Category: Government Technology
February 4, 2010
NGP requests Grants.gov improvement suggestions
From our friends at the National Grants Partnership:
The team at Grants.gov is soliciting your input to the below questions concerning the next generation of Grants.gov. We would appreciate if you could provide you thoughts to thengp@aol.com no later than…
January 26, 2010
Grants.gov wants your enhancement suggestions
Grants.gov has published a form on which applicants can submit suggestions for ways in which the system could be improved. Weirdly, it’s a Word document (how about an online form?!) but it’s certainly an excellent step to gather customer comments and suggestions…
December 2, 2009
GPC webcast set for 12/10/09 at 2pm EST
As we reported earlier, the Grants Policy Committee webcast is set for December 10th at 2pm. Here’s the latest agenda:
Introduction
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Reporting Overview, Lessons Learned, and Question and Answer (Q & A)
Government Accountability Office…
October 28, 2009
Transparency creates new IT challenges
As the government pushes for more transparency in operations and data delivery, IT departments must be prepared to take on significant challenges, says Dave McClure, GSA’s associate administrator for the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. Those challenges are summarized…
October 26, 2009
Grants.gov tests Adobe Reader 8.1.7 and 9.2
Grants.gov confirms that testing of Adobe’s new versions of Reader are now completed:
Adobe has released Adobe Reader versions 8.1.7 and 9.2. Grants.gov has tested both versions. An issue was identified for Mac PowerPC when using version 8.1.7. When using…
October 23, 2009
GPC, GEB to merge?
Tom Cooley, chair of the Grants Policy Committee, spoke at the NGP meeting on Tuesday (webcast available here) and mentioned that there is some discussion of the GPC and Grants Executive Board merging.
I think this would be an excellent…
EPA awards contract to align with GMLOB
In the first piece of GMLOB-oriented news I’ve heard in a long time, it appears that the EPA has awarded a contract “to transition OGD [Office of Grants and Dabarment] to a new, government-wide grants management system: the Grants Management Line of Business…
October 20, 2009
Grants.gov newsletter, Fall 2009, now available
OK, this is getting silly now. Another grants management announcement today! This time it’s Grants.gov’s fall newsletter. Some interesting stuff here:
54% increase in application submissions during FY 2009.
Recovery Act information on Grants.gov.
Submissions now being validated at Grants.gov in record…
Collaboration yields high return on investment
This new study from Frost & Sullivan concludes that organizations that use collaboration technologies yield significant benefits. The study was commissioned by Verizon and Cisco, so clearly there’s a focus on their products — VoIP, web meetings, and so on — with…
October 15, 2009
Grants.gov: “Don’t use Adobe Reader 9.2 yet!”
The Grants.gov PMO has released the following notice:
“Adobe has released Adobe Reader version 9.2. Grants.gov will begin testing version 9.2 to ensure compatibility. Once testing is complete we will provide you with notice. Please contact the Grants.gov Help Desk…