ATP
Proposal Preparation Kit
The
Advanced Technology Program (ATP) aims to make the proposal
process a smooth one for applicants. For example, applicants
are provided with the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals securely
over the internet using ATP’s Electronic Submission
System (ESS). The Survey
of ATP Applicants 2002 collected information about
applicants’ satisfaction with the proposal kit and
use of the ESS.
Respondents
were asked to indicate how satisfied they
were with the following aspects of the April
2001 ATP Proposal Preparation Kit:
- Ease
of use
- Clarity
of content
- Comprehensiveness
of content
Respondents
were asked if receiving a CD version of the proposal
kit, rather than a paper hardcopy version, would
be a problem for them. They were also asked if they
had submitted their proposal through the ESS, and
to indicate how easy or difficult it was to use the
system. |
Most applicants
were satisfied with the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit
- 78 percent
of the applicants report being satisfied with the Kit
in terms of its ease of use (see Figure 1).1
- 79 percent
of applicants also say they were satisfied with the Kit’s
clarity of content (see Figure 1).
- 81 percent
of applicants indicate being satisfied with the Kit’s
comprehensiveness of conten (see Figure 1).
We have combined
the response categories “very satisfied” and “somewhat
satisfied” for ease of reporting.
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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FIGURE 1 -
Satisfaction with ATP Proposal Preparation Kit
Both Awardees
and Nonawardees express positive views of the ATP Proposal
Preparation Kit
- Awardees
view the Kit more favorably than Nonawardees. In fact,
nine out of ten Awardees indicate being satisfied with
the Kit on all three measures (see Table 1).
- Still,
most Nonawardees express satisfaction with the Kit.
TABLE 1 - Awardee
and Nonawardee Satisfaction with ATP Proposal Preparation
Kit
| |
Awardees |
Non-awardees |
| Ease
of Use |
| Very
satisfied |
53% |
29% |
| Somewhat
satisfied |
35% |
47% |
| Clarity
of Content |
| Very
satisfied |
55% |
31% |
| Somewhat
satisfied |
35% |
45% |
Comprehensive
of Content |
| Very
satisfied |
55% |
34% |
| Somewhat
satisfied |
33% |
44% |
The vast majority
of applicants say that a CD version of the ATP Proposal
Preparation Kit would not be a problem
- 91% report
that receiving a CD version of the kit, rather than a
paper hardcopy version, would not be a problem for them.
- Nonawardees
were more likely than Awardees to say that a CD version
would be a problem (11% versus 5%, respectively).
Electronic
Submission System (ESS)
Applicants have
mixed views about the Electronic Submission System (ESS)
- 2002
was the first year that ATP utilized the ESS. 41% of
the 2002 applicants submitted their proposals through
the ESS. Another 13% tried to use the system, yet did
not submit their proposals this way. 46% did not try
using the ESS (see Figure 2).
- Applicants
in the Electronics and Information Technology areas were
more likely those in Biotechnology and Materials and
Chemistry to submit through the ESS (see Figure 3).
- While
most applicants submitting proposals through the ESS
find it easy to use, about one-third report that it is
difficult (see Figure 4).
FIGURE
2 - ATP
Proposal Submission through the ESS
FIGURE
3 - ATP
Proposal Submission through ESS by Technology Area
FIGURE
4 - Ease
or Difficulty of Using the ESS
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1 We have combined the response
categories “very satisfied” and “somewhat
satisfied” for ease of reporting
Date
created: February 2, 2005
Last updated:
August 10, 2005
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