The Forethought criteria categories, writ large, are "Regional Collaboration" , "Impactful", "Innovative", "Achievable", and "Enduring and Recognizable."
See their descriptions below:
Regional Collaboration
- Future-focused
- Multilateral
Impactful
- Critical regional/Triangle priority
- Nationally and globally transformational
Innovative
- Interdisciplinary
- Larger than any one institution
Achievable
- Research leadership
- Advances RTI’s mission
Enduring and Nationally Recognizable
- Sustainable
- Will attract new resources