It seems that you consider an application "successful" if it gets
processed.  Most of us use this word after we see funds awarded.

We need less marketing and more money.  Efficient democratization of
dwindling federal support of research leaves me unimpressed.

Charlie

> Well, now the email below has a terrible and false assumption, but it does
> have a good point.
>
> The false assumption is that the 2000+ 'failures' were all applications.
> There is no evidence to support this allegation. The is plenty of evidence
> pointing to an extremely high and successful application volume during
> this timeframe - a quantity well within agency expectations.
>
> The 'good point' in the email below is the reference to the error rate. It
> is unacceptable and we need to be held accountable for it.
>
> As for our vision statement, would you (generally speaking) rather be
> dealing with an org that aspired to less?
>
> Thanks, eben
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Research Administration List <xxxxxx@hrinet.org>
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org <xxxxxx@hrinet.org>
> Sent: Fri May 23 14:53:23 2008
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Status & Errors - www.grants.gov
>
> The data suggest that "only" 2.53% of all submissions have issues
> preventing approval.
>
> On the other hand it appears more than 2000 applications have issues
> according to this table.  That's a great deal of irritated grants.gov
> customers, regardless of percentage of the total.
>
> But what intrigued me more than anything about the table is the following
> statement on the signature:
>
>
>
> The Premier site for America's grants.
>
>
>
> Is this an appropriate slogan?
>
>
>
> Louis Lafrado, Ph.D.
>
> L&D Associates Consulting Group, Inc.
>
> 54 Prestwick Court, SE
>
> Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124
>
> (505) 238-0122 - Cell
>
> (505) 856-2539 - FAX
>
> xxxxxx@landd.net
>
>
>
> Visit our web site at www.landd.net <http://www.landd.net/>
>
>
>
> Visit our grant writing and program evaluation blog
> <http://landdgrantblog.wordpress.com/> .
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf
> Of Kerry Nare
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 12:35 PM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Status & Errors - www.grants.gov
>
>
> My initial reaction was that someone at grants.gov is feeling a little
> sensitive about recent complaints about grants.gov problems. Reminds me a
> little of the last stakeholders' meeting.
>
> Kerry Nare
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Kerry L. Nare
> Associate Director for Policy and Analysis
> Health Sciences Sponsored Project Preaward Office
> UC San Diego
> UC202, Room 432
> 9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0012
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0012
> Tel:  858 534-3203
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>
>>>> "Bloomberg, Robert" <xxxxxx@TUFTS-NEMC.ORG> 5/23/2008 11:10 AM
>>>> >>>
>
> Ok, I give up.  What does this mean?  I really hope I'm not the only one
> out here who doesn't understand what this is supposed to mean.
>
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]On Behalf
> Of Trevino, Eben (HHS/ASRT)
> 	Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 1:19 PM
> 	To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> 	Subject: [RESADM-L] Status & Errors - www.grants.gov
>
>
>
>
>
> 	The following information is provided as a point of reference from
> Grants.gov.
>
>
>
> 	Status & Errors
>
> 		Hits
>
> 		Percent
>
>
> 	200: OK
>
> 		83,299
>
> 		97.47%
>
>
> 	302: Found
>
> 		1,356
>
> 		1.59%
>
>
> 	304: Not Modified
>
> 		481
>
> 		0.56%
>
>
> 	500: Internal Server Error
>
> 		202
>
> 		0.24%
>
>
> 	404: Not Found
>
> 		97
>
> 		0.11%
>
>
> 	400: Bad Request
>
> 		29
>
> 		0.03%
>
>
> 	View Total
>
> 		85,464
>
> 		100.00%
>
>
> 	Total
>
> 		85,464
>
> 		100.00%
>
>
>
> 	Report: Status & Errors – www.grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov/>
>
> 	Date Range: 05/14/2008 – 05/20/2008
>
>
>
>
>
> 	Eben H Trevino
>
> 	Program Manager
>
> 	Grants.gov:
>
> 	The Premier site for America's grants.
>
> 	Office 202.205.5890
>
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>
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