index 8f115c22..d06ddee0 100644
--- a/templates/applications/new/step_1.html
+++ b/templates/applications/new/step_1.html
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
       {{ form.csrf_token }}
       <div class="form-row">
         <div class="form-col">
-          {{ TextInput(form.name, optional=False) }}
+          {{ TextInput(form.name, validation="name", optional=False) }}
           {{ ('portfolios.applications.new.step_1_form_help_text.name' | translate | safe) }}
         </div>
       </div>
       <hr>
       <div class="form-row">
         <div class="form-col form-col--two-thirds">
-          {{ TextInput(form.description, paragraph=True, optional=True) }}
+          {{ TextInput(form.description, validation="defaultTextAreaField", paragraph=True, optional=True) }}
           {{ ('portfolios.applications.new.step_1_form_help_text.description' | translate | safe) }}
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/templates/applications/settings.html b/templates/applications/settings.html
index e10c5a50..2c641e27 100644
--- a/templates/applications/settings.html
+++ b/templates/applications/settings.html
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     <base-form inline-template>
       <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('applications.update', application_id=application.id) }}" class="col col--half">
         {{ application_form.csrf_token }}
-        {{ TextInput(application_form.name, optional=False) }}
-        {{ TextInput(application_form.description, paragraph=True, optional=True, showOptional=False) }}
+        {{ TextInput(application_form.name, validation="name", optional=False) }}
+        {{ TextInput(application_form.description, validation="defaultTextAreaField", paragraph=True, optional=True, showOptional=False) }}
         <div class="action-group action-group--tight">
           {{ SaveButton(text='common.save_changes'|translate) }}
         </div>
diff --git a/templates/components/clin_fields.html b/templates/components/clin_fields.html
index 81e31f9a..27ecdfa8 100644
--- a/templates/components/clin_fields.html
+++ b/templates/components/clin_fields.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <div class="form-row">
           <div class="form-col">
             {% if fields %}
-              {{ TextInput(fields.number, optional=False) }}
+              {{ TextInput(fields.number, validation='clinNumber', optional=False) }}
             {% else %}
               <textinput :name="'clins-' + clinIndex + '-number'" inline-template>
                 <div v-bind:class="['usa-input usa-input--validation--' + validation, { 'usa-input--error': showError, 'usa-input--success': showValid, 'usa-input--validation--paragraph': paragraph, 'no-max-width': noMaxWidth }]">
diff --git a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
index 26d024f6..5ef28edc 100644
--- a/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
+++ b/templates/fragments/edit_user_form.html
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
       <div class='panel__content'>
         <div class='form-row'>
           <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-            {{ TextInput(form.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.first_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
           </div>
 
           <div class='form-col form-col--half'>
-            {{ TextInput(form.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.last_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/admin.html b/templates/portfolios/admin.html
index 3c2a9b9c..044d669d 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/admin.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/admin.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('portfolios.edit', portfolio_id=portfolio.id) }}" autocomplete="false">
             {{ portfolio_form.csrf_token }}
             {{ TextInput(portfolio_form.name, validation="portfolioName", optional=False) }}
-            {{ TextInput(portfolio_form.description, paragraph=True) }}
+            {{ TextInput(portfolio_form.description, validation="defaultTextAreaField", paragraph=True) }}
             <div class='edit-portfolio-name action-group'>
               {{ SaveButton(text='Save Changes', additional_classes='usa-button-big') }}
             </div>
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/fragments/member_form_fields.html b/templates/portfolios/fragments/member_form_fields.html
index 3d7b1eb5..48642d2b 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/fragments/member_form_fields.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/fragments/member_form_fields.html
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 {% macro InfoFields(member_form) %}
   <div class="user-info">
-    {{ TextInput(member_form.first_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
-    {{ TextInput(member_form.last_name, validation='requiredField', optional=False) }}
+    {{ TextInput(member_form.first_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
+    {{ TextInput(member_form.last_name, validation='name', optional=False) }}
     {{ TextInput(member_form.email, validation='email', optional=False) }}
     {{ PhoneInput(member_form.phone_number, member_form.phone_ext)}}
     {{ TextInput(member_form.dod_id, validation='dodId', optional=False) }}
diff --git a/templates/portfolios/new/step_1.html b/templates/portfolios/new/step_1.html
index d3d34a10..64c11533 100644
--- a/templates/portfolios/new/step_1.html
+++ b/templates/portfolios/new/step_1.html
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
         {{ form.csrf_token }}
         <div class="form-row form-row--bordered">
           <div class="form-col">
-            {{ TextInput(form.name, optional=False, classes="form-col") }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.name, validation="name", optional=False, classes="form-col") }}
             {{"forms.portfolio.name.help_text" | translate | safe }}
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-row form-row--bordered">
           <div class="form-col">
-            {{ TextInput(form.description, paragraph=True) }}
+            {{ TextInput(form.description, validation="defaultTextAreaField", paragraph=True) }}
             {{"forms.portfolio.description.help_text" | translate | safe }}
           </div>
         </div>