GRANT APPLICATION CONSIDERATION WORKSHEET

Project Agency and Title:

Factors Weighted Criteria Estimated Negative Neutral Positive Rating 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.Fit with College Does not align with Marginally Helps fulfill the College Mission, Strategic Plan, the College mission matches the mission and plan Research Findings and plan College mission and plan 2.Background (expertise Weak in area or Average Strong expertise in this of College in project area) totally new area to experience in area College this area 3.Proposed College Poor in-house team Good in-house Excellent in-house Principal Investigators team team 4.Financial Potential Poor short-term, Questionable Excellent short- and poor long-term, likely short-term, long-term, likely to to cost college questionable yield a margin long-term 5.Team Members Partners and Partners and Partners and (College’s partners and subcontractors subcontractors subcontractors have major subcontractors) dilute/weaken effort have no major enhancing effect effort 6. Advance information Did not expect RFP, Generally up to Good Favorable on RFP (Adequate underprepared date with RFP, information, ready to information to respond) no major respond negatives 7.Competitive Competition is very Open Open competition, Assessment strong, odds under competition, odds exceed 50% (Competition and funding 10% odds are 10- probabilities 50% 8.Capability to Do not have staff Stresses staff Have staff time to effectively respond time to adequately time but are develop highly respond able to respond competitive proposal 9.Funding Agency College is unknown College is College has well- Contact, history, and to this agency and known to this developed working rapport staff agency and relationships staff 10.College Resources Requires significant Requires Requires minimal (space, personnel, investment of college marginal investment of college matching funds) resources investment of resources college resources Total Score (Sum of Scores for Each factor Evaluated)