Author: David Cassidy
April 10, 2009
FederalNewsRadio story on latest Grants.gov memo
Jason Miller of FederalNewsRadio has more details about the memo OMB released yesterday (with some quotes from OMB’s Tom Gavin, yours truly, and Mark Ace of Cayuse). Text story, audio story. Apparently OMB expects four agencies — Education, DHS, Justice,…
April 9, 2009
OMB directs agencies to pay for Grants.gov improvements
OMB released a new memo last night, directing agencies to provide past-due and new funds to support the improvement of Grants.gov. Attachment A of the memo shows that OMB expects agencies to send over $12 million to Grants.gov by April 13th, $6…
April 3, 2009
Grants.gov schedules webcast for April 15
The next Grants.gov webcast will be on April 15 at 1pm EDT. No registration is required. Just click here at 1pm on April 15th! Here’s the agenda:
Introduction
Grants.gov Quarterly Update
Grants.gov and the Recovery Act
Grants.gov Recently Accomplished System…
April 2, 2009
Next NGP meeting — June 9, 2009
The next NGP meeting will be on June 9, 2009. When the agenda is released, don’t forget to register!…
Buying COTS grants management systems, and aligning with GMLOB
A couple of years ago I made some presentations at the NGMA Conference, and posted them here via Slideshare. That system tells me that the presentations are getting a lot of views lately. As it’s clearly of interest again, I thought it might…
Grantium announces “Find & Apply Portal” alternative to Grants.gov
Grantium has now issued its own press release (following from that issued by CGI Federal a while ago) about their alternative solution to Grants.gov, called the Find & Apply Portal.
Grantium’s Grants Find & Apply Portal is an alternative solution to Grants.gov, delivering…
April 1, 2009
Earl Warrington/Recovery.gov speaking at NGMA meeting today
Earl Warrington, Program Manager for Recovery.gov, is speaking at today’s National Grants Management Association training luncheon. Should be an interesting talk. If you didn’t get a chance to register, never fear! A webcast of the event will be available on a tape-delay basis.*…
Grants.gov hits new highs, and tracks Recovery Act opportunities
Two great pieces of news hit the Grants.gov blog yesterday:
Grants.gov has experienced an unprecedented volume on the website. The hits on the site have increased 115% from December 08 (800K) to March 09 (1.8M).
In the three week period…
March 31, 2009
NGP meeting & webcast today 1.30pm
Just a reminder that the National Grants Partnership hosts a regular meeting today at 1.30pm. If you haven’t registered to attend in person, don’t worry! You can view the webcast at no cost. For more information on this, check the agenda. Here’s…
We will return to Grants.gov, say several agencies
The Federal Times published an article yesterday with some interesting quotes and comments from several federal agencies who are now accepting grant applications through home-grown systems rather than using Grants.gov. Of those interviewed by The Federal Times, the consensus appears…