Committee eyes process reforms: tiers, one-application limit and capacity scoring for grants
Members weighed keeping two award tiers (including $10,000 awards), possibly simplifying applications for smaller awards, and a rule limiting organizations to one strategic partnership application per cycle; they also discussed capacity criteria and a proposed cap on consecutive awards.
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Committee members reviewed possible process changes intended to broaden participation and improve award outcomes. Discussion covered three linked topics: whether to keep both small (roughly $10,000) and larger award tiers (and whether to raise the small tier to $20,000), whether to maintain the restriction that organizations may submit only one strategic partnership application per cycle, and how to assess capacity and operations during review.
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