Why was my LOI turned down?

Due to significant interest in the program, we are only able to advance a small proportion of LOIs we receive to the full proposal stage. LOIs are turned down for a variety of reasons, including (but not limited to):

  • The intervention being evaluated was not clearly described;
  • The intervention being evaluated did not focus on change at a systems, structural, or environmental level;
  • The research question or hypothesis was not clearly stated;
  • The research question was not relevant to advancing health and racial equity or immediately applicable to policy or practice changes;
  • There were not appropriate health outcomes; and/or
  • The research design did not meet E4A standards of rigor.

Select projects that meet some, but not all of the criteria may be referred to Technical Assistance. If you have specific questions about why your LOI was turned down you may contact us.

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