Author: Pete Sinnott
July 5, 2011
FDP registration for September 2011 now open
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) has opened registration for their September 14–16 meeting. Go to this page to register. The agenda is still being finalized but the FDP meetings are always full of great content for research administrators and government…
June 13, 2011
All your Federal reporting are belong to us
Wow! Well, it looks like government reporting may be changing significantly if Rep. Darrell Issa’s proposed new DATA Act legislation is passed (summary here). This act will consolidate the tracking and reporting of all Federal spending, on contracts, grants, loans,…
May 25, 2011
Are you a project manager with grants management experience?
We’re currently looking for a project manager with extensive grants management experience to join TCG. To find out more, check out the job listing on our web site, and send us your resume. Among other things, the right person will have:
Minimum…
May 19, 2011
GAO report on Grants.gov is critical (again)
GAO is charged with monitoring the performance and progress achieved by Grants.gov over its lifetime and its latest report was released earlier this month. The highlights include:
Agencies are being charged by Grants.gov based on their size and not their…
Pass-the-hat funding gets a slap from OMB Watch
NextGov highlights an OMB Watch report that discusses the challenges facing e‑gov initiatives that are funded using a “pass-the-hat” approach. Grants.gov is one of these initiatives, and faces multiple challenges in this area, as a recent GAO report about Grants.gov examined.…
May 18, 2011
Grants.gov will be competed among 8(a) firms
Much of the discussion lately in the grants management systems community has been about the upcoming recompete of the Grants.gov IT support contract, currently held by General Dynamics IT. A sources sought was issued in April and now word reaches me…
February 18, 2011
FDP January presentations now online
The Federal Demonstration Partnership held its last meeting in late January, and all the presentations are now available on their web site. There’s some very informative data here:
Updates from NIH, NSF, NASA, ONR, AFOSR, and USDA
The Future of the Grants…
Thompson launches new grants blog
Thompson Publishing is responsible for the Federal Grants Management Handbook, the bible of anyone with responsibility in managing government grants and ensuring compliance to agency and Federal law and regulations. They’ve now launched Funding Attractions, a new blog that will post…
February 14, 2011
AABPA announces Spring Symposium for May 11th, 2011
The AABPA symposia are always informative and helpful, with some excellent speakers. Details of the spring gathering were just sent out. Here’re the details:
Refine, Retool, Collaborate: The Future is Now
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th and K Streets, NW,…
February 8, 2011
AABPA discussion on the President’s budget and fiscal reform
AABPA has just announced an extremely interesting topic for their February 17th program meeting. Here are the details:
A Discussion: The President’s Budget and Fiscal Reform with Maya MacGuineasPresident of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director of the…