SURVEY OF
ATP APPLICANTS 2000
10. Applicant Perceptions of the ATP Proposal
Process
Companies
seeking to partner with the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) submit
Research and Development (R&D) project proposals to the ATP. Project
proposals are then evaluated for technical and economic merit in a rigorous
competitive review process.
ATP aims to
make the proposal process useful to companies, and ensures fair and equal
treatment of all applicants. The Survey of ATP Applicants 2000 collected
information about applicants' perceptions of the proposal process.
Respondents
were asked to indicate:
- how
useful to their company was the process of preparing
the ATP proposal
- how
useful to their company was information received
from ATP during the review process
- the
extent to which they believed the ATP review
and decision process was a fair process
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Most applicants
view the ATP proposal process as useful
- Preparing an ATP proposal
may be useful to an applicant for a variety of reasons. It may catalyze
discussion and planning, focus attention on specific R&D or business
issues, or clarify management commitment.
- Over three-quarters
of all applicants report that the process of preparing an ATP proposal
is "somewhat useful" or "very useful." (See Figure
1.)
- During the proposal
process, companies respond to questions from ATP in oral review regarding
technical and business aspects of the project. In telephone debriefing
of nonawardees, companies receive feedback on the strengths and weaknesses
of their proposal against ATP criteria.
- Nearly two-thirds
of all applicants regard the information received from ATP to be "somewhat
useful" or "very useful." (See Figure 2.)
FIGURE
1. Usefulness to Company of Preparing the ATP Proposal
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1]
FIGURE
2. Usefulness to Company of Information Received during ATP Proposal
Process
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2]
Most applicants
view the ATP proposal process as fair
- ATP places great emphasis
on ensuring the integrity and fairness of the proposal review and
decision process. All proposals are peer-reviewed by technical and
business specialists and evaluated according to clearly established
criteria.
- Over three-quarters
of all applicants report that the ATP review and decision process
is a fair process. Half of all applicants view it as being fair to "a
large extent." Just over one-quarter believe the process to
be fair to "a moderate extent." (See Figure 3).
FIGURE
3. Beliefs
that the ATP Review and Decision Process is Fair
[Descriptive link for Figure
3]
Both Awardees
and Nonawardees view the ATP proposal process as useful and fair
- Not surprisingly,
Awardees view the ATP proposal process more favorably than Nonawardees.
(See Figure 4.)
- Still, most Nonawardees
view the ATP proposal process favorably.
- About three-quarters
(74%) of Nonawardees report that they found the process of preparing
the ATP proposal to be useful.
- Over half (57%) of
Nonawardees report that ATP feedback on their proposal was useful.
- Almost three-quarters
(72%) of Nonawardees report that they believed the ATP proposal and
decision process to be fair.
FIGURE
4. Awardee and Nonawardee Perceptions of the ATP Proposal Process
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4]
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Date created:
June 24, 2003
Last updated:
August 2, 2005
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