Updated Instructions for Grantors to Include in Funding Opportunity...
If you have followed this blog for more than a week, you have heard about Grants.gov Workspace—the standard federal grants application method on Grants.gov. For those of you federal grant managers out...
View ArticleShared Services in Federal Government & Grants.gov
Many federal agencies conduct similar types of work, such as awarding federal grants. While the mission and specific goals of each grant program vary, many of the processes for posting, applying for,...
View ArticleGrant Agency Spotlight: National Endowment for the Arts
In continuing the grant agency spotlight series, we look at the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and its work to give “Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their...
View ArticleGrant Agency Spotlight: Institute of Museum and Library Services
In this installment of our grant agency spotlight series, we look at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and its mission to “inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation,...
View ArticleAttn. Grantors: What Does the Legacy PDF Retirement and Workspace Mean for Me?
With the switch to Grants.gov Workspace as the standard grant application method, some federal grant managers have asked us what this means for them. To avoid burying the lede, here it is—the system...
View ArticleWhat Is a Subaward and a Subrecipient?
To understand the definitions of “subaward” and “subrecipient”, it helps to think in terms of a grant that has just been won. If you are not sure what an “award” is, start with the What Is an Award?...
View ArticleGrantors: Two Ways to Register New Users on Grants.gov
The latest Grants.gov release adds new functionality for grantors who need to associate (add) new users to their federal agency account. There are now two ways an agency can affiliate a new user, as...
View ArticleFederal Program Manager – The Beginning of Trish’s Grantor Story
Before anyone can apply for this HHS grant, Trish needs to coordinate the design and posting of the FOA. To allow prospective applicants more time to plan, Trish would also like to publish a grant...
View ArticleGrant Writing Basics: Understand the Funder before Writing
Whether you are writing an email, blog post, or lengthy proposal, you need to consider the question, “Who is my audience?” In the grants world, your audience will usually be the agency awarding funds...
View ArticleUser Story: Federal Program Manager Prepares for the Closing Date
The clock is ticking down for Trish, a program manager at the Department of Health and Human Services, and for the organizations who are preparing to submit grant applications. You may recall, in Part...
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