I'm having problems submitting DOE supplement and renewal proposals through DOE's IIPS. e-center has been nearly impossible to pull up. Using the e-center2, I have encountered problems with the site disappearing as soon as I click on "submit." I tried the help desk, and my final stop after trying to figure out which menu number to use on my touch-tone phone pad, was "please leave a voice mail." I didn't, but sent an email. Per the instructions on the IIPS, I then contacted the person listed on the Grants.gov application package, Marilyn Oyler. She was very pleasant and instructed me to use Grant.gov, apparently preferred by her office as well. So I did. And so it worked. The email from the help desk I later received merely asked which browser I used and whether or not I had pop-ups blocked. I didn't answer. Grants.gov worked. The point? I would far rather use one system with known issues and known procedures to resolve problems than with half a dozen (or more) different systems with even less accessible help desks and far sketchier "solutions." At the very least, we are able to talk with real people at Grants.gov and get case numbers as system problem verification with a minimum of menu selection on the phone. NSPIRES for NASA and grantsonline for NOAA are fairly straightforward albeit not as robust as Commons or FastLane regarding access to proposal and award information after submission. The rest are just plain unreliable and frustrating to use. I'm wondering if any of the professional organizations (COGR, NCURA, SRA, etc.) are formulating unified correspondences to Chu, OMB, Congress, et. al. Sarah B. Dumais Research Grant & Contract Specialist Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Rutgers, The State University 3 Rutgers Plaza, ASB III New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732.932.0150 x2107 917.345.5664 (mobile) 732.932.0162 fax xxxxxx@orsp.rutgers.edu ******** Please include Rutgers PI name, account number, proposal number, subaward number if applicable, sponsor name, and details regarding your request in all emails so I can better serve you. Include a contact PHONE number! -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Bob Beattie Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:41 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Recovery Act - DOE ARPA-E Funding Opp Checklist Problems here. Is anyone going to write to Steven Chu who was a researcher and should understand the advantages of streamlining do not come from using bad systems. Someone at Berkeley send him a plea to go back to Grants.gov. Bob ------------------------------ Robert Beattie Member, NIH Commons Working Group Member, FDP eRA Standing Committee UMich e-Business Point of Contact 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 On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:22 PM, Berry, Matt L. wrote: Good afternoon, Anyone out there having trouble accessing/submitting via FedConnect this afternoon? Thanks Matt L Berry, MBA, CRA Proposal Development Specialist Office of Research Services University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Three Partners Place, Suite 150 201 David L. Boren Blvd. Norman, OK 73019-5300 Phone: (405) 325-6131 Fax: (405) 325-7750 xxxxxx@ou.edu Website: research.ou.edu From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Vonnie Perkins Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:13 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] Recovery Act - DOE ARPA-E Funding Opp Checklist Good Afternoon All: If you have faculty who will be applying to DOE for the Recovery Act opp for ARPA-E, I have created a checklist for the Concept Paper. You can find it here,http://www.umresearch.umd.edu/recovery/docs/ DOE_ARPA_E_Checklist_concept.pdf . If you want the Word version so that you can modify it, please email me directly at xxxxxx@umd.edu . Regards, Vonnie Vonnie Perkins Coeus Project Manager Electronic Research Admin. 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