==== What is the effect of reduced funding for individual research grants (relative to the overall funding profile)?====
  * What do we expect to happen if the current trend continues unchecked? 
  * Does it represent healthy competition and improve proposal quality? 
  * Does it unfairly target younger researchers? 
  * Does it reduce the number of scientists in the field? 
  * Does it favor large projects over small projects? Is that good or bad?
  * What anecdotal information is available reflecting the effect of grant funding trends?
  * Does anecdotal information confirm or refute the view that young researchers are dissuaded from staying in astronomy because of the grant funding trends?