Field referenceGrant fields
application_effort
A signal about how heavy the submission is, where a notice indicates one.
application_effort records how demanding a submission looks, where the notice
gives an indication.
It is a signal about the cost of applying, and it is deliberately not an estimate of anything else. It is not a time estimate, it is not a difficulty score, and it is not a measure of the administrative cost of holding the award — reporting requirements arrive with the award document, which no notice publishes.
It matters most on small awards, where the effort of applying can exceed what the award is worth.
Shown as: the effort indication on a record. When absent: Not stated. See also application effort.