Common Reasons for Requests for Additional Information (RFI) or Denials
The most common reasons for requests for additional information may include but are not limited to the following:
- Needs assessment not robust enough and specific enough to address the educational gap
- Learning objectives are too general and do not tie in with the needs assessment
- W-9 not signed or dated or on current
- Request letter not on legal letterhead or legal letterhead is uploaded blank, with no letter text
- Budget entered in the Request Management System (RMS) Portal does not correspond to uploaded budget attachment document; budget not detailed and specific enough regarding honoraria payments
- Roles and responsibilities of Chair and Faculty too broad
- Accreditation Certification(s) not current
The Most Common Reason for Denial is Budgetary Restrictions
Another Common Reason for Denial is Program Not Aligned with Teva’s Educational Platform / Strategies
- Audience Focus – refer to educational platform
- Multiple requests submitted for same meeting
Other Reasons for Denial
- Scope of proposal not aligned with Teva's interest
- Amount of proposal not aligned with Teva's interest
- Reach is low in relation to the program cost/cost per learnerOverall incomplete or poorly constructed grant proposal
- Poor needs assessment document
- No response/unsatisfactory response to request for additional information
- Unjustified high/redundant costs in budget or other budget items
- Letter of independence (LOI) not signed in time/refusal to sign Teva LOI
- Previous issues with program quality with requestor and/ or accreditor
- Compliance reasons
- Failure to submit the request a minimum of sixty days prior to the program date
- Educational activity is secondary to the entertainment or social portion of the program
- Funding request submitted and request letter signed by a healthcare professional who will be receiving honorarium for speaking at the event
- Intentional falsification of information