Here are some useful items on this topic from the Grant.gov FAQ page
http://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#software
Also, see the Questions and Answers from the webcast
http://www.grants.gov/assets/WebcastQA011608.pdf

I am not sure that the problem Nancy mentions is one for Grants.gov
to fix as this is an operating issue for various computers.  On my
Mac I can open .pdf files in Professional and Reader at the same
time.  Anyone tried this with Vista? It is also an Adobe Company
problem to create a Reader version that will not be overridden by
Professional.  However, as Rick points out, if Grants.gov can make
the forms open ONLY with Reader 8.1.1 then the problem is nicely solved.

While a nice "ultimate" solution is presented by Terri (and what a
good faculty recruitment tool -- come to Notre Dame and never fill
out grant applications again :} ); is not the solution we all want
actually an internal grants management system to use the System to
System approach.  Then no one fills out forms or needs to keep track
of versions.  Our IT staff or our vendor will keep us up-to-date on
what is needed for submission.  No more listserv discussion and we
can get back to substantive issues.

Perhaps at a SRA or NCURA meeting, there can be a session on the Pros
and Cons of Going System to System.  There have been "how-to"
sessions.  The last issue of NCURA Magazine had a nice article by Ron
Splittgerber on how Colorado State is implementing S2S.  Yet I have
not seen anyone's suggestion that is not the way to go.  I would be
very happy to have an article for the NCURA-zine  on why a decision
was made NOT to go S2S.  I wonder what Chris found out through his
survey on the numbers of schools doing various options.

In the meantime, we can follow the good advice of our colleagues here
-- provide good training, send lots of info to faculty/staff, control
program availability, hope people read what we send them.  And hope
Grants.gov will get the Professional "blocker" to work.

Bob
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Robert Beattie
UMich Grants.gov Liaison
Managing Senior Project Representative for Electronic Research
Administration
Division of Research Development and Administration
University of Michigan
xxxxxx@umich.edu   (734) 936-1283
Learn more about Grants.gov @ UMICH
http://www.research.umich.edu/era/grants_gov/

On Jan 30, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Peterson, Nancy K wrote:

Has grant.gov acknowledged the Reader/Professional problem?  Does
anyone know if they are doing any thing to “fix” it?

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Nancy Kay Peterson, Director

Grants & Sponsored Projects (G&SP)

Winona State University

Somsen Hall 212

Winona, MN  55987

Phone: 507.457.5519

Fax:     507.457.5586

http://www.winona.edu/grants

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