ABSTRACT
Gaining access to Federal research funds can represent a major challenge to even the most sophisticated scholar. Competition for research funds is on the increase; the peer review of grant applications is becoming more complex; academic careers are more dependent on grant awards; and to make matters worse costs associated with preparation and review of grant applications are escalating. To be competitive in this environment, potential grantees and applicant institutions will have to develop new strategies to improve the probability that research proposals receive meritorious priority scores.
