Does the funding rate go up a whole lot if you hire someone to rewrite your proposal? Depends on their name, the journals and review boards they sit on, and th

Does the funding rate go up a whole lot if you hire someone to rewrite your proposal? Depends on their name, the journals and review boards they sit on, and their current interests vice yours. The clever thing to do if you have good juice is simply to get their name on it. I work with some people who rarely get turned down, and others (in the past) who often have. It's more fun to work with the former, if you have the choice, but sometimes the topics end up being a little less interesting. Grant writing is such an insane time sink...