Table 1.

The sixteen factors used in considering scientific priority, in alphabetical order

•	Feasibility
•	Innovation
•	Likelihood that entity outside of DPPS would support
•	Multidisciplinary nature of the research
•	Potential for impact on individual health
•	Potential for impact on national health care expenditures
•	Potential for impact on population health
•	Qualifications and track record of the proposer
•	Quality of proposed methods
•	Quality of writing and organization of the proposal
•	Relevance to a global (beyond US) agenda
•	Relevance to the DPPS mission
•	Relevance to the NHLBI Strategic Plan
•	Research need/lack of studies
•	Study cost
•	Uniqueness or timeliness of opportunity