A very large amount of weight, at least in NIH grants of the size we'd be talking about, is preliminary data. One paper that's not even in press yet isn't goin

A very large amount of weight, at least in NIH grants of the size we'd be talking about, is preliminary data. One paper that's not even in press yet isn't going to set off any fireworks in a grant review committee, especially with funding as tight as it is right now.