At yesterday's NGP meeting, it was announced that OMB has issued an RFI regarding implementation of the subaward reporting component of the Transparency Act. The RFI is here. Responses are due October 9th.
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At yesterday's NGP meeting, it was announced that OMB has issued an RFI regarding implementation of the subaward reporting component of the Transparency Act. The RFI is here. Responses are due October 9th.
Posted at 10:52 AM in Subawards for Transparency Act, Transparency Act | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
I just posted the materials and a link to the webcast from yesterday's NGP meeting to the NGP site, here. Enjoy!
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Take note! Grants.gov will be terminating its opportunity notification e-mails very soon. Everyone should shift to using the Grants.gov RSS feeds.
Posted at 09:36 AM in Grants Streamlining | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
As reported on NextGov yesterday, Senator Tom Coburn, one of the original sponsors of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (aka "FFATA") is unhappy about the timeliness of some agencies' data in USAspending.gov. As Robert Shea, the OMB executive who until recently oversaw this initiative, says, they're dealing with some gnarly problems in order to get the data published to the site at all.
Some new (to me, and maybe to you) information is in this article:
Posted at 04:07 PM in Grants Streamlining, Subawards for Transparency Act, Transparency Act | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Management Concepts is offering a free course on Grants and Cooperative agreements to those wishing to test the course and provide feedback. NGP does not endorse this provider or any other but is passing this information along. Those with an interest should contact Management Concepts directly.
Management Concepts is pilot testing Introduction to Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Federal Personnel ONLINE.
In exchange for a tuition-free course, we ask that all pilot testers commit to completing weekly evaluation forms and provide additional feedback by participating in a post course focus group (to be conducted via teleconference). Your feedback will be vitally important to our efforts to ensure that our online courses meet our clients’ expectations before public launch.
The pilot course will begin on 3 October 2008 and last for nine weeks, including the final exam. Please note that the week of Thanksgiving will be a holiday week, with no assignments due. The pilot will conclude at 11:59 pm, 14 December 2008. The course is asynchronous, meaning you can complete each week’s assignments on your own schedule, but you will be expected to complete the assignments by the designated weekly due dates. The course will be facilitated by an experienced Management Concepts instructor.
Click on the link below to view the online course description:
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In a few weeks, we will send all pilot testers an email with login information and some simple precourse assignments to help you get familiar with the online course platform. Information on system requirements is located at the end of this email.
Please send an email to hreiss@managementconcepts.com by Friday, September 12, to confirm interest in participating in this pilot. Because this course is designed for federal personnel, participation in the pilot is limited to current and former federal employees and contractors performing grants functions for the federal government. Please note that space in the pilot is limited, so we may not be able to accommodate everyone who volunteers.
Additional Information
Requirements to receive a training certificate
If you successfully complete the course, including full participation and achieving a score of 80% or higher on the exam, you will receive a Management Concepts training certificate for the course and you may use the course for credit in Management Concepts’ Grants Management Certificate Program. As with our classroom courses, all quizzes and exams may be taken open-book.
Management Concepts E-Learning Services Student System Requirements
The course site can be accessed using Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox). The free Flash player is also required for some content. You can download the latest version at: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Settings
You will also need to make sure that your browser settings are set so that:
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is the state agency established under the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act which provides $3B in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions. CIRM’s role is to administer grants and loans for stem cell research, research facilities and other important stem cell opportunities.
The Grants Management Specialist (GMS) will report to the Grants Management Officer at the CIRM and will be responsible for implementing the grants management functions of the institute to ensure accurate reporting of financial and programmatic activities funded by the institute through awards such as grants and loans. The fundamental role of the grants management staff is to complement the scientific and technical knowledge of scientific officers with expertise in the business and other non-programmatic areas of grants administration. Grants management staff helps ensure that required laws, regulations and established policies are fulfilled, serves as the central point for receipt and processing of all grant applications and related documents and maintains all official files and documentation on grants and applications submitted to CIRM. In particular, grants management staff ensures that grants are awarded, administered and terminated in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Please review the CIRM job posting [Word format] for complete details of this position. Please don't submit job applications to the NGP! Follow the instructions in the job posting.
Posted at 05:12 PM in Grants Management Jobs | Permalink | Comments (0)
Click here to see the agenda for the NGP's September 16th meeting and webcast. Registration details are also on this page. Join us for another lively discussion of all the latest in the grants world, including:
And don't forget to mark your calendars for the following NGP meeting, on November 18, 2008!
Posted at 11:18 AM in Grants Management Jobs, Grants Streamlining, Mandatory Grants Streamlining, Subawards for Transparency Act, Transparency Act | Permalink | Comments (1)
It looks like good ideas spread! Grants.gov has started its own blog all about grants management. Check it out here.
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