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January 15, 2007
Grants.gov’s Windows limitation on Slashdot
I see that Grants.gov’s Windows limitation has been mentioned on Slashdot today. Odd that it should appear now, when Grants.gov’s on the road to making it a non-issue by April, but also interesting to see tech-ire in the wild!…
January 14, 2007
Grantsfire — grant announcements for the rest of the world
The guys over at Solpath have released a test version of a new project called Granstsfire, which they describe as
an aggregator of syndicated grants information. It enables grantseekers and funders to share and search for information on grant announcements in real…
January 9, 2007
2007 Excellence.Gov Awards finalists announced
We just announced the finalists for the 2007 Excellence.Gov Awards! The competition was stiff this year, with more nominations than any prior year and many deserving projects. On February 20 (11.30am — 2pm, Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington DC), we’ll…
January 2, 2007
Government Futures
Government Futures is a relatively new site intends to create dialog and encourage participation in modernizing government. Founded by Bruce McConnell and Margaret Anderson, both well-known faces in DC’s IT circles, the site features micropolls, blogs, and white papers on issues…
Wayne State publishes neat‑o Grants.gov Newsletter
I just found this on Google and thought it might be useful for anyone else looking for Grants.gov research grant application information!
Wayne State University’s Sponsored Programs Administration office wishes to help its researchers make a smooth transition to the new grants.gov…
E‑Gov performance measures
OMB released performance metrics for all of the e‑gov initiatives last month, including Grants.gov. Accurate measurement of program performance has been a missing component of government IT for many years. In judging the Excellence.Gov Awards, a common criticism is that nominations fail…
December 6, 2006
Stacie Boyd leads NSF grants efforts, leaves OMB
Stacie Boyd has left her post as an OMB E‑Gov portfolio manager to lead governmentwide grants management initiatives at the National Science Foundation. Tim Young will take over her responsibilities at OMB, which included Disaster Management, E‑Vital, Geospatial One-Stop, Grants.gov…
December 5, 2006
Free DUNS, IRS validation, and CCR registration training, December 18
TCG is sponsoring some free training from the State of Maryland Governor’s Grants Office. Here are the details. Attend if you can — it promises to be a great program!
GRANTS ON THE LINE:
“How to successfully complete the Grants.gov registration process”…
November 30, 2006
Excellence.Gov Awards nominations now close 12/8/2006!
We’ve extended the nomination deadline for those folks still recovering from turkey-induced stupor! Go to the Excellence.Gov Awards web site and download the form to get started.…
November 29, 2006
NIH R01 Grant Applications Go Electronic
Big news from NIH as they officially announce the switch to all-electronic submissions through Grants.gov. Training will be held on December 5th, and there are some interesting notes in the press release:
The transition to electronic submission is complex. It…