I don't understand why grants.gov can't use the NSF - FASTLANE model. We've all worked with it now for ages and it's the best. I zip through that system like an Indy 500 race car driver. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 00:00:00 -0400 >From: RESADM-L automatic digest system <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG> >Subject: RESADM-L Digest - 2 May 2005 to 3 May 2005 (#2005- 87) >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG > >There are 7 messages totalling 1280 lines in this issue. > >Topics of the day: > > 1. Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal submission SNAFU (4) > 2. F.I.P.S (2) > 3. Pre-Award Specialist Position at The College of New Jersey > >------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 09:28:19 -0500 >From: Glenn Krell <xxxxxx@IIT.EDU> >Subject: Re: Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal submission SNAFU > >Hi again resadmr's, per my original post I was asking: "Let's discuss what >kinds of emails, and to which decision-makers in the government, resadmr's >should be sending..." > >The responses are interesting so far, and so is the discussion. Thank you >Steve and others for your posts. I do agree 100% with several folks: we want >to be positive and constructive. But again, who are the decision makers we >need to reach? to let them know about the serious problems some of us are >having, and to offer our constructive feedback? >-Glenn > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:RESADM- xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf >Of Shapiro, Steve >Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 4:27 PM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal >submission SNAFU > > >There is a lot of misconception, rumors and inaccuracies concerning >grants.gov out there. > >Personally, as an IT professional supporting a research office, I think >it is a major SNAFU. > >I've also learned a little bit about what is going on inside grants.gov >offices, and believe that the people there are doing the best they can >with the situation they are in. > >That said, I feel obligated to point out that protests set up an >adversarial situation. Simply pointing out that something is a SNAFU and >not offering to help improve it and invest some effort is a 'cop-out.' > >I've explained the particular points that give me concern with >Grants.gov personnel, and offered possible solutions. From my >perspective, NSF has created the 'gold standard' of online proposal >submission and award management systems. I have been vocal in suggesting >that grants.gov move toward a system that is more like NSF. > >I also understand that the people at grants.gov are dealing with >(currently) 26 different agencies. Some of these agencies do not have >any online grant capabilities at all, in addition to their cultures >being very different. There is not going to be an easy solution to this >problem, and it probably will get worse before it gets better. > >When making a complaint to grants.gov, let's be specific about what we >like and what we don't like. If we perceive that it's going to increase >our administrative burden, be specific about which facets will cause >problems. > >(As an example, when using the PureEdge software, the user must re-enter >standard data-elements - such as their name - by hand typing it into >each application. This increases the amount of time necessary to submit >each application by over 1 hour per application. Now that they are aware >of the problem, a solution is being worked on and is expected in the >next release of PureEdge Viewer). > >Their ability to manage grant submissions, and our ability to submit >grants will be built on collaboration, not divisiveness. Be loud, be >vocal - and be part of the solution. > >Steve Shapiro >Office of Research Services and Administration >University of Oregon >5219 University of Oregon >Eugene, OR 97403 > >o) 541-346-0720 >f) 541-346-5138 >main) 541-346-5131 > >xxxxxx@orsa.uoregon.edu > > >============================================================ ========== > 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") >============================================================ ========== > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 10:43:03 -0400 >From: "Landorf,Kenneth R." <xxxxxx@ADP.UCHC.EDU> >Subject: Re: Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal submission SNAFU > >Forgive the naivete, but isn't there a meeting scheduled soon of the FDP >group? That sounds like it would be a fine place to start this >discussion w/ some of the folks on the Government side of the house. > >If this is a verboten issue, please accept my apologies upfront. > >Ken Landorf >UConn Health Center >Farmington, CT 06030 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:RESADM- xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On >Behalf Of Glenn Krell >Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:28 AM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal >submission SNAFU > >Hi again resadmr's, per my original post I was asking: "Let's discuss >what >kinds of emails, and to which decision-makers in the government, >resadmr's >should be sending..." > >The responses are interesting so far, and so is the discussion. Thank >you >Steve and others for your posts. I do agree 100% with several folks: we >want >to be positive and constructive. But again, who are the decision makers >we >need to reach? to let them know about the serious problems some of us >are >having, and to offer our constructive feedback? >-Glenn >============================================================ ======= > > >============================================================ ========== > 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") >============================================================ ========== > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:37:14 -0400 >From: Robert Beattie <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU> >Subject: Re: Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal submission SNAFU > >I was not keeping close count but it did seem that most of the comments >on G.g came from folks at institutions not in FDP. Do note there there >were only 6 messages so is this not really a wide-spread problem or >have people at only a few places had problems. > >Anyway, I mention FDP because the that group has been involved with >Grants.gov since its inception. The FDP's Committee on ERA has been >closely involved. Some were in on the original testing and even have >attended development meetings. Even with the input of FDP, we are at >the point we are today. Ken's comment below is well taken; but note >this would not be "a start of this discussion." This discussion has >been going on since at least 2000. Go here for minutes of all those >meetings >http://thefdp.org/Meetings.html > >Steve Dowdy (xxxxxx@mit.edu) is the chair of the FDP ERA committee and >I think he would welcome comments from members of this group on their >experiences with Grants.gov. > >There will be two sessions that I see on the agenda dealing with >Grants.gov. The director of the project will be speaking at the second >one. The agenda of the May meeting can be found here >http://thefdp.org/Meeting_May2005.html#P57_3559 > >Perhaps between now and the May meeting, specific problems can be >stated here. Not vague comments like "I was told..." or this or that >may be happening. What are the specific problems people have had? We >can produce a list which can be given to the Grants.gov director prior >to the meeting with a request for comments. By the way, I listened to >the last G.g webcast and heard no problems stated. > >We need not ask that all agencies just adopt FastLane as that is not a >viable solution for agencies that already have their own internal >systems. Moreover do you really want a web based system to which you >give your data and then have to re-enter into your local proposal and >award management system? The Grants.gov System to System solution, >with html or other data transfer, should be better. I think most >universities, at least, want electronic internal proposal development, >routing, approval, and archiving systems. These systems will create >the data streams that go to Grants.gov. Thus you create the data >locally, keep the data, and send it to the agency. Do folks at some >institutions want to keep using paper applications? > >So, within the context of the short term Pure Edge solution and the >long term S2S approach, what are the specific problems that you think >Grants.gov staff have not solved? With answers to such problems in >hand, a better way to address the problems can be reached. > >Bob >__________________________________ >Robert Beattie >Managing Project Representative > for Electronic Research Administration >Division of Research Development and Administration >University of Michigan >3003 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1274 >office: 734 936-1283 mobile: 734 717-6281 >xxxxxx@umich.edu > > >On May 3, 2005, at 10:43 AM, Landorf,Kenneth R. wrote: > >Forgive the naivete, but isn't there a meeting scheduled soon of the FDP >group? That sounds like it would be a fine place to start this >discussion w/ some of the folks on the Government side of the house. > >If this is a verboten issue, please accept my apologies upfront. > >Ken Landorf >UConn Health Center >Farmington, CT 06030 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:RESADM- xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On >Behalf Of Glenn Krell >Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:28 AM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Let's mobilize to fight electronic proposal >submission SNAFU > >Hi again resadmr's, per my original post I was asking: "Let's discuss >what >kinds of emails, and to which decision-makers in the government, >resadmr's >should be sending..." > >The responses are interesting so far, and so is the discussion. Thank >you >Steve and others for your posts. I do agree 100% with several folks: we >want >to be positive and constructive. But again, who are the decision makers >we >need to reach? to let them know about the serious problems some of us >are >having, and to offer our constructive feedback? >-Glenn >============================================================ ======= > > >============================================================ ========== > 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") >============================================================ ========== > >------------------------------ > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 10:51:03 -0500 >From: "Harris, Sharon Y." <xxxxxx@BSU.EDU> >Subject: F.I.P.S > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------_=_NextPart_001_01C54FF7.E8D47494 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >=20 >Can anyone tell me how to get our University's F.I.P.S. number. 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