There is an opportunity to make a direct year-to-year comparison. I
submitted in 2009 and got into the sixth bin with EOR=Outstanding,
MOP=Moderate, HQP=Outstanding. I was given a one-year award (bins are
listed above, but the top bin is missing, so look at the fifth bin
from the top). I reapplied in 2010 and MOP improved to Very Strong, so
I was in the fourth bin (third in the table). The only real change is
in the Form 101, although the Form 100 had some changes too. The delta
was two bins. The difference in the applications was more detail in
research description, less about past accomplishments, and a bit more
focus.