Category: Grants Management
February 4, 2009
Cooley optimistic about grants streamlining
Tom Cooley, the chair of the Chief Financial Officer’s Council’s Grants Policy Committee was interviewed by Jason Miller on FederalNewsRadio yesterday. There’s a distinct note of optimism in Tom’s responses, and for good reason: the GPC now has an Implementation Plan…
January 25, 2009
FDP January 2009 meeting presentations now available
You can get all the FDP goodness here. Highlights:
Federal agency updates (NIH, NSF, ARO, ONR, AFOSR, USDA, NASA)
Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions
ERA Survey Results
Grants.gov…
Grants.gov Winter 2009 Newsletter now available
OK, I admit it; I forgot to post about this about a week ago! The newsletter is chock full this time around:
Adobe Transition
Speed and Reliability Upgrade
System Build 2008-03 Update
Understanding Adobe Reader Versions and “Broken Pipe”
Grants.gov Contact Center
Looking…
January 16, 2009
Nominated OMB Director says USAspendin needs improvement
USASpending is clearly at the forefront of the mind of Peter Orszag, the nominee to lead OMB under the new administration:
Dipping into the weeds of acquisition reform, he said the government should develop a more unified definition of inherently governmental…
January 8, 2009
FDP Meeting on Monday and Tuesday
The Federal Demonstration Partnership is meeting on Monday and Tuesday at the National Academies in Washington, DC. Check the agenda for the complete details, and find out how to register here.
And remember you can get all the grants management…
Grants.gov Stakeholders Meeting announced — 1/21/09 13:00–1400
Just got an e‑mail notice on this. Here’s the text:
Please join us for the next Grants.gov Stakeholder Webcast on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. This meeting will be a webcast only and registration is…
November 26, 2008
FDP meeting agenda announced
The Federal Demonstration Project’s January meeting agenda is now available, here.…
Next NGMA Meeting — January 14th
Just a note for your calendars: The next NGMA Training Luncheon is on January 14th. The speaker is to-be-announced but an interesting chat accompanied by great food (Maggiano’s, 5333 Wisconsin Ave NW) is hard to turn down. And you can also…
November 13, 2008
NGP meeting/webcast on Tuesday!
One week, two major grants management meetings. Phewy!
The NGP is holding its bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday from 1.30pm‑3.00pm at the Department of Education in Washington, DC. Here’s the agenda. E‑mail TheNGP@AOL.com by noon on November 17th to register. You…
NGMA Training on Wednesday!
Just a reminder that the NGMA is holding its next training luncheon on Wednesday. Here are the details:
OMB Circular A‑102: The “Common Rule” and 2CFR Part 215 — Uniform Administrative Requirements:
Speaker: Janice Joyce & Jean Feldman, National Science Foundation
Program…