1. Grants.gov How is BMC Preparing for Electronic Grants Submissions?

2. The Federal government’s single, online portal for any person, business, or State, Local and Tribal government to electronically: What is Grants.gov? A cross-agency initiative involving: Find Grant Opportunities Apply for Grants 900 grant programs 26 grant-making agencies Over $350 billion in annual awards

3. Why is Government Changing to Electronic Grant Submissions? It’s the law… Public Law (PL) 106-107 Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 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...”

4. Post 75% of Funding Opportunities in Grants.gov “Find” on “Apply” The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has set the following FY 2006 Goal for all Federal Agencies:

5. Agency Targets

6. 2006 NIH Timeline Transition Dates for Submission of Grant Applications through Grants.gov Using SF424 Family of Grant Application Forms DECOCTNOV Resource (G), Career Development (K), S11, S21 & S22 (2/1/07) MAYJULDECSEP JANFEBMAR R03, R21, R33, R34 & DP1 (6/1/06) APRMAY November 16, 2005 2007 http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ Abbreviation/Mechanism Key: AREA/R15Academic Research Enhancement Awards HTS/X01High Throughput Screening NRSANational Research Service Award R01Research Project Grant Program R03Small Grant Programs R13/U13Support for Conferences & Scientific Meetings R21/R33Exploratory/ Development Research R36Research Dissertation Grant Program SBIRSmall Business Innovative Research STTRSmall Business Technology Transfer UCooperative Agreement Awards R01/U01, R18, R25 & C06/UC6 (10/1/06) Fellowship (F) (04/01/07) Training (T&D) & U45 (5/10/07) Centers (P), M01, S06, R10/U10, U19, U54, U56 & R24/U24 (6/1/07) JANFEBMARAPRJUNAUG JUN S10 (3/22/06) R15 (2/25/06) R36 (2/17/06) R13/U13 (12/15/05) SBIR/STTR (12/1/05)

8. BMC Grant Administration’s Current Plans Account/System Setup Technology Needs Communication and Training Submission Process Continue to review alternatives for electronic submission to Grants.gov

9. Grants.gov Account/System Setup 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.

10. PD/PI must be registered in eRA Commons Detailed instructions at: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons PI’s currently registered only for IAR must work through their organizations for full Commons registration NIH Website: e-Commons

11. Technology Needs PC’s – install PureEdge viewer 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)http://citrix.com/English/SS/downloads/downloa ds.asp?dID=2755http://grants.gov/assets/PEClientCitrix.ica Adobe PDF (Writer-version 6.0 or higher) Readable, Writable C D drive

12. Communication and Training Communication Methods to Increase Awareness Global Emails Internal Articles and Newsletters Schedule Training/Educational Sessions Significant Changes to Forms, Process Changes, Routing

13. Submission Process Impact of Grants.gov on internal deadlines to ensure timely electronic submissions 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)

14. Future Considerations System to System Electronic Submissions Identify market products/services and evaluate against requirements Review technical specifications and how a solution will fit into existing architecture

15. Advantages of System to System Improved information management around the full lifecycle of the application process 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

16. Questions?