Sept 2001 Rough Draft OFFM Policy Letter 02-1 - Office of Research ...

standard 8.5” by 11” paper with 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right), single spaced.
EVALUATORS WILL REVIEW ONLY THE NUMBER OF PAGES SPECIFIED IN THE
PRECEDING SENTENCE. The font must not be smaller than 11 point. Do not include any
Internet addresses (URLs) that provide information necessary to review the application. See
Section VIII.D for instructions on how to mark proprietary application information. Save the
information in a single file titled “ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_Project”.
The project narrative must include:
A. Project Objectives.
This section should provide a clear, concise statement of the specific objectives/aims of
the proposed project.
B. Merit Review Criterion Discussion.
This section should be formatted to address each merit review criterion and subcriterion
listed in Part V. A. below. Provide sufficient information so that reviewers
will be able to evaluate the application in accordance with these merit review criteria.
DOE WILL EVALUATE AND CONSIDER ONLY THOSE APPLICATIONS THAT
SEPARATELY ADDRESS EACH MERIT REVIEW CRITERION AND SUB-
CRITERION. In this section, reference may be made to other sections of the
application or other documents included in the application (e.g. the Project
Management Plan, Technical and Financial Data Spreadsheet, etc.); however, all
references must be as specific as possible (e.g. ‘Page X, paragraph Y in the PMP’ or
‘PMP Section X.Y’).
C. Relevance and Outcomes/Impacts.
This section should explain the relevance of the effort to the objectives in the program
announcement and the expected outcomes and/or inputs. The justification for the
proposed project should include a clear statement of the importance of the project in
terms of the utility of the outcomes and the target community of beneficiaries.
D. Roles of Participants.
For multi-organizational or multi-investigator projects, describe the roles and the work
to be performed by each participant/investigator, business agreements between the
applicant and participants, and how the various efforts will be integrated and managed.
E. Facilities and Other Resources.
Identify the facilities (e.g., office, laboratory, computer, etc.) to be used at each
performance site listed, and, if appropriate, indicate their capacities pertinent
capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the project. Describe only
those resources that are directly applicable to the proposed work. Provide any
information describing the other resources available to the project, such as machine and
electronics shops.
F. Equipment.
List important items of equipment already available for this project, and, if appropriate,
note the location and pertinent capabilities of each. If you are proposing to acquire
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