Does the LTFF ever counter-offer with an amount that would move the grant past the funding bar for cost-effectiveness? I would guess that some of these hypothetical applicants would accept a salary at 80% of what they applied for, and if the grants are already marginal then a 25% increase in cost-effectiveness could push them over the bar.
Yes, we do that fairly regularly. We haven’t discussed people’s counterfactual options above, but this often makes a 20% reduction in grant size unattractive.
Does the LTFF ever counter-offer with an amount that would move the grant past the funding bar for cost-effectiveness? I would guess that some of these hypothetical applicants would accept a salary at 80% of what they applied for, and if the grants are already marginal then a 25% increase in cost-effectiveness could push them over the bar.
Yes, we do that fairly regularly. We haven’t discussed people’s counterfactual options above, but this often makes a 20% reduction in grant size unattractive.