NESDIS Cooperative Institutes Administrator Workshop City College New York October , 2005 Managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fulfilling the President’s Management Agenda

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 2 The Grants.gov Program… Is a cross-agency initiative spanning 900 grant programs from the 26 grant-making agencies, and over $360 billion in annual awards Is a simple, unified “storefront” for all customers of Federal grants to electronically – Find Grant Opportunities – Apply for Grants Is one of the Federal cross-agency E-Government initiatives to improve access to services via the Internet Is managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the largest provider of Federal grants

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 3 Grants.gov Delivers Significant Value to the Grant Community Grants.gov provides a single source to find Federal government-wide competitive grant opportunities – Helping the grant community learn about available opportunities in a standardized manner, saving time and money It provides a secure and reliable source to apply for Federal grants, simplifying the grant application process,reducing paperwork – Avoiding the need to learn multiple agency or program- specific application processes/systems Dummy bullet for transition

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 4 Grants.gov Offers Many Advantages An organization only needs to register once to be able to submit all future applications via Grants.gov Applications are simple to submit and are more accurate due to built-in error checking and editing functionality Submitting applications via Grants.gov ensures prompt receipt by grantors – including NOAA – avoiding delays sometimes experienced through postal or courier services

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 5 Grants.gov Provides Robust Functionality for the Grant Community Dummy bullet for transition Find Grant Opportunities allows users to: – Search for available grant opportunities – Register to receive notification of grant opportunities Apply for Grants allows users to: – Search for and download application packages – Complete application packages offline – Submit completed application packages – Track the status of submitted applications

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 6 Flexibility to search on numerous criteria – Active and archived documents – Funding opportunity number – Dates and time frames – CFDA number – Funding activity category – Funding instrument type – Agency subscription service to receive notification of all or select funding opportunities (e.g., CFDA #, agency, activity category) “Find Grant Opportunities” Features

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 7 Downloadable electronic forms – Download and review any application – Complete applications offline, when and where convenient, without being connected to the Internet – Share and route applications through organizations for review or completion as an attachment – Manage and save applications and components on the desktop “Apply for Grants” Features

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 8 Submit applications electronically – "Submit" button on application cover page activates after all required forms are completed and saved – Application summary provided to allow confirmation that the completed application will be submitted to the intended program – Application packages automatically upload to Grants.gov – Application confirmation and tracking number provided online and via “Apply for Grants” Features (cont.)

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 9 Grants.gov Usage Highlights Over 15,000 Electronic Submissions Received – OMB Performance Goal Met!!!! Registered Users Exceeds 16,500 1,400+ Agency Postings FIND – 1.5M Hits per Week – 1.1M s per Week

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 10 Some useful links... Download the PureEdge viewer: Register for notices of issuances of new grants in Find: Access User Guide, FAQ and on-line Tutorial assistance: Worksheet located on the CCR website to aid you with the CCR registration: Obtain a credential from the Credential Provider: Register with Grants.gov register: CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Grants.gov Overview 10/26/2005 PAGE 11 Some useful links... (cont.) Find current Grant opportunities in Apply: Application System-to-System Interface Applicant Training Demonstration - Complete Application Package Customer Online User Support Succeed Newsletter Subscription Outreach Communication Resources Customer Feedback Findings Reports

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