How much money and FTEs can a successful PI expect?

That is difficult to determine at this point. The amount of the award will depend on the effort itself. Because of cutbacks in R&D funding, Goddard expects to have fewer available FTEs this year.

The amount of funding available to the program also is uncertain. In the past, PIs received 1-2 FTEs and about $50Kin funding, sometimes more. More.

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