Exhibit 300 FY2009

I. A. 1. Date of Submission:
2007-04-16

I. A. 2. Agency:
018

I. A. 3. Bureau:
14

I. A. 4. Name of this Capital Asset:
(short text - 250 characters)
G5 - Grants Management Re-Design

I. A. 5. Unique Project (Investment) Identifier:
For IT investment only, see section 53. For all other, use agency ID system.
018-14-01-01-01-1326-24

I. A. 6. What kind of investment will this be in FY2009?
Please NOTE: Investments moving to O&M in FY2009, with Planning/Acquisition activities prior to FY2009 should not select O&M. These investments should indicate their current status.
Multi-Agency Collaboration

I. A. 7. What was the first budget year this investment was submitted to OMB?
FY2003

I. A. 8. Provide a brief summary and justification for this investment, including a brief description of how this, closes in part or in whole, an identified agency performance gap:
(long text - 2500 characters)
The G5 investment has been selected and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as one of three Centers of Excellence/Shared service providers for the Grants Management Line of Business (GMLoB). This investment provides for the replacement of the Department's legacy grant management system - the Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS) and supports the Line of Business consolidation initiative. The shared service model enables ED to provide services to client agencies that will migrate to the Department of Education's end-to end grant management system.

I. A. 9. Did the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee approve this request?
yes

I. A. 10. Did the Project Manager review this Exhibit?
yes

I. A. 11. Contact information of Project Manager

I. A. 12. Has the agency developed and/or promoted cost effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable techniques or practices for this project?
no

I. A. 13. Does this investment directly support one of the PMA initiatives?
yes

I. A. 14. Does this investment support a program assessed using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)? (For more information about the PART, visit www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part.)
no

I. A. 15. Is this investment for information technology?
yes

I. A. 16. What is the level of the IT Project? (per CIO Council PM Guidance)
Level 1 - Projects with low-to-moderate complexity and risk. Example: Bureau-level project such as a stand-alone information system that has low- to-moderate complexity and risk.
Level 2 - Projects with high complexity and/or risk which are critical to the mission of the organization. Examples: Projects that are part of a portfolio of projects/systems that impact each other and/or impact mission activities. Department-wide projects that impact cross-organizational missions, such as an agency-wide system integration that includes large scale Enterprise Resource Planning (e.g., the DoD Business Mgmt Modernization Program).
Level 3 - Projects that have high complexity, and/or risk, and have government-wide impact. Examples: Government-wide initiative (E-GOV, President's Management Agenda). High interest projects with Congress, GAO, OMB, or the general public. Cross-cutting initiative (Homeland Security).
Level 3

I. A. 17. What project management qualifications does the Project Manager have? (per CIO Council's PM Guidance):
(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment;(2) Project manager qualification is under review for this investment;(3) Project manager assigned to investment, but does not meet requirements;(4) Project manager assigned but qualification status review has not yet started;(5) No Project manager has yet been assigned to this investment
(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment

I. A. 18. Is this investment identified as "high risk" on the Q4-FY 2007 agency high risk report (per OMB Memorandum M-05-23)?
yes

I. A. 19. Is this a financial management system?
yes

I. A. 20. What is the percentage breakout for the total FY2009 funding request for the following? (This should total 100%)

I. A. 21. If this project produces information dissemination products for the public, are these products published to the Internet in conformance with OMB Memorandum 05-04 and included in your agency inventory, schedules and priorities?
yes

I. A. 22. Contact information of individual responsible for privacy related questions:

I. A. 23. Are the records produced by this investment appropriately scheduled with the National Archives and Records Administration's approval?
yes

I. A. 24. Does this investment directly support one of the GAO High Risk Areas?
Question 24 must be answered by all Investments:
no

I. B. 1. Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by completing the following table. All amounts represent budget authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places. Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated "Government FTE Cost," and should be excluded from the amounts shown for "Planning," "Full Acquisition," and "Operation/Maintenance." The "TOTAL" estimated annual cost of the investment is the sum of costs for "Planning," "Full Acquisition," and "Operation/Maintenance." For Federal buildings and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy, environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be included in this report.
Note: For the cross-agency investments, this table should include all funding (both managing and partner agencies).
Government FTE Costs should not be included as part of the TOTAL represented.

PY-1 and Spending Prior to 2007 PY 2007 CY 2008 BY 2009 BY+1 2010 BY+2 2011 BY+3 2012 BY+4 2013 and Beyond Planning 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000         Acquisition 0.560 4.982 6.656 6.140         Subtotal Planning & Acquisition                 Operations & Maintenance 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000         Total                 Government FTE Costs 0.335 0.459 0.601 0.756         Number of FTE represented by cost 3 4 5 6

I. B. 2. Will this project require the agency to hire additional FTE's?
yes

I. B. 3. If the summary of spending has changed from the FY2008 President's budget request, briefly explain those changes.
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I. C. 1. Complete the table for all (including all non-Federal) contracts and/or task orders currently in place or planned for this investment. Total Value should include all option years for each contract. Contracts and/or task orders completed do not need to be included.
SIS - Share in Services contract; ESPC - Energy savings performance contract ; UESC - Utility energy efficiency service contract; EUL - Enhanced use lease contract; N/A - no alternative financing used.
(Character Limitations: Contract or Task Order Number - 250 Characters; Type of Contract/Task Order - 250 Characters; Name of CO - 250 Characters; CO Contact Information - 250 Characters)

Type of Contract/Task Order Has the contract been awarded? If so what is the date of the award? If not, what is the planned award date? Start date of Contract/Task Order End date of Contract/Task Order Total Value of Contract/Task Order ($M) Is this an Interagency Acquisition? Is it performance based? Competitively awarded? What, if any, alternative financing option is being used? Is EVM in the contract? Does the contract include the required security & privacy clauses? Name of CO CO Contact Information (phone/email) Contracting officer certification level If N/A, has the agency determined the CO assigned has the competencies and skills necessary to support this aquistion?

I. C. 2. If earned value is not required or will not be a contract requirement for any of the contracts or task orders above, explain why:
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I. C. 3. Do the contracts ensure Section 508 compliance?

I. C. 4. Is there an acquisition plan which has been approved in accordance with agency requirements?

I. D. 1. Table 1. Performance Information Table
In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300, performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the agency's mission and strategic goals, and performance measures (indicators) must be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency's strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill. They are the internal and external performance benefits this investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300 percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved that do not have a quantitative measure.

Agencies must use the following table to report performance goals and measures for the major investment and use the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding "Measurement Area" and "Measurement Grouping" identified in the PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for each of the four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is available at www.egov.gov. The table can be extended to include performance measures for years beyond FY 2009.

Strategic Goal(s) Supported Measurement Area Measurement Grouping Measurement Indicator Baseline Target Actual Results 2006 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Customer Impact or Burden Selection as a GMLOB consortia lead in order to achieve the goal of reducing the number of grant management systems in the Federal government. The GMLOB is a new initiative and there are no consortia providers. recommended as a GMLOB consortia Lead ED received formal approval from OMB to go forward as a consortia lead on 12/2/2005 2007 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results New Customers and Market Penetration # of client agencies 0 2 ED has no partner agencies 2007 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Customer Satisfaction A formal G5 Governance Structure (consisting of consortia partners and ED) will be adopted and implemented by Q1 FY07 No G5 Consortia Governance structure exists as of Q2 FY06. A formal governance plan that identifies the governance structure and the roles, responsibilities, and governing procedures will be in place by Q1 FY07. As of December 06, a formal governance plan has been adopted and is being implemented. The First G5 Executive Steering Committee meeting will take place on 1/30/2007. 2007 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Compliance and Deviations Adoption of CMMI Level 3 or better software development lifecycle practices to ensure repeatable, disciplined methodology to solution development. CMMI Level 3 or better does not exist for the project as of Q2 FY06 CMMI Level 3 or better will be adopted by the G5 project. The G5 Integrator is certified at a CMMI level 3 and currently pursuing CMMI level 5 certification 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Processes and Activities Financial Management ? # of identified requirements 211 total Phase 1 requirements have been identified. 100% implementation of critical requirements Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Lifecycle/Change Management ? # of changes to the functional architecture & candidate services A maximum of 50 changes can be identified No more than 50 changes. Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Lifecycle/Change Management ? # of design/development updates to the G5 portal A maximum of 50 updates to the design/development can be identified No more than 50 updates. Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Processes and Activities Errors ? # of test cases passed (A&I & UAT) 720 test cases must pass in each test cycle. More than 720 test cases Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Processes and Activities Errors ? # of defects found in UAT testing 900 defects can be identified during UAT No more than 900 defects should be encountered in UAT. Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2006 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Mission and Business Results Information Management # of client agencies by 4th Quarter 06 0 1 As of Q4 FY 06 there are no partners. Progress toward performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2006 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Processes and Activities Efficiency Project Management Office (PMO) contract will be awarded by April 2006 to establish internal processes and best practices. No PMO exists for project PMO in place PMO contract awarded 4/3/06 2007 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Mission and Business Results Central Fiscal Operations client agency participation in development decisions 0 - GMLoB is a new initiative. No baseline information exists. 100% of all client agencies will participate in all G5 development decisions As of December 2006, no partners have joined the ED consortia. OMB has decided to delay the 2nd round of consortia leads. The affect is that an incomplete 2nd round makes it harder for the current consortia leads to close deals with partner agencie 2006 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Data Reliability and Quality # of COTS products reviewed in market analysis to support ED's grant management business process. Market analysis prior to legacy system was not conducted. 8 18 vendors were evaluated to assess viability of COTS solution to support ED's grants management business process 2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Processes and Activities Lifecycle/Change Management ? Total defects found vs. total defects deferred to next build/phase 45 defects can be deferred. No more than 45 defects can be deferred.   2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Customer Satisfaction % of stakeholders are informed about the G5 implementation 80% of the stakeholders will be informed. No less than 80% will be informed.   2008 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Customer Training % of respondents are prepared to fully utilize the G5 system 70% of respondents will be prepared. No less than 70% will be prepared.   2009 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Availability System Availability G5 will be avavailable 95% of the time 98% uptime Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2009 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Mission and Business Results Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Processing applications from Grants.gov Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 90% of the time Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 95% of the time Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2009 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Service Efficiency Timeliness of Hotline issues resolved 95% @ 24 hr 98% Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2010 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Availability System Availability G5 will be avavailable 95% of the time 98% uptime Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2010 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Mission and Business Results Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Processing applications from Grants.gov Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 90% of the time Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 95% of the time Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2010 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Service Efficiency Timeliness of Hotline issues resolved 95% @ 24 hr 98% Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2011 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Technology Availability System Availability 95%G5 will be avavailable 95% of the time 98% uptime Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2011 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Mission and Business Results Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Processing applications from Grants.gov Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 90% of the time Applications will be processed with 1/2 hour 95% of the time Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis. 2011 Cross-goal Strategy on Managment: Obejctive 1 Customer Results Service Efficiency Timeliness of Hotline issues resolved 95% @ 24 hr 98% Progress towards performance goals will be reported on a quarterly basis.

I. E. 1. Have the IT security costs for the system(s) been identified and integrated into the overall costs of the investment?

I. E. 2. Is identifying and assessing security and privacy risks a part of the overall risk management effort for each system supporting or part of this investment?

I. E. 3. Systems in Planning and Undergoing Enhancement(s) – Security Table:
The questions asking whether there is a PIA which covers the system and whether a SORN is required for the system are discrete from the narrative fields. The narrative column provides an opportunity for free text explanation why a working link is not provided. For example, a SORN may be required for the system, but the system is not yet operational. In this circumstance, answer "yes" for column (e) and in the narrative in column (f), explain that because the system is not operational the SORN is not yet required to be published.

Agency/or contractor Operated System Planned Operational Date Planned or Actual C&A Completion Date

I. E. 4. Operational Systems - Security:

Agency/or contractor Operated System? NIST FIPS 199 Risk Impact level (High, Moderate, Low) Has C & A been Completed, using NIST 800-37? (Y/N) Date Completed: C & A What standards were used for the Security Controls tests? (FIPS 200/NIST 800-53, Other, N/A) Date Completed: Security Control Testing Date the contingency plan tested

I. E. 5. Have any weaknesses related to any of the systems part of or supporting this investment been identified by the agency or IG?

I. E. 6. Indicate whether an increase in IT security funding is requested to remediate IT security weaknesses?

I. E. 7. How are contractor security procedures monitored, verified, and validated by the agency for the contractor systems above?
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I. E. 8. Planning & Operational Systems - Privacy Table:
Details for Text Options:
Column (d): If yes to (c), provide the link(s) to the publicly posted PIA(s) with which this system is associated. If no to (c), provide an explanation why the PIA has not been publicly posted or why the PIA has not been conducted.

Column (f): If yes to (e), provide the link(s) to where the current and up to date SORN(s) is published in the federal register. If no to (e), provide an explanation why the SORN has not been published or why there isn't a current and up to date SORN.

Note: Links must be provided to specific documents not general privacy websites.

(b) Is this a new system? (Y/N) (c) Is there a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) that covers this system? (Y/N) (d) Internet Link or Explanation (e) Is a System of Records Notice (SORN) required for this system? (Y/N) (f) Internet Link or Explanation

I. F. 1. Is this investment included in your agency's target enterprise architecture?
yes

I. F. 2. Is this investment included in the agency's EA Transition Strategy?
yes

I. F. 3. Is this investment identified in a completed (contains a target architecture) and approved segment architecture?
no

I. F. 4. Service Component Reference Model (SRM) Table :
Identify the service components funded by this major IT investment (e.g., knowledge management, content management, customer relationship management, etc.). Provide this information in the format of the following table. For detailed guidance regarding components, please refer to http://www.egov.gov.

a. Use existing SRM Components or identify as "NEW". A "NEW" component is one not already identified as a service component in the FEA SRM.
b. A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no, identify the reused service component funded by the other investment and identify the other investment using the Unique Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53 submission.
c. 'Internal' reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency within a department is reusing a service component provided by another agency within the same department. 'External' reuse is one agency within a department reusing a service component provided by another agency in another department. A good example of this is an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations across the federal government.
d. Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount used for each service component listed in the table. If external, provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount transferred to another agency to pay for the service. The percentages in this column can, but are not required to, add up to 100%.

Agency Component Description FEA SRM Service Type FEA SRM Component (a) Service Component Reused - Component Name (b) Service Component Reused - UPI (b) Internal or External Reuse? (c) BY Funding Percentage (d) Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Financial Management Credit / Charge     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Financial Management Payment / Settlement     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Reporting Standardized / Canned     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Initiated Assistance Online Tutorials     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Initiated Assistance Reservations / Registration     No Reuse 3 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Initiated Assistance Scheduling     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Initiated Assistance Self-Service     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Relationship Management Customer / Account Management     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Customer Relationship Management Surveys     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Document Management Document Review and Approval     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Document Management Library / Storage     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Knowledge Management Information Retrieval     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Knowledge Management Information Sharing     No Reuse 4 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Data Management Data Exchange     No Reuse 4 Security Provides for ensuring data is stored and accessed in accordance with Federal guidelines. Security Management Identification and Authentication     No Reuse 1 Security Provides for ensuring data is stored and accessed in accordance with Federal guidelines. Security Management Digital Signature Management     No Reuse 1 Software Provides for procurement of software needed to support G5 solution. Systems Management License Management     No Reuse 1 Security Provides for ensuring data is stored and accessed in accordance with Federal guidelines. Security Management Cryptography     No Reuse 1 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Knowledge Management Knowledge Capture     No Reuse 3 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Tracking and Workflow Case Management     No Reuse 3 Contractor Services Services for Design and Development of G5 solution. Search Query     No Reuse 2 Hardware Provide hardware to support G5 solution. Asset / Materials Management Computers / Automation Management     No Reuse 6 Independent Verification and Validation Provides for independent assessment and risk mitigation of G5 development efforts Development and Integration Instrumentation and Testing     No Reuse 10 Migration from GAPS Provides for the data migration of existing GAPS data to the G5 solution. Development and Integration Legacy Integration     No Reuse 2 Project Management Office (PMO) Provide consultation services, administrative support and program support for the G5 project. Management of Processes Program / Project Management     No Reuse 8 Training Provides for the training of Education internal and external users on the G5 solution. Human Resources Education / Training     No Reuse 5 Security Provides for ensuring data is stored and accessed in accordance with Federal guidelines. Security Management Access Control     No Reuse 1 Security Provides for ensuring data is stored and accessed in accordance with Federal guidelines. Security Management Audit Trail Capture and Analysis     No Reuse 1

I. F. 5. Table 1. Technical Reference Model (TRM) Table:
To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas, Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this IT investment.

a. Service Components identified in the previous question should be entered in this column. Please enter multiple rows for FEA SRM Components supported by multiple TRM Service Specifications
b. In the Service Specification field, agencies should provide information on the specified technical standard or vendor product mapped to the FEA TRM Service Standard, including model or version numbers, as appropriate.

FEA TRM Service Area FEA TRM Service Category FEA TRM Service Standard Service Specification (i.e., vendor and product name) Case Management Service Access and Delivery Access Channels Collaboration / Communications   Credit / Charge Service Access and Delivery Access Channels Other Electronic Channels   Customer / Account Management Service Access and Delivery Delivery Channels Internet IBM WebSeal Customer / Account Management Service Access and Delivery Service Requirements Legislative / Compliance   Identification and Authentication Service Access and Delivery Service Requirements Authentication / Single Sign-on eAuthentication - GSA Customer / Account Management Service Access and Delivery Service Requirements Hosting   Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Support Platforms Platform Dependent IBM AIX Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Software Engineering Integrated Development Environment WebSphere Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Software Engineering Modeling Rational Data Architect Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Software Engineering Software Configuration Management IBM Rational ClearCase Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Software Engineering Test Management IBM Rational Test Manager Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Web Servers IBM HTTP Server Case Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Application Servers IBM WebSphere Application server Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Database / Storage Database Oracle 10g Library / Storage Service Platform and Infrastructure Database / Storage Storage IBM DS4800 Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Hardware / Infrastructure Servers / Computers IBM P-Series Customer / Account Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Hardware / Infrastructure Network Devices / Standards F5 Big-IP; ASA Firewall; PIX Firewall Customer / Account Management Component Framework Security Certificates / Digital Signatures   Customer / Account Management Component Framework Presentation / Interface Static Display IBM WebSphere Portal Customer / Account Management Component Framework Presentation / Interface Dynamic Server-Side Display IBM WebSphere Portal Customer / Account Management Component Framework Presentation / Interface Content Rendering IBM WebSphere Portal Customer / Account Management Component Framework Business Logic Platform Dependent IBM WebSphere Process Server Data Exchange Component Framework Data Interchange Data Exchange Oracle 10g Information Retrieval Component Framework Data Management Database Connectivity JDBC Surveys Component Framework Data Management Reporting and Analysis COGNOS Data Exchange Service Interface and Integration Integration Middleware IBM WebSphere Data Exchange Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Format / Classification IBM Rational Data Architect Data Exchange Service Interface and Integration Interoperability Data Types / Validation IBM Rational Data Architect Data Exchange Service Interface and Integration Interface Service Description / Interface IBM WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus Standardized / Canned Component Framework Data Management Reporting and Analysis COGNOS Digital Signature Management Component Framework Security Certificates / Digital Signatures PKI Online Tutorials Component Framework Presentation / Interface Static Display On-Demand Reservations / Registration Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Application Servers IBM WebSphere Application Server Scheduling Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Application Servers IBM WebSphere Application Server Self-Service Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Portal Servers IBM WebSphere Portal Document Review and Approval Service Platform and Infrastructure Delivery Servers Platform Dependent IBM WebSphere Process Server Information Sharing Component Framework Data Interchange Data Exchange Oracle 10g Computers / Automation Management Service Platform and Infrastructure Hardware / Infrastructure Servers / Computers F5 Query Component Framework Data Interchange Data Exchange Oracle 10g Access Control Component Framework Security Supporting Security Services Tivoli Access Manager Audit Trail Capture and Analysis Component Framework Security Database Oracle 10g Education / Training Component Framework Presentation / Interface Static Display On-Demand Legacy Integration Component Framework Data Interchange Data Exchange Oracle 10g

I. F. 6. Will the application leverage existing components and/or applications across the Government (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?
yes

II. A. 1. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this project?

II. A. 2. Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:
(Character Limitations: Alternative Analyzed - 250 characters; Description of Alternative - 500 Characters)

Description of Alternative Risk Lifecycle Cost Estimate Risk Lifecycle Benefits Estimate     NaN NaN

II. A. 3. Which alternative was selected by the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee and why was it chosen?
(long text - 2500 characters)

II. A. 4. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?
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II. A. 5. Will the selected alternative replace a legacy system in-part or in-whole?

UPI if available Date of the System Retirement

II. B. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?

II. B. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?

II. B. 3. Briefly describe how investment risks are reflected in the life cycle cost estimate and investment schedule:
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II. C. 1. Does the earned value management system meet the criteria in ANSI/EIA Standard - 748?

II. C. 2. Is the CV or SV greater than 10%?

II. C. 3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?

II. C. 4. Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline
Complete the following table to compare actual performance against the current performance baseline and to the initial performance baseline. In the Current Baseline section, for all milestones listed, you should provide both the baseline and actual completion dates (e.g., "03/23/2003"/ "04/28/2004") and the baseline and actual total costs (in $ Millions). In the event that a milestone is not found in both the initial and current baseline, leave the associated cells blank. Note that the 'Description of Milestone' and 'Percent Complete' fields are required. Indicate '0' for any milestone no longer active. (Character Limitations: Description of Milestone - 500 characters)

Initial Baseline - Planned Completion Date Initial Baseline - Total Cost Current Baseline - Planned Completion Date Current Baseline - Actual Completion Date Current Baseline - Planned Total Cost Current Baseline - Actual Total Cost Current Baseline Variance - Schedule Current Baseline Variance - Cost Percent Complete

III. A. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?

III. A. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?

III. B. 1. Was operational analysis conducted?

III. B. 2. Complete the following table to compare actual cost performance against the planned cost performance baseline. Milestones reported may include specific individual scheduled preventative and predictable corrective maintenance activities, or may be the total of planned annual operation and maintenance efforts).

(Character Limitations: Description of Milestone - 250 Characters)

Planned Completion Date Planned Total Cost Actual Completion Date Actual Total Cost Variance - Schedule Variance - Cost     NaN

IV. A. 1. Stakeholder Table
As a joint exhibit 300, please identify the agency stakeholders. Provide the partner agency and partner agency approval date for this joint exhibit 300.

Joint exhibit approval date 018

IV. A. 2. Partner Capital Assets within this Investment
Provide the partnering strategies you are implementing with the participating agencies and organizations. Identify all partner agency capital assets supporting the common solution (section 300.7); Managing Partner capital assets should also be included in this joint exhibit 300. These capital assets should be included in the Summary of Spending table of Part I, Section B. All partner agency migration investments (section 53.4) should also be included in this table. Funding contributions/fee-for-service transfers should not be included in this table. (Partner Agency Asset UPIs should also appear on the Partner Agency's exhibit 53)

Partner Agency Asset Title Partner Agency Exhibit 53 UPI

IV. A. 3. Partner Funding Strategies ($millions)
For jointly funded initiative activities, provide in the "Partner Funding Strategies Table": the name(s) of partner agencies; the UPI of the partner agency investments; and the partner agency contributions for CY and BY. Please indicate partner contribution amounts (in-kind contributions should also be included in this amount) and fee-for-service amounts. (Partner Agency Asset UPIs should also appear on the Partner Agency's exhibit 53. For non-IT fee-for-service amounts the Partner exhibit 53 UPI can be left blank) (IT migration investments should not be included in this table)

Partner Exhibit 53 UPI CY Contribution CY Fee-for-Service BY Contribution BY Fee-for-Service

IV. A. 4. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this project?
yes

IV. A. 5. Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:

Description of Alternative Risk Adjusted Lifecycle Costs estimate Risk Adjusted Lifecycle Benefits estimate 1 - Custom Development Acquire the services needed to produce a custom developed system from the ground up.     2 - Commercial Off-The Shelf Pursue licensing agreement with a vendor that has an off the shelf full lifecycle grants management solution that meets the Department's and consortia member requirements.     3 - Hybrid: Pursue a licensing/purchasing agreement with a vendor that has a grants solution that meets a reasonable percentage of the Department's and the consortia members' requirements but will require a fair amount of changes.     4 - Baseline Status Quo - maintain the current Grants Management System and continue to support rapidly aging technology. Major enhancements that have been delayed will need to be made to the system to support the business process.

IV. A. 6. Which alternative was selected by the Initiative Governance process and why was it chosen?
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Alternative 1 was selected based primarily on best value,cost, benefit, and the ability to meet the requirements identified in the solicitation. Although the estimated cost will be higher, the resultant product will be a full end-to-end grant management system to support the consortia. Grant-making is a core competency of the Department and ED is also a recognized leader in developing technical solutions in the grant-making business and would leverage its knowledge to support other agencies within the consortia. The Department believes that the most prudent approach is to take advantage of the newer enabling technologies to assist the grant-making agencies in optimizing their business processes and allowing the agencies grant staff more time to focus on serving the public while providing the public with a user-friendly system with features that efficiently provide and accept information that is pertinent to both parties. It is also the thought of the Department that the other consortia providers will eventually develop newer systems to replace their legacy system. The custom development alternative will allow the Department to build a system with components that are flexible and portable and therefore as other consortias build newer systems, the Department can provide some of these components (free of charge) so that certain like-functions will not have to be re-developed

IV. A. 7. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?
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The customized solution will meet the functional requirements put forth by the Department and provide a more user-friendly interface and business process flow. The solution will deliver maximum flexibility/configurability in order to also support the requirements of potential ED consortia members. There will be better monitoring capabilities as the flexibility to tailor reporting and target specific user groups will be available. Enhancements to this customized solution will be easier to implement versus enhancements to a COTS or hybrid solution due to the extensive base code modifications that will be necessary to the latter.

IV. A. 8. Table 1. Federal Quantitative Benefits ($millions):
What specific quantitative benefits will be realized (using current dollars)
Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:

Budgeted Cost Savings Cost Avoidance Justification for Budgeted Cost Savings Justification for Cost Avoidance BY+1         BY+2

IV. A. 9. Will the selected alternative replace a legacy system in-part or in-whole?
yes

UPI if available Date of the System Retirement

IV. B. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?
yes

IV. B. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?

IV. C. 1. Are you using EVM to manage this investment?
yes

IV. C. 2. Is the CV% or SV% greater than ± 10%? (CV% = CV/EV x 100; SV% = SV/PV x 100)
NOT applicable for capital assets with ONLY O&M.
no

IV. C. 3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?
Applicable to ALL capital assets
no

IV. C. 4. Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline
Complete the following table to compare actual performance against the current performance baseline and to the initial performance baseline. In the Current Baseline section, for all milestones listed, you should provide both the baseline and actual completion dates (e.g., "03/23/2003"/ "04/28/2004") and the baseline and actual total costs (in $ Millions). In the event that a milestone is not found in both the initial and current baseline, leave the associated cells blank. Note that the 'Description of Milestone' and 'Percent Complete' fields are required. Indicate '0' for any milestone no longer active.

Initial Baseline - Planned Completion Date Initial Baseline - Total Cost Current Baseline - Planned Completion Date Current Baseline - Actual Completion Date Current Baseline - Planned Total Cost Current Baseline - Actual Total Cost Current Baseline Variance - Schedule Current Baseline Variance - Cost Percent Complete Agency responsible for activity Facilitation Support for Project Scoping                     Security                     FY08 Security                     FY09 Security                     Customer Service Support                     FY09 Customer Service Support                     FY10 Customer Service Support                     FY11 Customer Service Support                     Requirements Analysis                     Marketing Support                     Establish IV&V and Provide Services                     FY07 IV&V Support                     FY08 IV&V Support                     FY09 IV&V Support                     FY10 IV&V Support                     FY11 IV&V Support                     Establish and Provide PMO Services                     FY06 PMO Support                     FY07 PMO Support                     FY08 PMO Support                     FY09 PMO Support                     FY10 PMO Support                     FY11 PMO Support                     Development and Support Solution (Contractor Services)                     FY07 Contractor Services                     FY08 Contractor Services                     FY09 Contractor Services                     FY10 Contractor Services                     FY11 Contractor Services                     Hardware                     FY08 Hardware                     FY09 Hardware                     FY10 Hardware                     FY11 Hardware                     Software                     FY07 Software                     FY08 Software                     FY09 Software                     FY10 Software                     FY11 Software                     Training Support                     FY08 Training Support                     FY09 Training Support                     FY10 Training Support                     FY11 Training Support