Retooling after Rejection

No one likes criticism or rejection, but it happens to everyone. Critiques aren’t personal and can serve

as a guide for reframing and refocusing work. The combination of learning from critiques and

collaborating with your RETAC Coordinator, Colorado Rural Health Center CREATE Staff and your

internal leadership on a new application can prove crucial to your success. If your application review

points out flaws in the first submission, take them seriously in preparing a resubmission. Sometimes

small revisions and clarifications might satisfy the reviewers the second time around. Other times,

you may need to completely rethink the idea or your methods. The comments will help you decide

the next step appropriately. Take the time during the retooling process review the CREATE scoring

tool found on the website and compare to your CREATE review score to easily identify what area’s

needed improvement. When in doubt on how to proceed next, contact Lakesha Jones, CREATE

Grants Manager for assistance by email at lj@coruralhealth.org or by phone at (720) 248-2742.