Regardless of source, the statement itself implies that quality of the
idea/science/research plan was either not significant in the funding
decision or not a variable considered.  Assuming the latter, given the
near impossibility of measuring this variable without direct input from
each review committee, the value of the study and the preeminence of
pre-submission contact in the proposal success equation are questionable.

CH

> Hi All,
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>
>
> It's a widely held tenet of the profession that contacting program
officers prior to submitting a proposal will increase the likelihood of
getting funded (I don't disagree), and many cite David Bauer's statement
that "In a study of 10,000 federal proposals, the only variable that was
statistically significant in separating the funded and rejected
> proposals was pre-proposal contact with the funding source.  Chances for
success increase an estimated threefold when contact with the funding
source takes place before the proposal is written."
>
>
>
> I frequently trot out this line myself in proposal writing workshops,
but I wonder... Can anyone actually provide a reference to the study
Bauer mentions?
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>
>
> Craig
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