Overall, I’m supportive of a Large Grants initiative with a trusted and capable group but have a few questions:
If you were benevolent dictator, how would you allocate $75 million in ARB? What does the allocation look like and what is the estimate on how effective it is?
What metrics will be used to quantify success for the pilot program? I see the evaluation criteria, which evaluates the project team, but do you have grant evaluation KPIs.
How were the budget amounts determined?
These are my initial questions 