Re: Question about GrantSlam? Curnow, Camilla M *HS 07 Dec 2005 12:39 EST
-----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Shapiro, Steve Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:37 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Question about GrantSlam? This is an ideal topic for the Grants.gov Message forum @ http://orsa.uoregon.edu/grantsgov/forums/index.cfm. I started a thread for it. In the future, perfect world, there will be two mechanisms to submit proposals to grants.gov. First: Use of the PureEdge Viewer, where persons complete forms and insert their documents into one larger file (or package) and transmit it to Grants.gov. Second: A 'system-to-system' interface where computer systems at the PI's institution gather the required information, package it, and then transmit it to Grants.gov. --------------------------- Method one currently exists, but as testimony reveals, it is far from perfect. Method two is currently under deveopment, with several institutions participating in deveopment and testing. This is the method where vendor products can be useful. --------------------------- If your institution wishes to continue to use the PureEdge 'solution,' then you will probably NOT need a vendor. If your institution wishes to not use the PureEdge software, and you do not have IT professionals who can write sophisticated computer programs for you, there is a high probality that you'll be leaning toward a vendor. -------------------------- GrantSlam has been marketed to us, but the product as it currently exists is not a good fit for us at the University of Oregon. The general problem that they, and we are facing, is that we are trying to develop software to meet an ever changing design specification. A very erratically moving target. ------------------------------------------------- Steve Shapiro University of Oregon -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Lucretia Hollingshed Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:33 AM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: [RESADM-L] Question about GrantSlam? Good Morning, I wanted to ask you thoughts on GrantSlam. Any information you can give me would benefit me. Is there anyone who received requests from faculty to use GrantSlam as the submission system to grants.gov? Our faculty are insisting on using this program. Our position is grants.gov does not need a system to be an intermediate to grants.gov so why waste the effort to use it. If you have used GrantSlam for the initial pilots that were done last year eCGAP program is this necessary now? The literature I have read states that GrantSlam 8 is coming out later June 2006 that allows you to submit for grants.gov requirements. Any thoughts you have about GrantSlam would be appreciated. My thoughts are that GrantSlam is just a vendor and is trying to sell its services through the faculty. Are there any benefits to having GrantSlam versus using grants.gov alone. Lucretia Hollingshed Preaward Specialist Grants & Contracts Office Mercer University Macon, GA 31207 xxxxxx@mercer.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") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================