Yes, "service providers" are also referred to as "system to system" or "S2S". The following NIH web site has a list of the service providers at: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/sp.htm Rather than submitting directly to Grants.gov, one can choose to submit to one of the service providers. -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Charlie Hathaway Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:36 PM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Question about GrantSlam? Does "service providers" mean S2S vendor? How is the eCGAP pilot related to Grants.gov? Charlie At 11:05 AM 12/7/2005, you wrote: >Although I do not have direct experience with any of the service >providers beyond what I have read on their websites, it may not be such >a bad idea to rely on one or more service providers while Grants.gov is >"working out the bugs". > >The service providers typically provide you with a much easier web-based >platform to work from and they are the ones who transmit your >information to Grants.gov. It is true that they are one more layer, but >they will facilitate the process and may in fact be the most critical >layer. If anyone has info suggesting otherwise please share! > >Our first Grants.gov proposal submission took us 4 hours from start to >finish because we had "corrupt" files and had to retype. This problem >is not unique to my office, other folks have had similar experiences. > >If you have the money to invest in a service provider, I think it is a >wise decision to pursue this option until the whole Grants.gov process >is smoother, particularly if your university has high volume. > >My 2 cents. > >Pam > > > > >Pamela Plotkin, Ph.D. >Assistant Vice President for Research and >Director of Sponsored Programs >East Tennessee State University >Office of Research and Sponsored Programs >Box 70565 >Johnson City, TN 37614-1707 >phone: 423-439-6000 >fax: 423-439-6050 >email: xxxxxx@mail.etsu.edu >http://www.etsu.edu/research > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On >Behalf Of Mary Watson >Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:07 AM >To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG >Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Question about GrantSlam? > >Sounds like you are adding one more layer between you and the grantor - >just >one more instance for things to go wrong! I can't see the value. > >Mary H. Watson >Director >Grants and Contracts >Valdosta State University >Valdosta, GA 31698 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On >Behalf Of >Lucretia Hollingshed >Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:33 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") >====================================================================== ====================================================================== 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") ======================================================================
