EDGAR - Appendix F, Other Information
Other Information
1. U.S. Department of Education
- General Information
To get more information about any aspect of the Department, its
structure, or its programs, or to get answers to questions not answered
by this booklet, contact:
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- The U.S. Department of Education Web Page
Those with access to the World Wide Web can tap a rich collection of
education-related information at the U.S. Department of Education's Web
site. The site includes statistical information, research findings and
syntheses, full-text publications, directories of effective programs,
and other similar data. Visit ED's Web site at the following Internet
address:
http://www.ed.gov/
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer also is a source of
education-related information at the Department. The Internet address
for this site is:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/
You can address suggestions and/or questions about the contents of our
Web site to our Webmaster at the following e-mail address:
webmaster@inet.ed.gov
- Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs
The Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs is a reference for
information about programs and resources administered by the U.S.
Department of Education. You will also find information on financial
assistance offered to state and local education agencies, institutions
of higher education, postsecondary vocational institutions, public and
private nonprofit organizations, and individuals to help serve a
variety of education needs including those of students, teachers,
administrators, and researchers. It also includes information about
laboratories and centers and other research-oriented entities that
produce resources important to education. The Internet address for this
Web site is:
http://web99.ed.gov/GTEP/Program2.nsf
- ED Electronic Grant Initiatives [e-GRANTS]
E-GRANTS (e-Grants) is the Department of Education's (ED) portal for
electronic grants. From e-GRANTS you may access all of the Department's
Web-based grant systems. The Internet address for this Web site is:
http://e-grants.ed.gov/egWelcome.asp
This portal includes direct links to the Department's Web-based grant
system modules including:
E-Payments (e-Payments) is the EDCAPS module for grants management and
payments. The Education Central Automated Processing System (EDCAPS)
Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS) was developed and
implemented by the Department to streamline payment processing and
reporting for our grantees/payees. GAPS provides online capabilities to
request payments from the Department and continuous access to current
grant and payment information. Under GAPS, grantees/payees will request
ED funds by grant award number. The grant award number is a unique, 11-
character number that identifies each grant award issued by a specific
office to a specific grantee. The grant award number can be found on
the grant award notices issued to grantees by Department program
offices. Grantees/payees should contact the program offices for award
numbers.
E-Application (e-Application) is the module for online grant
applications in EDCAPS. E-Application automates, and exists in parallel
with, the current paper-based ED grant application process. E-
Application allows for an application package to be assembled using
electronic components and presented electronically via the Internet to
potential applicants for completion. Upon completion, e-Application
manages the return and validation of the completed application to ED.
E-Application allows grant applicants to apply for specific grant
packages and competitions via the Internet. You have the ability to
create new grant applications; update, delete and view existing grant
applications; check the status of your applications and submit
applications to ED. E-Application allows applicants to apply on-line to
a specially selected group of grants. To see a list of these grants,
use a Packages link or an APPLY button. If you are new to e-Application,
our User Guide will help get you on your way. To apply for a grant
through e-Application you will have to register with our site. Please
register only if you are actually going to use e-Application to apply
for a grant.
E-Reports (e-Reports) is the module for online annual grant
performance reports in EDCAPS. E-Reports automates, and exists in
parallel with, the current paper-based ED annual grant performance
reporting process. E-Reports allows for an annual grant performance
report to be assembled using electronic components and presented
electronically via the Internet to grantees for completion. Upon
completion, e-Reports manages the return and validation of the
completed report to ED. E-Reports allows grantees to complete annual
performance reports (for programs which they serve as project director)
via the Internet. Grantees will have the ability to create new grant
reports; update, delete and view existing grant reports; check the
status of their reports and submit reports to ED. E-Reports allows
grantees for selected U.S. Department of Education programs to complete
and submit their annual performance reports on-line. If you are new to
e-Reports, our User Guide will help you get started.
E-Reader (e-Reader) is the module for online review of discretionary
grant applications in EDCAPS. E-Reader automates, and exists in
parallel with the current paper-based ED Discretionary Grant
Application Review process. E-Reader allows for a Technical Review Form
to be assembled using electronic components and presented
electronically via the Internet to potential reviewers for completion.
Upon completion, e-Reader manages the return and validation of the
completed Form(s) to ED. A completed Grant Reading, includes, but is
not limited to, a Technical Review form which contains Scoring and
Comments for each application assigned to a reader, and may include an
exit assessment. E-Reader provides electronic access to grant
applications that were submitted via the e-Application portion of the
e-Grants site. After the user has registered and received an ID, he/she
can begin the review(s). The user will only have access to their forms
during the dates designated for their panel review. Therefore, he/she
will be unable to access forms until the Start Date for the Review. As
with e-Reports, this module will also include features such as
registration, e-mail confirmations and printing capabilities. E-Reader
allows Peer Reviewers for the U.S. Department of Education to complete
on-line peer reviews for a specially selected group of Programs. If you
are new to e-Reader, our User Guide will help get you on your way. To
participate in a peer review using e-Reader, you will have to register
with our site. Please register only if you have been selected as a peer
reviewer for a program that is using e-Reader. In order to register,
you will need your social security number.
E-Administration (e-Administration) is the module for Project Directors
to submit on-line administrative changes to their grant awards, and
exists in parallel with, the current paper-based ED administrative
changes process. E-Administration gives Project Directors the ability
to submit administrative changes to their grant awards. The following
types of changes are available: DUNS/SSN, address, key personnel,
Project Director name and address, dates (no-cost time extensions),
certifying representative, and others. If you are new to e-
Administration, our User Guide will help you get started.
Future modules under construction include the following:
E-Award (e-Award)桝n electronic Grant Award Notification module
E-Signature (e-Signature)桝n electronic Signature module, the nature of
which has yet to be determined.
2. Grants.gov桾he Electronic Storefront for Federal Grants.
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for
competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies.
Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs
offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies.
Grants.gov provides organizations with the ability to search for
federal governmentwide grant opportunities. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) issued a
policy directive (.pdf) requiring that all federal agencies post grant
opportunities online as of Nov. 7, 2003. To begin your search for grant
opportunities, access http://www.grants.gov. To register to receive all
e-mail notifications of new grant postings from FedGrants.gov
(Grants.gov FIND ), access Receive Grant Opportunity Emails link.
Grants.gov provides a single, secure and reliable source for applying
for federal grants online, simplifying the grant application process
and reducing paperwork. Do you have the federal funding opportunity
number or the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number of
the grant for which you want to apply? You will need either number to
download a grant application and apply for a grant. Once you have
either number, you are ready to download the application package and
begin the process to apply for grants through Grants.gov. It is a four-
step process:
Step 1: Download a Grant Application Package and Application
Instructions
Step 2: Complete the Selected Grant Application Package
Step 3: Submit a Completed Grant Application Package
Step 4: Track the Status of a Completed Grant Application Package
The Internet address for this Web site is:
http://grants.gov/
3. FirstGov.gov (Your First Click to the U.S. Government)
FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information,
is the catalyst for a growing electronic government. On FirstGov.gov,
you can search millions of Web pages from federal and state
governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of
these pages are not available on commercial Web sites. FirstGov.gov has
the most comprehensive search of government information anywhere on the
Internet. FirstGov.gov is also pleased to announce its new Spanish-
language Web portal, FirstGov en Espanol. It's the U.S. government's new
gateway to thousands of government resources梐ll in Spanish and
developed by, and for, Spanish speakers.
FirstGov.gov will help you find and do business with the federal
government online, on the phone, by mail or in person. You may select
customer gateways梒itizens, businesses and nonprofits, federal employees
and government-to-government梩o find exactly what you need. For example,
from your computer, you can apply for student financial assistance,
buy government publications, apply for social security and other
benefits, get a passport application and so much more.
There are links to FirstGov.gov from every federal department or agency
Web site. The Internet address for this Web site is:
http://firstgov.gov/
4. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a government-wide
compendium of federal programs, projects, services, and activities,
which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It
contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by
departments and establishments of the federal government. In 1984,
Public Law 98-169 authorized the transfer of responsibilities of the
Federal Program Information Act from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to the General Services Administration (GSA). The transfer
took place in July 1984. These responsibilities include the
dissemination of federal domestic assistance program information
through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, pursuant to the
Federal Program Information Act, Public Law 95-220, as amended by
Public Law 98-169. GSA now maintains the federal assistance information
database from which program information is obtained. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) serves as an intermediary agent between the
federal agencies and GSA, thus providing oversight to the necessary
collection of federal domestic assistance program data.
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a
database of all federal programs available to state and local
governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized
Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United
States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit
organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
After you find the program you want, contact the office that
administers the program and find out how to apply.
Currently, programs in the Catalog are being classified by GSA into 15
types of assistance. (Cooperative Agreements as a type of assistance is
used for programs administered under that mechanism. However, the
definition does not appear in this section.) Benefits and services of
the programs are provided through seven financial types of assistance
and eight nonfinancial types of assistance. The following list defines
the types of assistance which are available through the programs. Code
letters below (A through O) which identify the type of assistance) will
follow program titles in the Agency Index, Applicant Eligibility Index,
the Functional Index, Deadlines Index, and in the list of added
programs.
(A) Formula Grants -- Allocations of money to States or their
subdivisions in accordance with distribution formulas prescribed by law
or administrative regulation, for activities of a continuing nature not
confined to a specific project.
(B) Project Grants -- The funding, for fixed or known periods, of
specific projects. Project grants can include fellowships, scholarships,
research grants, training grants, traineeships, experimental and
demonstration grants, evaluation grants, planning grants, technical
assistance grants, survey grants, and construction grants.
(C) Direct Payments for Specified Use -- Financial assistance from the
federal government provided directly to individuals, private firms, and
other private institutions to encourage or subsidize a particular
activity by conditioning the receipt of the assistance on a particular
performance by the recipient. This does not include solicited contracts
for the procurement of goods and services for the federal government.
(D) Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use -- Financial assistance from
the federal government provided directly to beneficiaries who satisfy
federal eligibility requirements with no restrictions being imposed on
the recipient as to how the money is spent. Included are payments under
retirement, pension, and compensatory programs.
(E) Direct Loans -- Financial assistance provided through the lending
of federal monies for a specific period of time, with a reasonable
expectation of repayment. Such loans may or may not require the payment
of interest.
(F) Guaranteed/Insured Loans -- Programs in which the federal
government makes an arrangement to indemnify a lender against part or
all of any defaults by those responsible for repayment of loans.
(G) Insurance -- Financial assistance provided to assure reimbursement
for losses sustained under specified conditions. Coverage may be provided
directly by the federal government or through private carriers and may
or may not involve the payment of premiums.
(H) Sale, Exchange, or Donation of Property and Goods -- Programs which
provide for the sale, exchange, or donation of federal real property,
personal property, commodities, and other goods including land,
buildings, equipment, food and drugs. This does not include the loan of,
use of, or access to federal facilities or property.
(I) Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment -- Programs which
provide for the loan of, use of, or access to federal facilities or
property wherein the federally owned facilities or property do not
remain in the possession of the recipient of the assistance.
(J) Provision of Specialized Services -- Programs which provide federal
personnel directly to perform certain tasks for the benefit of
communities or individuals. These services may be performed in
conjunction with nonfederal personnel, but they involve more than
consultation, advice, or counseling.
(K) Advisory Services and Counseling -- Programs which provide federal
specialists to consult, advise, or counsel communities or individuals
to include conferences, workshops, or personal contacts. This may
involve the use of published information, but only in a secondary
capacity.
(L) Dissemination of Technical Information -- Programs which provide for
the publication and distribution of information or data of a specialized
or technical nature frequently through clearinghouses or libraries. This
does not include conventional public information services designed for
general public consumption.
(M) Training -- Programs which provide instructional activities
conducted directly by a federal agency for individuals not employed by
the federal government.
(N) Investigation of Complaints -- Federal administrative agency
activities that are initiated in response to requests, either formal or
informal, to examine or investigate claims of violations of federal
statutes, policies, or procedure. The origination of such claims must
come from outside the federal government.
(O) Federal Employment -- Programs which reflect the Governmentwide
responsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management in the
recruitment and hiring of federal civilian agency personnel.
Effective June 16, 2003, the General Services Administration (GSA)
discontinued printing and distribution of the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance. Consistent with the Administration's Electronic-
Government initiatives, the Government Paperwork Elimination Act
(GPEA), and a move to a paper free environment, GSA will now
disseminate the Catalog electronically through the CFDA Web site on the
Internet.
The Internet and GSA's free CFDA Web site at http://www.cfda.gov will be
the primary means of disseminating the Catalog. In addition to what is
already there, the Web site contains a version of the Catalog in Adobe
pdf format that, when printed by any user, will have the same layout as
the printed document that the Government Printing Office (GPO) has
provided.
Furthermore, GPO recently indicated that it will continue printing and
selling the CFDA Catalog to interested buyers. For information about
purchasing the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance from GPO, call
the Superintendent of Documents at 202-512-1800 or toll free at 866-
512-1800, or you may reach GPO's on-line bookstore at
http://bookstore.gpo.gov.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance can be accessed online for
searches and other purposes at the following Internet address:
http://www.cfda.gov/
5. Federal Register
The Federal Register is a legal newspaper published every business day
by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It contains
federal agency regulations; proposed rules and notices; and Executive
orders, proclamations and other Presidential documents. The Federal
Register informs citizens of their rights and obligations and provides
access to a wide range of federal benefits and opportunities for
funding. NARA's Office of the Federal Register prepares the Federal
Register for publication in partnership with the Government Printing
Office (GPO), which distributes it in paper, on microfiche and on the
World Wide Web.
Reading the Federal Register may be vital to you and your customers:
- If you need to know about the day-to-day operations of the federal
government
- If your business is regulated by a federal agency
- If you are an attorney practicing before a regulatory agency
- If your organization attends public hearings or meetings or applies
for grants
- If you are concerned with government actions that affect the
environment, health care, financial services, exports, education, or
other major public policy issues
Each issue of the Federal Register is organized into four categories:
- Presidential Documents, including Executive orders and proclamations
- Rules and Regulations, including policy statements and
interpretations of rules
- Proposed Rules, including petitions for rulemaking and other advance
proposals
- Notices, including scheduled hearings and meetings open to the public,
grant applications, and administrative orders
Documents published in the Federal Register as rules and proposed rules
include citations to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to refer
readers to the CFR parts affected. The CFR contains the complete and
official text of agency regulations organized into fifty titles covering
broad subject areas. The CFR is updated and published once a year in
print, fiche and on-line formats.
If you wish to read or purchase copies of the Federal Register:
Visit the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)'s Office
of the Federal Register, Current Federal Register Index,
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/the-federal-register/indexes.html,
for free online access to Federal Register publications.
Visit GPO Access, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html, for free
online access to Federal Register publications.
Visit any Federal Depository Library,
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html, for reference copies of Federal
Register publications.
Visit GPO's U.S. Government Online Bookstore, http://bookstore.gpo.gov.
As of Sept. 1, 2003, the U.S. Government Printing Office closed all of
its bookstores nationwide, except for the main bookstore in Washington,
D.C., which will undergo reconfiguration. The retail sales outlet in
Laurel, Md. will remain in operation to service book dealers picking up
from the colocated warehouse facility only. The closures result from an
overall decline in sales due to the dramatic increase in access to
government information on the Internet and the shift from walk-in
traffic at bookstores to purchases from the U.S. Government Online
Bookstore.
6. Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is 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.
Titles 1� are updated as of January 1st.
Titles 17� are updated as of April 1st.
Titles 28� are updated as of July 1st.
Titles 42� are updated as of October 1st.
Each title is divided into chapters, which usually bear the name of the
issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts that
cover specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be subdivided into
subparts. All parts are organized in sections, and most citations in
the CFR are provided at the section level. A list of agencies and where
they appear in the CFR may be found in Appendix C of the U.S. Government
Manual.
The online CFR is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the
National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Office of the
Federal Register (OFR), and the Government Printing Office (GPO) to
provide the public with enhanced access to Government information.
CFR volumes are added to GPO Access concurrent with the release of the
paper editions. When revised CFR volumes are added, the prior editions
remain on GPO Access as a historical set. Some CFR records on GPO
Access date back to 1996; all titles are available from 1997 to the
current year. Documents are available as ASCII text and PDF files. Due
to the update schedule of the CFR, the List of Sections Affected (LSA)
provides a cumulative list of CFR sections that have been changed at
any time since each CFR title was last updated.
Documents are available in PDF and ASCII text formats. The Code of
Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access from 1996 (partial)
forward.
Electronic searches can be done on the Internet at the following
address:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
7. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a prototype of a
currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The
e-CFR prototype is a demonstration project. It is not an official legal
edition of the CFR. The e-CFR prototype is authorized and maintained by
the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Office of the
Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Printing Office (GPO). The
OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a frequent basis.
The OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a frequent basis. See the
e-CFR home page for the current update status.
The e-CFR consists of two linked databases: the "current Code" and
"amendment files." The OFR updates the current Code database according
to the effective dates of amendments published in the Federal Register.
As amendments become effective, the OFR integrates the changes into the
current Code database to display the full text of the currently updated
CFR.
For future-effective amendments, the OFR inserts hypertext links into
the affected sections or parts of the current Code to take users to the
pertinent amendment files. The amendment files contain amendatory
instructions, the text of amendments (if any) and their effective
dates.
If the effective date of a regulation falls on a weekend or federal
holiday, the amendments will be integrated into the current Code on the
next federal business day.
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations can be accessed at the
following Web address:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl
8. Federal Legislation
You can obtain copies of pending and enacted federal legislation by
contacting the Senate or House of Representatives at the following
numbers:
Senate Document Room: (202) 224-7701
House Document Room: (202) 226-5200
(NOTE: You must know the bill or law number in order to ask for copies
of legislation.)
For further information about ordering other congressional documents,
contact the Government Printing Office on (202) 512-2465.
Legislative information is also available online at the following
Internet address:
http://thomas.loc.gov
Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to
make federal legislative information freely available to the Internet
public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web
system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress.
Searching capabilities in THOMAS were built on the InQuery information
retrieval system, developed by the Center for Intelligent Information
Retrieval based at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
The first database made available was Bill Text, followed shortly by
Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, Hot Bills (no longer
maintained), the Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution (now
found, along with other historical Congressional documents, under the
"Historical Documents" category on the THOMAS home page). Enhancements
in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search and
display capabilities, have been continuously added.
Additional Information can be found at the following url:
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/abt_thom.html
9. Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
EDGAR is composed of Parts 74-86 and 97-99 of Title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (see 4., above). Since it is designed primarily
for the benefit of recipients of discretionary grants and cooperative
agreements, the Department provides copies, as a matter of practice,
only to those who have already received an award. If you are a
recipient who did not receive a copy with your award package, you may
ask for one by contacting your program officer. An electronic version
of EDGAR can be downloaded from the ED Board (see 1., above) or may be
downloaded off the Internet at the following address:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html
10. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars
Instructions or information issued by OMB to federal agencies. These
are expected to have a continuing effect of two years or more. To
obtain circulars that are not available on-line, please call the
Office of Management and Budget's information line at (202) 395-
3080. Choose from one of two options: Circulars arrayed by numerical
sequence; or Circulars indexed by major category.
- Budget
- State and Local Governments
- Educational and Non-Profit Institutions
- Federal Procurement
- Federal Financial Management
- Federal Information Resources / Data Collection
- Other Special Purpose
The full text of the six grants management circulars and any other
OMB grants documents can be reviewed and printed from the Internet
at the following address:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index.html
11. Office of Management and Budget: Executive Order 12372�
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
It is estimated that in 2004 the federal government will outlay $400
billion in grants to state and local governments. Executive Order
12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs," was issued
with the desire to foster the intergovernmental partnership and
strengthen federalism by relying on State and local processes for
the coordination and review of proposed federal financial assistance
and direct federal development. The Order allows each State to
designate an entity to perform this function. The Single Point of
Contact (SPOC List can be reviewed on the Internet at the following
address:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/spoc.html
States that are not listed on that Web page have chosen not to
participate in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore
do not have a Single Point of Contact (SPOC). If you are located
within one of these States, you may still send application materials
directly to a federal awarding agency.
12. Office of Electronic Government [formerly the Federal Electronic
Commerce Program]
The Office of Electronic Government and Technology within the
Office of Governmentwide Policy in the General Services
Administration was formerly named the Office of Electronic
Commerce and Office of Electronic Government. Electronic
government is about using technology to enhance access to and
delivery of information and services to citizens, business
partners, employees, agencies, and government entities. Adoption
of E-Commerce is well underway in federal agencies. Government use
of Internet-based services, for electronic purchasing and
information sharing is becoming more sophisticated. However, a
recent report published by GSA's Office of Intergovernmental
Solutions noted that on-line citizen transactions are still in the
early stages. The Office of Electronic Government and Technology
within the Office of Governmentwide Policy in the General Services
Administration can be accessed at the following url:
http://www.estrategy.gov/
13. The National Grants Partnership (NGP)
The National Grants Partnership (NGP) was established in November
2004. It is a cooperative initiative among federal officials,
representatives of state, local and tribal governments; their
executive branch grants offices staff; and those in nonprofit
organizations. The NGP is an outgrowth of the work of the State,
Local, Nonprofit and Other Subcommittee of the Inter-Agency
Electronic Grants Committee (IAEGC), of the Interstate and
Nonprofit Advisory Group (INAG), and the Uniform Guidelines
Coalition.The federal government distributes $400 billion to state
and local governments and nonprofit organizations for public
assistance. State and local governments add tens of billions of
their tax dollars for public assistance programs. Nonprofits
receive more than $75 billion of these government grant funds. The
mission of the National Grants Partnership is to foster a
partnership among state, local, and tribal governments and non-
profit stakeholders and federal grant-making agencies to improve
effectiveness of use of grant funds and reduce burdens associated
with grants administration.
To accomplish this mission, the NGP is pursuing a number of
specific projects and activities on behalf ofand providing
leadership and support tostate, local and tribal governments and
nonprofit organizations on issues relating to grants
administration and management.
The structure and operation of the NGP is modeled after that of
the federal and university research community's Federal
Demonstration Partnership (FDP). The NGP provides interaction among
nonfederal entities and helps expand the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107) and
Grants.gov interaction with nonfederal entities through meetings and
being a focal point for discussion with federal agencies on behalf of
nonfederal entities in the grant-making area. (Note: Copies of this
legislation are available on the Government Printing Office Web Page in
text or Adobe PDF format. The PDF version is available at:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
getdoc.cgi?dbname=106_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ107.106.pdf).
The goals of the NGP are to work in a partnership environment with
the federal, state and local grants communities to improve grants
management at all levels by utilizing strategies that include:
- Developing and implementing processes to increase efficiencies
of grants management, resulting in reduced costs and
administrative burdens;
- Developing and implementing strategies that increase state
effectiveness in applying, obtaining and managing federal
grants, loans and other forms of financial assistance; and
- Providing high-quality training and technical assistance to
state and local governments and other entities.
The NGP Web page can be accessed at:
http://thengp.org
14. P.L. 106-107桮rant Streamlining Initiative
The Grants Streamlining Initiative is comprised of the
governmentwide set of organizations and activities responsible
for implementing the Federal Financial Assistance Management
Improvement Act of 1999, also known as Public Law 106-107 (P.L.
106-107), which was enacted in November 1999. The purposes of the
act are to: (1) improve the effectiveness and performance of
federal financial assistance programs, (2) simplify federal
financial assistance application and reporting requirements, (3)
improve the delivery of services to the public and (4) facilitate
greater coordination among those responsible for delivering
services.
The 26 federal agencies that award grants and cooperative
agreements are actively implementing P.L. 106�7 through
interagency work groups. The activities of the interagency include
development of common data elements for applications and reports,
common electronic processes and uniform administrative rules
across agencies.
This web site includes information about P.L. 106-107, the
agencies and groups responsible for implementation, their
accomplishments, and future activities. This website also serves
as a resource to anyone wanting to find out about current
developments in federal grants and cooperative agreements.
The P.L. 106-107桮rant Streamlining Initiative Web Page can
accessed at:
http://grants.gov/GrantsSI
15. FedBizOpps [Federal Business Opportunities] (Formerly the
Electronic Posting System (EPS))
FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for
federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
Government buyers for federal departments and agencies can
publicize their business opportunities by posting information
directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal�
FedBizOpps (FBO)梒ommercial vendors seeking federal markets for
their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve
opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting
community.
FedBizOpps can be accessed at:
http://www.fedbizopps.gov/index.html
16. Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP)
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) is a cooperative
initiative among federal agencies and institutional recipients of
federal funds. It was established to increase research
productivity by streamlining the administrative process and
minimizing the administrative burden on principal investigators
while maintaining effective stewardship of federal funds. In its
current phase the FDP boasts 90 institutional members, three
emerging research institutes, 11 federal agencies, and five
professional organizations. Given the ever-increasing federal
regulatory environment and the strain on the relationship between
academe and the federal government, FDP provides a unique forum
for dialogue, demonstration and debate among all the key players.
The Federal Demonstration Partnership provides a forum for those
concerned in the research enterprise to discuss, propose and
experiment with their ideas to improve business processes that
impinge on the conduct of research. The FDP can be accessed at:
http://thefdp.org/index.html
17. Miscellaneous sources of information
The National Grants Management Association (NGMA) is an individual
membership organization made up of 850+ grants management
professionals. Members are responsible for the management of
billions of dollars in grants and rely on NGMA to provide valuable
grants management information on highly complex issues ranging
from the regulatory environment, OMB circulars, accounting and
auditing issues, grant budgeting, financial management,
intellectual property, ethics and conflicts of interest. As
changes are continually occurring in the business of grants, NGMA
seeks to increase grants management efficiency by providing
professional development programs, opportunities for members to
share experiences and expertise and networking among colleagues.
The organization provides monthly and annual training conferences
in the Washington, D.C. area and publishes a semiannual journal
and a quarterly newsletter. Membership is available by paying
annual dues. For further information, contact:
NGMA Business Office Information
National Grants Management Association
11654 Plaza America Drive, #609
Reston, VA 20190-4700
Tel: 703.648.9023
Fax: 703.648.9024
E-mail: info@ngma-grants.org
Web Site: http://www.ngma.org
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