As we have noted before, the federal government's funding clearinghouse, Grants.gov, doesn't have the capacity to fulfill all of the demands placed on it by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
\r\nAccording to a recent notice, Grants.Gov said that due to the expected increase in system activity resulting from ARRA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has authorized steps to alleviate system strain and quickly increase system capacity. As part of this strategy, select programs may choose to use alternate systems to process grant applications during this heightened period of demand. As a result, once an applicant has identified a grant opportunity, they need to be sure to carefully read the instructions to ensure they are following proper submission procedures for that program.
\r\nThe following agencies will be accepting some or all applications outside of Grants.gov: Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Education (DoEd) Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Air and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
\r\nApplicants for grant announcements offered by agencies using alternate systems should note that the Grants.gov Contact Center can not address questions or issues relating to an alternate processing system. For assistance, applicants for these announcements should contact the designated official specified in the grant announcement and application instructions for the agency issuing the opportunity.
\r\nClearly, a better spot to search would be to start at the ARRA federal agency websites, www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies or at the main federal recovery website, www.recovery.gov. Or, if you know generally what agency you are looking for, you could start at the agency level, like at HHS: www.hhs.gov/recovery/.
\r\nInfo: www.grants.gov
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