Yes to both questions. ----- Original Message ----- From: "RESADM-L Member" <xxxxxx@SBLHS.ORG> To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] grants.gov process > Thanks, Terri. I have already gone through the users guide once, but I am > still left with questions. When you say you registered only your > organization's authorized official, do you mean that the authorized official > serves in the role of the "Electronic Business Point of Contact" (in the CCR > registration)? Was the same individual named as the "CCR Point of Contact"? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Terri Hall [mailto:xxxxxx@ND.EDU] > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:55 AM > > To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG > > Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] grants.gov process > > > > > > Molly, > > I participated in the pilot testing of the Grants.gov > > submission system and > > there were many problems with it. I agree it can be confusing. > > > > You may want to download the Grants.gov User Guide online at > > http://grants.edcomm.com/support/grantees/userguide/userguide.pdf > > > > As I understand it, you need register with the CCR and > > Credential provider > > only once. And you need not register everyone in the office. > > We registered > > only our authorizing official, but provided the username and password > > information to those in the office who will be submitting > > proposals. We also > > used a generic email address that is forwarded to everyone in > > the office. > > This procedure has been helpful in cases where the > > authorizing official is > > out of the office. With the email sent to everyone, the issue can be > > addressed, and needn't wait until his return. > > > > Re: software...you need not purchase any new software. It is > > provided free > > of charge by Grants.gov. You download it from the website. > > > > The toll-free number for Grants.gov is 1-800-518-4726. > > Perhaps calling will > > get you the answers you seek if the user guide is unclear. > > Hope this was > > helpful. > > Terri > > > > Terri M. Hall > > Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs > > Office of Research > > University of Notre Dame > > Phn: (574) 631-7378 Fax: (574) 631-6630 > > http://www.nd.edu/~research > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RESADM-L Member" <xxxxxx@SBLHS.ORG> > > To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG> > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:07 AM > > Subject: [RESADM-L] grants.gov process > > > > > > > I have been trying to understand the process for submitting > > applications > > > through Grants.gov, and particularly the steps which must > > be taken after > > the > > > organization completes registration through the Central Contractor > > Registry. > > > Is the next step (registration with a credential provider) > > required with > > > EACH application submission or only once for each person > > your organization > > > wishes to authorize to make the submission(s)? > > > > > > When I submitted this question to the support for > > Grants.gov, I suggested > > > that a flow chart diagram would be helpful. I received a > > non sequitur > > reply: > > > "Once all of the registration steps are completed, you will > > need to find > > and > > > download grant applications." -- !!! > > > > > > Before I ask my organization's officials to complete the > > registration > > > process, I think I had better be able to explain it. Please > > note -- we do > > > not submit a huge number of federal grants in each fiscal > > year (fewer than > > > 15) so are not likely to purchase commerial software for > > the process. > > > > > > ----------------- > > > Molly Daniel > > > Grants Specialist > > > Planning Dept. > > > Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center > > > 1000 Health Center Drive > > > Mattoon, IL 61938-0372 > > > tel. 217-258-2195 > > > fax 217-258-4135 > > > email: xxxxxx@sblhs.org <mailto:xxxxxx@sblhs.org> > > > web: www.sarahbush.org <http://www.sarahbush.org> > > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are > > available > > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on > > "Listserv Lists") > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > > ====================================================================== > > > > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > ====================================================================== > ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================