Grants.gov Needs to Grow
March 16th, 2009Posted by: admin
Part of the stimulus package is an increase in grants awarded across several departments. There is a government-wide portal, grants.gov, that is designed to handle much of this traffic. According to an Office of Management and Budget memorandum (H/T Nature News), that system is seeing a dramatic increase in usage, and may be reaching its maximum capabilities. Thankfully, the OMB was made aware of the problem and has required agencies to develop alternatives to grants.gov in the event the system is overburdened. While grants.gov is seeing increased traffic, it has yet to reach a breaking point.
So, for those using the grants.gov portal in the next few weeks, when you get mad at how long its taking, keep in mind that people are aware of the problem and trying to make sure it doesn’t break.
March 17th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Thank you for this information. I was involved in a submission recently that took hours to properly get uploaded. I think in this information age folks take for granted that things will just work. Hopefully, part of the increase in grants includes one to enhance and power up grants.gov
March 17th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Grant money provides little, if any, economic stimulus.