L-3 ATP Proposal
Debriefing: Nonawardee Views
Applicants who are not
awarded funding from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) are provided
a telephone debriefing on the strengths and weaknesses of their proposals
vis a vis ATP selection criteria. The Survey of ATP Applicants
2002 collected information from Nonawardees about their views
of the proposal debriefing.
Nonawardees
were asked to indicate their level of satisfaction with the
following aspects of the proposal debriefing:
a)
Timeliness
b) Clarity of content
c) Comprehensiveness of content
Nonawardees
were also asked whether they would prefer oral or written
formats for the proposal debriefing. |
Nonawardees
have mixed views of their ATP proposal debriefings
- Just
over half of Nonawardees were satisfied regarding
the timeliness of their debriefing (see Figure 1).1
- Just
over half of Nonawardees were satisfied regarding
their debriefing’s clarity of content (see
Figure 1).
- Just
over half of Nonawardees were satisfied regarding
the comprehensiveness of content for their debriefing
(see Figure 1).
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Figure 1. Applicant
Satisfaction with Proposal Debriefing
Nonawardees prefer
oral and written debriefing formats in equal degrees
- 43% of Nonawardees
would prefer an oral format for the proposal debriefing, while 41%
say they would prefer a written format; 16% report having no
preference (see Figure 2).
Figure 2. Preferences
for Format of Proposal Debriefing
Applicants
across different ATP technology areas report some variation in
satisfaction with debriefings
- Applicant satisfaction
with the timeliness, clarity, and comprehensiveness of
debriefings varies somewhat by ATP technology area (see Table 2).
TABLE 2. Satisfaction
with Proposal Debriefing, by Technology Area
| |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
MATERIALS
AND
CHEMISTRY |
ELECTRONICS |
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY |
| Timeliness |
| Very satisfied |
30% |
35% |
25% |
25% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
28% |
32% |
22% |
30% |
| Neither |
19% |
17% |
25% |
19% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
14% |
12% |
19% |
15% |
| Very dissatisfied |
8% |
5% |
9% |
10% |
| Clarity
of content |
| Very satisfied |
18% |
27% |
24% |
29% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
28% |
43% |
30% |
23% |
| Neither |
11% |
9% |
19% |
18% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
20% |
10% |
14% |
21% |
| Very dissatisfied |
22% |
10% |
13% |
9% |
| Comprehensiveness
of content |
| Very satisfied |
15% |
23% |
17% |
25% |
| Somewhat satisfied |
26% |
43% |
33% |
29% |
| Neither |
16% |
15% |
23% |
18% |
| Somewhat dissatisfied |
21% |
9% |
12% |
20% |
| Very dissatisfied |
22% |
10% |
15% |
9% |
Companies seeking to partner
with the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) submit proposals to the ATP.
Proposals must be for the development of innovative technologies that
could not obtain private funding due to the high technical risk and that
have the potential to produce widespread benefits to the economy and
society. Proposals are evaluated for technical and economic merit in
a rigorous competitive review process.
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Date created: July 22,
2005
Last updated:
August 11, 2005
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