All applications received 3 independent reviews from PMET leadership and Regional Directors. Due to the high quality of the competition, we were unable to fund all the submitted proposals. Applicants were eligible to re-submit in later solicitations.  Summaries of the funded projects were posted to the PMET web site to show the strengths which PMET was looking for in submitted proposals.

The first solicitation of PMET mini-grants in 2003 produced 40 applications from colleges and universities in 23 states, requesting far more than the amount budgeted for these awards. Twenty-six (26) projects were awarded and funded in this round of PMET mini-grants. The second solicitation of PMET mini-grants in the fall of 2004 produced 38 applications, 32 of which were accepted and funded. Amount of individual awards ranged from$2,500 up to $4,000 for a total of over $200,000 over the life of the PMET Mini-grant Program. Most projects lasted up to two years and the progress of each supported project was monitored by one of the PMET leaders or Regional Directors.