Re: FedConnect Tina L. Cunningham 21 Apr 2009 13:30 EST
Hi Bob, We are now seeing proposals submissions being required to go through FedConnect (our first one is due the end of the month) and so I searched the list serv to see what had been discussed and found this thread (hard to believe it is over a year ago!). I know that we are stuck with what the RFP tells us to do, but is it truly proper to require us to use a new system over Grants.gov? We are incredibly irritated here that we and our PIs have to learn yet another system. Thanks! Tina ******************************** Tina L. Cunningham, J.D., CRA Administrator Sponsored Programs Administration Mississippi State University 133 Etheredge Hall 449 Hardy Road P.O. Box 6156 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: 662-325-7395 Fax: 662-325-3803 Email: xxxxxx@spa.msstate.edu >>> From: Bob Beattie <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU> To: <xxxxxx@hrinet.org> Date: 2/18/2008 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FedConnect FedConnect is a change from IIPS. It will be a post submission management system, like Reserch.gov, NIH eRA Commons and other such operations. As folks may know there is a move within granting agencies to come up with a limited number of post submission management systems. This is under auspices of OMB. The general project is called "Grants Management Line of Business - GMLOB. There are now three but agencies can get an exemption, NIH has, for example. Also DoEnergy Here is an overview of the whole process from 2005 at FDP site http://thefdp.org/Meeting_Sep2005.html Read about NSF's project - Research.gov http://thefdp.org/Jan_2008_meeting.html For some details on FedConnect itself, go here http://e-center.doe.gov/doebiz.nsf/Special+Notices?OpenView and then here DOE Transitioning To Electronic Procurement System So FedConnect is not a grants submission system, maybe will be for contract applications. Below is a comment I got when I asked someone in DOE what this is about. "DOE is not going to use one of the GMLOB consortia. We received an exception from OMB early last calendar year to add the financial assistance module to our new acquisition mgmt system. This decision had many facets to it (and no it was not mine.) The short story is none of the other three gave us what we needed. This system will be standardized across DOE and offices will have limited abilities to do things their own way. Most of the changes with this new system will be internal and not will affect applicants and recipients. We will continue to use Grants.gov to post FOAs and receive applications. All pre-award, admin, and post award communications will be through the fedconnect portal. This includes making the award, amendments and letters from DOE and reports submission and communications from you. We are still working out some of the details and the implementation schedule, transition is scheduled to begin in April and last for 6-9 months. Right now the biggest change is for you to register at FEDConnect. I believe NASA and parts of DHS and DOT are also going to use this system for grants. For acquisition, there are lots of agencies going with Compusearch." Hope this is helpful. Maybe more than most people wanted to know :) Bob xxxxxx@umich.edu 734 936-1283 On Feb 18, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Giarrusso, Gary wrote: A few weeks ago, we received an email from the Department of Energy requiring us to register on FedConnect for the purposes of submitting proposals and general award administration. I was wondering if anyone had information as to why DOE is not using Grants.gov. It would seem to me that this application is in competition with Grants.gov. Thanks. Gary Giarrusso, CPA Manager of Sponsored Programs Accounting and Financial Compliance University of New Hampshire Office of Sponsored Research Service Building, 51 College Road Durham, NH 03824 Tel (603) 862-0609 Fax (603) 862-3564 xxxxxx@unh.edu ====================================================================== I nstructions 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") ======================================================================