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Field notes from the funding line.

What we're seeing across SBIR/STTR submissions, R01s, R21s, and the rest. New issues land in The Payline first.

2026-04-12

Why your grant got triaged (and what to do next)

After analyzing dozens of triaged applications, the pattern is rarely about the science. It's about how the science is framed.

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