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Vol. 25:2 ISSN 0160-8460 Summer 1997
From the Executive Director
Good News For Grant Seekers And Recipients: We Keep Streamlining
Starting soon, when you get a grant from the NHPRC, official notification is going to come in a simple, one-page letter containing all essential information.. The director of the grant-funded project and its "authorized representative" will get the same letter, sent at the same time. Previously there were two separate letters, which we have now streamlined to reduce confusion and save time both for you and for us. Moreover, we will be able to get grant letters to you more quickly after awards are made because we have found ways to eliminate some steps in the approval process.
That's not all.
Already, we have set up a system through which you can receive your grant money through electronic funds transfer. Also, we have put grant application guidelines on the NHPRC's World Wide Web site so that you can find them quickly there without requesting a copy through the mail, and you can even "download" our application forms. A lot of other useful material for grant applicants is also available on our Web site: http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/.
We have not yet overcome all obstacles to enabling you to submit grant applications electronically, but we are working on it. Additionally, we are working on the contents of our grant application guidelines. Our intent is to eliminate everything superfluous and boil down the rest into a document that will make it easier for you to figure out whether your project is eligible for a grant and, if so, when and how to submit an application that will be competitive.
These are the fruits of a lot of deliberation by our entire staff, working under the leadership of Richard Cameron to streamline our "business processes," and of Laurie Baty on development of our Web site. The intent is to make things easier for you while reducing costs for us. I think we are succeeding.
-- Gerald George Executive Director
