Grants Online Overview

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Grants Online Overview
January 2007
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Current Project Management
OCIO/ISMO CIO (John Villemarette)
Administration Systems Division(Larry Sparks)
Grants Online PMO Project Manager
COTR (Christopher Suzich)
Contracting Officer
AGO/Grants Management Division - Grants Policy
Support
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Grants Online Steering Committee

• Fisheries (NMFS)
• Cynthia Binkley, Southeast Region
• Robin Bruckner, Habitat Programs
• JoAnna Grable, Overall Programs
• Alicia Jarboe, Saltonstall - Kennedy Program
• Joyce Lacerda, Fisheries Northeast Regional
  Office
• Cecilia Linder, Fisheries Habitat Programs
• Derek Orner, Chesapeake Bay Program Office
• Dennis Seem (Fisheries System)
• NESDIS
• Kathy LeFevre

• NFA/AGO
• Steve Drescher (Grants Management Division,
  Grants.gov Liaison, DoC Interim Grants Manual
  Subject Matter Expert)
• NFA/CIO Program Management Office
• Lillian Barnes
• Steve Drescher (via GMD)
• Sinh Nguyen
• Dennis Seem (via Fisheries)
• Ken Sragg
• NWS
• Sam Contorno

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Grants Online Steering Committee

• OAR NOAA Undersea Research Program
• Gene Smith
• OAR (Overall Programs)
• Sandy Wine
• OAR Sea Grant
• Leon Cammen
• Jonathan Eigen

• NOS Coastal Ocean Programs
• Laura Golden
• David Hilmer
• Leslie McDonald
• Marc Suddleson
• NOS OCRM
• Dwight Reynolds
• OAR Ocean Exploration
• Randi Neff
• OAR Office of Global Programs
• Stephen Auer
• Diane Brown

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Grants Systems in NOAAPrior to Grants Online

NOS Coastal Zone Mgmt. 57 Grants Small/Stable
user base
Front End



OAR/OGP 162 Grants Self Contained System
Fisheries System 450 Grants
OAR Sea Grants 125 Grants

NOS Other 214 Grants

NWS 23 Grants

Back End


OAR Other 147 Grants
Other 27 Grants
NESDIS 18 Grants
Performance Data
Query

OFA Grants Administration System Central Award
Process
GMD

CBS
ASAP


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Grants Life Cycle
Pre-Award Award
Post-Award Close-Out
Initiate Close-Out
Submit Progress Reports
Recommend Applicant for Award
Create/Review/ Publish RFA in Grants Online, FFO
in Grants.gov and FRN
Submit Financial Reports (Coming Soon)
Submit Final Documents
Approve Selection Package
Submit Applications via Grants.gov
Manage User Accounts, Update Org Info
Approve Final Documents
Prepare Award Package
Receive Applications via Grants.gov
Certify Progress Financial Reports
Reconcile Financial Information
Obligate Funds
Review, Evaluate Applications
Impose/Remove Special Award Conditions
Award Grant
Close Grant
Review Application Package
Accept Grant Award
Initiate Award Action Requests
Modify/Withdraw Application
Amend/Suspend/ Reactivate/Transfer/Terminate Award
Notify Applicants (non-comp only)
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Project Goals

• NOAA Single Unified Grant Processing and
  Administration, using an electronic solution,
  that will reduce processing time.
• A scalable solution for high volume usage and
  robust, available operation.
• A NOAA interface with the Grants.gov initiative
  to provide one-stop shopping for Federal
  grants-related activities
• Standardized business processes that will
  contribute to a more efficient and effective use
  of resources.
• A direct interface to other systems such as the
  CAMS/ASAP, FinLitLog
• Contract Award August 29, 2003
• Go Live! January 10, 2005

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Grants Online and Grants.gov
Grants.gov Find and Apply
General Public
Applicants
Grants Online NOAA Grants Processing
NOAA
Recipients
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Grants Online and ASAP
Grants Online NOAA Grants Processing
NOAA
Recipients
CBS Financial System
ASAP Disbursement System
Treasury Department
Recipients
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Grants Online Document Relationships
Pre-Award Processing
Post-Award Processing
RFA Non-Comp 0 Competitions Comp 1 or more
Competitions (FFO,FRN)
Grants File
Application
Award File (New Award or Amendment)
Post-Award Actions (AAR,PPR,FFR)
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Grants Online Training and Help Desk

• Grants Online Website
• Looking For More Information About Grants Online?
  
• Go to the Grants Online PMO website at
  www.ofa.noaa.gov/grantsonline
• Have General Questions About Grants Online?
• Send questions to GrantsOnline.QandA_at_noaa.gov
• Have A Question When Training is Over?
• Email the Help Desk at GrantsOnline.Helpdesk_at_noaa
  .gov
• Or call 301-713-1000 or 1-877-662-2478 toll free
• Ready to start working in Grants Online?
• Go to https//grantsonline.rdc.noaa.gov