Office of Procurement Services

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Office of Procurement Services

• PROCUREMENT BRIEF
• Presented By
• Georgiette Nkpa
• Grant Specialist (CTR)

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COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS

• The program office discusses procurement needs
  with the Office of Procurement Services.
• The Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement
  Application (SGA) is developed and includes
  evaluation criteria.
• SGA availability is announced through Grants.gov.
  
• Applicants submit proposals by due date.
• Proposals are reviewed by Office of Procurement
  Services to determine if they are fully
  responsive and can be considered for an award.
• Responsive proposals are forwarded to the
  Evaluation Panel for review.

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Continuation

• Evaluation Panel reviews and scores the proposals
  according to the evaluation criteria in the SGA.
• Evaluation Panel makes the recommendation to the
  Office of Procurement Services (OPS) Grant
  Officer.
• Successful Applicants are notified.
• Unsuccessful applicants are notified and
  debriefed (upon request).
• Cooperative Agreements are developed by OCFT
  OPS.
• All awards are completed prior to September 30,
  2009.

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GRANTS.GOV

• All Interested applicants must complete the
  Grants.gov registration process at
  www.grants.gov.
• The registration process can take three-five
  business days or as long as three weeks.
• Please register early.

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Downloading Software

• Adobe Reader
• In order to view or download an application, you
  must install Adobe Reader.

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Applying for Grants

• Download, complete and submit a Grant Application
  Package
• Applications MUST be received by the due date
  noted on the SGA

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Tracking Your Application

• Confirm receipt of your application by
  Grants.gov.
• Tracking number is issued once application is
  submitted.
• Applications may be rejected due to errors.

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Tracking the Status of a Submitted Application

• Log on to Grants.Gov
• Click Application Status
• Please Submit Early

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Problems

• You may contact grants.gov if you are having
  problems at 1-800-518-4726 to speak to a Customer
  Support Representative or email
  support_at_grants.gov.

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QUESTIONS?