Consultation on Engineering Working Group Microgrant proposal and evaluation templates

Thanks for the input over the past couple weeks. Here is a short summary of input we can bring back to the templates.

  • In the budget section, ask if the funds requested are only a portion of the cost. The totality of cost might be covered by other sources, or via pro-bono or discounted rates.
  • Add more definition of what substantial and critical impact looks like.
  • Add a note at the top about the scoring being a guide to help on the decisions, but not a numerically defined end point. For example, that means that in judgment a high impact but high risk project might be worth doing. in the feasibility assessment that risky projects are ok.
  • In the comments section, solicit more qualitative feedback, especially if rationale is not apparent from the scores themselves.
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