[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1001-1002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; Grants Policy Committee
(GPC)
ACTION: Notice of outreach for feedback regarding GPC's proposed
response to the recommendations of the U.S. Government Accountability
Office (GAO) about the timeliness of Grants.gov application
submissions.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an outreach effort for feedback on
topical items that impact individuals/organizations' ability to submit
grant applications in a timely fashion. This outreach effort is
sponsored by the GPC.
DATES: The GPC welcomes feedback on this topic from the date of this
publication until January 31, 2010. Feedback received after this date
will be accepted, but may not have the opportunity to inform the
development of the Work Group product.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments or lists of topical issues
through http://www.GPC.gov by clicking on ``share your feedback'' on
the second item in the LATEST NEWS box on the home page.
Overview: The GPC is in the early stages of developing a proposed
response recommendation regarding the timeliness of Grants.gov
applications and would like to gather early feedback from applicants on
topical items or major issues that impact their ability to submit grant
applications in a timely fashion. The purpose of this outreach effort
is to provide a mechanism for the applicant community to submit issues
that impact individuals/organizations' ability to submit grant
applications in a timely fashion. This outreach effort is sponsored by
the GPC.
Feedback Submission Information: Feedback will be accepted by
clicking on ``share your feedback'' on the second item in the LATEST
NEWS box on the home page. Information that pertains to this outreach
effort is posted on http://www.GPC.gov where you may also submit topics
or lists of topical issues and major challenges regarding the timely
submission of grants applications on Grants.gov.
Questions: Questions should be directed to Charisse Carney-Nunes,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
22230; e-mail, [email protected], but feedback will not be accepted via
this address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This outreach effort has been made possible
by the cooperation of the National Science Foundation and the GPC. A
team of the Pre-Award Work Group of the GPC has been working to propose
an OMB response to one of the recommendations in the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) Report, ``Grants.gov Has Systemic
Weaknesses That Require Attention'' (GAO-09-589, July, 2009). The
proposed recommendation relates to electronic submission of grant
applications through Grants.gov.
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Specifically, the team is working on a proposed response to the GAO
recommendation regarding timeliness of applications, including:
a. Bases for what constitutes a timely application;
b. Notification to applicants regarding the timeliness of
applications; and
c. Handling of late applications.
At this early stage of the policy development process the GPC is
gathering applicant feedback on topical items and major issues related
to the timely submission of grants applications on Grants.gov. Feedback
will be accepted by clicking on ``share your feedback'' on the second
item in the LATEST NEWS box on the home page.
Please note that this opportunity to provide feedback is not a
formal request for comment and that the government will not conduct a
formal review and resolution of any comments received. Rather, the GPC
seeks to publicly announce the undertaking and invites informal
feedback regarding a response to the GAO report.
Background: The GPC is a committee of the U.S. Chief Financial
Officers (CFO) Council. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
sponsors the GPC; its membership consists of grants policy subject
matter experts from across the Federal Government. The GPC is charged
with improving the management of federal financial assistance
government-wide. To carry out that role, the committee recommends
financial assistance policies and practices to OMB and coordinates
related interagency activities. The GPC serves the public interest in
collaboration with other Federal Government-wide grants initiatives.
Dated: January 4, 2010.
Charisse A. Carney-Nunes,
Senior Staff Associate of the National Science Foundation and Executive
Officer of the Grants Policy Committee of the U.S. CFO Council.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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