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Climate Program Office for FY 2012. Rate your own draft against each scoring criterion in the official notice, the way a reviewer would read it.
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Scores listed: 40% (the notice's total wasn't found; check it). Source: the official notice, noaa-oar-cpo-2012-2003041-ffo-report1.pdf. If the notice describes rating levels for its criteria, use its words when you score.
How to use it
- Read what reviewers look for under each criterion.
- Find the part of your draft that answers it. Paste it in the box to check its length.
- Give yourself a score from 0 to the criterion's points. Start with the lowest scores when you revise.
Scoring criteria
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Importance/Relevance and Applicability of Application to the Program Goals · 25%
What reviewers look for (notice p. 17):
(25%) This criterion ascertains whether there is intrinsic value in the proposed work and/or relevance to NOAA, federal, regional, state, or local activities. For the CPO Grant Program Competition, this includes importance and relevance to the scientific priorities of the selected Competition(s). The PI's record of making his/her data accessible and useable by the scientific community in the past may also be considered when evaluating the importance and relevance of the application. 2. Technical/Scientific Merit (52.5%) This criterion assesses whether the approach is technically sound and/or innovative, if the methods are appropriate, and whether the goals of the Competition will be realized through clear project goals and objectives. For the Climate and Societal Interactions Competitions, this criterion also assesses whether the proposed work has potential value for decision makers as…
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Overall Qualifications of Applicants · 15%
What reviewers look for (notice p. 17):
(15%) This criterion assesses whether the applicant team possesses the necessary education, experience, training, facilities, and administrative resources to accomplish the project. 4. Project Costs (7.5%) This criterion evaluates the budget to determine if it is realistic and commensurate with the project needs and time frame. 5. Outreach and Education (0%) This criterion assesses whether the project provides a focused and effective education and outreach strategy regarding NOAA's mission to protect the Nation's natural resources. For the CPO Grant Program Competition, this criterion is not scored.
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Length limits in this notice
- Full: 30 pages max (notice p. 13) “Full applications are limited to 30 pages using 12-point font type with one- inch margins on standard 8.5 by 11 inch paper.”
- Page limit (see quote): 15 pages max (notice p. 14) “The statement of work, including references, but excluding figures and other visual materials, must not exceed 15 pages of text.”
- Page limit (see quote): 30 pages max (notice p. 14) “Note that these justifications are considered part of the 30-page limit, while the required SF424 and SF424A are not part of the page limitation.”
- IDCRA: 30 pages max (notice p. 14) “The IDCRA does not, however, count as part of the 30-page limit.”
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