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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The catalog lists federal programs available to all levels of government; public and private, profit and nonprofit organizations and other institutions and individuals.
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis.  The following section has a bearing on NOAA grants:  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE, PART 14_UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND, Subpart A_General
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Department of Commerce, General Services Administration, Grants.gov, and Office of Management and Budget electronic forms
http://www.osec.doc.gov/forms/
http://www.grants.gov/agencies/approved_standard_forms.jsp
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_forms.html
http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/citizen.portal

Department of Commerce Grants and Cooperative Agreements Interim Manual
This Grants Manual is intended to provide a common understanding of the framework for the administration of grants and cooperative agreements within which DOC staff and responsible recipient officials must operate.
http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/docs/GRANTS/GCA_manual.pdf

Department of Commerce Grants Management Division
This site includes information on Department of Commerce grant policies, opportunities, the agency's grants management system, and agency contacts.
http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov/aboutOAM_organization_GMD.html

Grants.gov
The federal government’s sole access point for finding and applying for grants.
http://www.grants.gov/

NOAA Grants Management Division
This site includes information on grant workshops, grant bulletins, financial procedures, DOC and NOAA standard terms and conditions, and a GMD directory.
http://www.ago.noaa.gov/grants/

NOAA Grants On-line
This site is for applicants who become grantees; NOAA’s single unified grant processing and administration system that has been used by grantees and NOAA staff since 2005.
http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/~grantsonline/index.html

NOAA Grants On-line Public Search Feature
This site allows the public to see information pertaining to awarded NOAA grants, such as grant recipients, grant amounts, project titles, and project periods.  Searches can be made using a number of parameters, including NOAA line offices/programs, funded year, project title, project description, PI name, recipient name, project period, congressional districts, catalog of federal domestic assistance number, and others.
https://grantsonline.rdc.noaa.gov/flows/publicSearch/begin.do

Proposal development guidance
http://www.grants.gov/resources/relatedlinks.jsp
http://12.46.245.173/cfda/CFDA_Static/grant_proposal.html

U.S. Department of Treasury’s Automated Standard Application for Payments
This system allows grantees to draw from accounts pre-authorized by federal agencies.
http://www.fms.treas.gov/asap/index.html

University of Wisconsin logic model development
Provides instruction on measuring and capturing outcomes and impacts to show results.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/lmcourse/

Web sites related to the use of Grants.gov

Central Contractor Registry (CCR)
This is the primary vendor database for the U.S. Federal Government.  CCR validates applicant information and electronically shares  secure and encrypted data with the Federal agencies' finance offices to facilitate paperless payments through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).
http://www.ccr.gov/

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number
The White House Office of Management and Budget uses this unique nine digit number to identify organizations that receive  grant awards and to track dispersed grants
The use of this number improves statistical reporting of Federal grants.
http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html

Internal Revenue Service
Refer to these sites if you need a Taxpayer Identification Number or an Employee Identification Number (one of which is mandatory to complete your Central Contractor Registry registration).
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=96696,00.html

Operational Research Consultants (Grants.gov’s Credential Provider)
As the credential provider, this organization verifies that an individual is who she or he claims to be.  After you register with the Credential Provider, you will receive a username and password which you will need to register with Grants.gov.
http://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister