•Deadline was not met
•Guidelines were not followed
•Poor presentation
•Unrealistic budget or not enough detail in budget
•Proposal not sufficiently clear or complete
•Importance or overall significance of the project is not clear
•Timeframe or work load is not realistic
•Required personnel and expertise are not available
•Potential obstacles not discussed
•Duplication issues are not addressed
•Insufficient knowledge of field
•Highly partisan or biased position taken on issues
•Quality of writing too poor- excessively long, repetitious, ambiguous