Help Grants.gov with new system Beyea, Donna L. 09 Feb 2009 10:44 EST


-----Original Message-----
From: Beyea, Donna L.
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:36 AM
To: 'Research Administration Discussion List'
Subject: RE: [RESADM-L] Help Grants.gov with new system
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For those of us who have real applications that we are still trying to
get submitted, I would ask that you please not do this.

We all know that this system needs a lot of help - but purposely trying
to jam it up again is not going to accomplish anything.

Donna
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Donna L. Beyea
Assistant Director
Office of Research & Project Administration
518 Hylan Building
Box 270140
Rochester, NY  14627
Phone: 585-275-8037
Fax: 585-275-9492
email:  xxxxxx@rochester.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Dolce, Peter J
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 9:20 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Help Grants.gov with new system

Thanks.

PJD
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Peter J. Dolce, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research
Grants Management and Compliance
1005 D. B. Todd Boulevard
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN  37208

Phone 615 327 6237
Fax 615 327 6716

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert R Beattie 1
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 9:21 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: [RESADM-L] Help Grants.gov with new system

Grants.gov has announced that the new System Build was successful over
the weekend.  There are a number of changes, including capability to
handle 2000 users.
All aspects of the build are described here
http://www.grants.gov/assets/SystemEnhancements2008-03A.pdf

I suspect that there never was a real test of the system dealing with
2000 users, so maybe we can give it a try now.

Many of us have some R01's hanging over until Monday to resubmit.
Others could join in by sending a practice file.  By that I mean, open a
previously submitted application, change the DUNS number so it will get
rejected, and submit.

In order to make such a test, we will all need to log in at the same
time in all four time zones.  May I suggest that we all do this at 10am
Pacific, 11am Mountain, 12noon Central, and 1am Eastern.  There are not
2000 of us but maybe can muster a couple hundred.  Can we all log in to
submit and send?  A big question.

I know some will have applications that you want to get in  ASAP and if
the system fails at the test time, you can do it later, when there are
just those active submitters left.  We must not have a repetition of the
Feb 5 chaos come the week before March 05. If the system will not bear
all of us, we need to find out now.

I hope everyone will give it a go a the designated time.  If you get the
same old virus reports, and false errors, and cryptic notes, let us
know.
Maybe to cut down on the group traffic, for those not interested in
Grants.gov, send your experience to me and I will make a report to the
group.

xxxxxx@umich.edu

This should be very interesting.  So hold off on your real resubmits
until the 10-11-12-1 time points.  Others make up a practice file
(change DUNS number).  Every one hit the "Save and Submit" on the target
time.  I sure hope we find that the system is a big GO.

keep in touch,

Bob
Robert Beattie
The University of Michigan.

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