Grants.gov Update
Rebecca Spitzgo
Grants.gov Program Manager
Managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Fulfilling the President’s Management Agenda
Grants.gov Overview
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Is one of 24 Federal E-Government initiatives designed to improve
access to services via the Internet
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Federal government’s single site for grants
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26 Federal grant-making agencies
$400B or 25% of the Federal budget
Is a simple, unified “storefront” for all customers of Federal grants to
electronically:
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Cross-agency initiative spanning 1000+ grant programs
Find Grant Opportunities
Apply for Grants
President’s Management Agenda and Public Law 106-107
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Allow applicants for Federal grants to apply for grants through a
common website
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Streamline and simplify grant application requirements
Reduce applicant and grantee administrative burden and costs
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Grants.gov Usage Highlights
• Find
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100% Funding Opportunities Available on Find in 2005
1.5 Hits per Week
1.2 Emails per Week
• Apply
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Over 35% of Funding Opportunities Available on Apply in 2005
Over 18,000 Received since November 2003
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15,000 Applications Received Since April 2005
Registered Users Exceeds 21,000
1,700+ Agency Postings
25 out of 26 Agencies Posted on Apply – Almost 100%
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FY 2006 Agency Grants.gov Goals
• Post 100% of Funding Opportunities on Find
• Post 75% of Find Opportunities on Apply
• Government-wide - 45,000 Electronic Submissions
• Submission of Ramp Up and Outreach Plans
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Applicant System-to-System
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Deployed May 2005
Key Components:
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Open Technical Standards – XML Schema & Web Services
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Simplification – Single Integration Point
Data Standardization – Research & Related Data Set & Agency
Specific Forms
Benefits:
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Eliminates the need to re-enter data into the Applicant
Organization’s back-office grant system
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Applicant manages workflow & roles within their environment
Allows Applicant Organizations to submit electronic applications via
an XML file rather than PureEdge
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Grants.gov Architecture Updates
• Mac/Unix/Linux Support
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Short-term Solution, Citrix Server – December 2005
PureEdge Native Mac Viewer – November 2006
• System Architecture Upgrade
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Long-Term Architecture Meeting in August 2005
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Long Term Strategy - Move to Dynamic Server
Allocation, Begins April 2006
November 2005 Upgrade – 2 Web Servers to 4
(June 2005) to 8 (November 2005)
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Upcoming Improvements
• Find & Apply Merge
• Grants.gov Sandbox
• Funding Opportunity Report
• Registration Email Modifications
• Enhanced Applicant Status Page
• Support Multiple DUNS via Single ID
• Configuration Management of Schema/Data
• Website Content Refresh
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Dummy bullet for transition