OMB directs agencies to post grants

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

OMB directs agencies to post grants
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By Jason Miller
GCN Staff
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Starting Nov. 7, agencies will post all grant opportunity announcements on 
<http://www.grants.gov>www.grants.gov, the Office of Management and Budget 
directed today.
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In a 
<http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/03-25488.htm>memo 
to agency executives, Linda Springer, OMB comptroller, finalized the policy 
guidance outlining the data elements that agencies must include in their 
grant announcements and instructing departments to use only the portal.
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The Health and Human Services Department developed grants.gov under the 
E-Grants project.
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The directive is part of OMBs implementation of the Federal Financial 
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, Springer said.
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OMB issued the initial guidance in June and received comments from seven 
agencies. The final directive requires agencies to provide potential 
applicants with enough information about any funding opportunity to decide 
whether to view the full announcement, with multiple ways to obtain the 
full announcement and with one Web site that is searchable by keyword, 
date, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or agency name.
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Agencies must include 27 standard data elements, including federal agency 
name, agency contact name, phone number and e-mail, type of funding 
opportunity and expected number of awards, on all announcements, OMB said.


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