Applicant Scoring Criteria

Information Collection: Scoring Criteria Requiring Response

This information collection will require applicants for SAH Assistive technology grants to provide responses addressing the six criteria below:

(i) A description of how the new assistive technology is innovative;

(ii) An explanation of how the new assistive technology will meet a specific, unmet need among eligible individuals;

(iii) An explanation of how the new assistive technology is specifically designed to promote the ability of eligible individuals to live more independently;

(iv) A description of the new assistive technology’s concept, size, and scope;

(v) An implementation plan with major milestones for bringing the new assistive technology into production and to the market. Such milestones must be meaningful and achievable within a specific timeframe; and

(vi) An explanation of what uniquely positions the technology grant applicant in the marketplace. This can include a focus on characteristics such as the economic reliability of the technology grant applicant, the technology grant applicant’s status as a minority or veteran-owned business, or other characteristics that the technology grant applicant wants to include to show how it will help protect the interests of, or further the mission of, VA.