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
>
>
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