What should we propose to ATI? Peter Wizinowich NGAO Team Meeting September 11-12, 2008

2 ATI Proposal? Goal of this discussion is to generate & discuss ideas for an ATI proposal Proposal due Nov. 1. ~$1M maximum. Issues? –Takes work during an already critical time –Meeting proposal deadline could be challenging Need time for Director review/approval –Don’t know the result until next summer –Would we be better off applying to MRI instead (or also)? Due end of Jan. More dollars & the result is known at ~ the same time –Do we charge indirect costs to government funding? Likely yes. Could reduce cost cap unless indirect costs not included in cost cap or we can use this infrastructure money –Need to coordinate with TSIP What does ATI offer us? –More money during early project phase (~$1M maximum) A direct then-year dollar benefit Potentially allows us to improve schedule or reduce risk –More demonstration of Federal support (helpful in private fundraising)

3 ATI Proposal? What does ATI offer us? –More money during early project phase (~$1M maximum) A direct then-year dollar benefit Potentially allows us to improve schedule or reduce risk If proposal deemed likely to succeed then might be able to use some of our PD phase contingency early –More demonstration of Federal support (helpful in private fundraising)

4 ATI Proposal Criteria What are the criteria for selecting the proposal topic? –High probability of success –The right(?) dollar amount. Too low & its not worth our effort. Too high & our chances of success are reduced. –Consistent with our PD or early DD phase goals What constitutes a high probability of success? –Look at last year’s winning proposals. –Lessons learned from d-IFS proposal. –Will AODP criteria be included this year?

5 ATI Proposal Ideas Design tasks? Risk reduction items? –Laser –LOWFS –Pickoff mechanism