[Flex] NSF proposals via Grants.gov rather than FAstlane?

[Claire Reid]

Hi,

The "Federal Gov't" designed Grants.gov as the Single way for all 
people/groups to apply for Federal funding from ALL agencies.  NSF is 
required to move to Grants.gov over some schedule.  They have been 
dragging their feet but they must show whomever it is that they are 
increasing the % of total proposals that are received via Grants.gov.  I 
believe they have milestones that they must meet.  Originally they were 
switching to Grants.gov one Program at a time.  But I think they are 
running out of time. 

So far Grants.gov cannot accept Collaborative proposals.  It is entirely 
possible that NSF has reached the point where everything else has to go 
Grants.gov.   :-\   Or perhaps the phased in schedule has just finally 
reached OCE - or whomever it was that told you to use Grants.gov.

NSF has provided very excellent User Instructions for Grants.gov.  We 
looked at them a few years ago...
Also FQA is on left side of FastLane Home...
https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/GGHelp/webhelp/grants/grants_gov.htm
You can access the User Guide from there.  It also includes the schedule 
of programs that must use Grants.gov ...  there is only one listed.  
However, if your Program Manager says do it Grants.gov then you better 
do it.

It is very different and most sad but "that's Progress"...   :-(

Claire L. Reid
Director, Grant & Contract Services
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Fenno House, MS #39
Woods Hole, MA   02543

Phone: 508-289-2462
Email: creid at whoi.edu



MaryAnn Lucas wrote:
> Has anyone else run into this yet?   Does anyone have info on this?  I 
> guess I'm asking "Is it a true statement ?"
>
> Now NSF wants their single PI proposals to go via Grants.gov - and 
> it's really different from Fastlane!
>
>
> Thanks!
> MaryAnn
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