Transcript How is BMC Preparing for Electronic Grants Submissions?

Grants.gov
How is BMC Preparing for
Electronic Grants Submissions?
What is Grants.gov?
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The Federal government’s single, online portal for
any person, business, or State, Local and Tribal
government to electronically:
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Find Grant Opportunities
Apply for Grants
A cross-agency initiative involving:
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900 grant programs
26 grant-making agencies
Over $350 billion in annual awards
Why is Government Changing to Electronic
Grant Submissions? It’s the law…
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Public Law (PL) 106-107
Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement
Act of 1999
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Improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal
financial assistance programs
Simplify Federal financial assistance application and
reporting requirements
Improve the delivery of services to the public
President’s Management Agenda (2002)
“Agencies to allow applicants for Federal Grants to apply for,
and ultimately manage, grant funds online through a
common web site, simplifying grants management and
eliminating redundancies . . .”
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has set the following
FY 2006 Goal for all Federal Agencies:
Post 75% of Funding
Opportunities in Grants.gov “Find”
on “Apply”
Agency Targets
Agency
AID
CNCS
DHS
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOI
DOJ
DOL
DOT
ED
EPA
HHS
HUD
IMLS
NARA
NASA
NEA
NEH
NSF
SBA
SSA
State
TREAS
USDA
VA
Grand Total
FY 2005 FIND
Totals
129
20
34
68
132
196
62
67
18
20
140
197
719
64
9
10
19
23
46
68
7
8
54
5
141
3
2259
FY 2005
Applications
Received
5
0
9
2291
0
762
512
370
308
89
879
325
2970
5815
4
9
5
469
172
38
316
433
25
31
319
2
16158
FY 2006
Application
FY 2006
Packages Posted
Application
Goal*
Received Goal
97
1000
15
400
26
700
51
2000
99
2000
147
4000
47
1300
50
1400
14
350
15
400
105
2900
148
2600
539
15000
48
4000
7
150
8
200
14
350
17
450
35
900
51
1400
5
140
6
150
41
1100
4
100
106
2000
2
50
1697
45040
NIH Timeline
Transition Dates for Submission of Grant Applications through
Grants.gov
Using SF424 Family of Grant Application Forms
Fellowship (F)
(04/01/07)
SBIR/STTR (12/1/05)
R13/U13 (12/15/05)
Resource (G), Career
Development (K), S11, S21
& S22 (2/1/07)
R36 (2/17/06)
R03, R21, R33, R34 & DP1
R15 (2/25/06) (6/1/06)
R01/U01, R18,
S10 (3/22/06)
R25 & C06/UC6
(10/1/06)
2007
2006
Training
(T&D) & U45
(5/10/07)
Centers (P),
M01, S06,
R10/U10,
U19, U54,
U56 &
R24/U24
(6/1/07)
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Abbreviation/Mechanism Key:
AREA/R15 Academic Research Enhancement Awards
HTS/X01
High Throughput Screening
NRSA
National Research Service Award
R01
Research Project Grant Program
R03
Small Grant Programs
November 16, 2005
R13/U13
R21/R33
R36
SBIR
STTR
U
Support for Conferences & Scientific Meetings
Exploratory/ Development Research
Research Dissertation Grant Program
Small Business Innovative Research
Small Business Technology Transfer
Cooperative Agreement Awards
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
BMC Grant Administration’s Current Plans
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Account/System Setup
Technology Needs
Communication and Training
Submission Process
Continue to review alternatives for electronic
submission to Grants.gov
Grants.gov Account/System Setup
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Institutional Setup - Completed
POC – Point of Contact responsible for
management of grant activities and assigning
privileges – Completed
AOR – Authorized Organization Representative
submit grants on behalf of the organization.
Grant Researcher – prepares grant application
but does not submit.
NIH Website: e-Commons
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PD/PI must be registered in eRA Commons
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Detailed instructions at:
https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons
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PI’s currently registered only for IAR must work
through their organizations for full Commons
registration
Technology Needs
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PC’s – install PureEdge viewer
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Mac’s – download Citrix
(http://citrix.com/English/SS/downloads/downloa
ds.asp?dID=2755) and the PureEdge Client
(http://grants.gov/assets/PEClientCitrix.ica)
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Adobe PDF (Writer-version 6.0 or higher)
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Readable, Writable C D drive
Communication and Training
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Communication Methods to Increase
Awareness
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Global Emails
Internal Articles and Newsletters
Schedule Training/Educational Sessions
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Significant Changes to Forms, Process Changes,
Routing
Submission Process
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Impact of Grants.gov on internal deadlines to
ensure timely electronic submissions
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Grants Administration will probably require PI’s to submit
completed package(including the science) 3-5 days
prior to due date of application
Evaluating how current BMC routing processes be
impacted (example: review and sign off by
Department Chairs)
Future Considerations
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System to System Electronic Submissions
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Identify market products/services and evaluate against
requirements
Review technical specifications and how a solution will
fit into existing architecture
Advantages of System to System
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Improved information management around the full
lifecycle of the application process
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Timeline from starting an application to submission
Turn around times across the organization, at each step in
the process etc.
Improved data integrity and reporting capabilities
Questions?