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eGovernment. National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Business and Operations November 19, 2004. Meeting Purpose and Desired Outcomes. Purpose To update the NSF Advisory Committee for Business and Operations on e-gov initiatives.

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  1. eGovernment National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Business and Operations November 19, 2004

  2. Meeting Purpose and Desired Outcomes Purpose • To update the NSF Advisory Committee for Business and Operations on e-gov initiatives. • Primary focus will be the Grants Management Line of Business (GMLoB) and Grants.gov Desired Outcomes • Obtaining the Committee’s advice on how best to lead and participate in these transformational activities. • Identify potential pitfalls as we move forward.

  3. Grants.gov Status • FIND • All 26 grant-making agencies are posting funding opportunities through the FIND mechanism. • As of November 8, 2004, 1,592 funding opportunities have been posted. Of these, NSF has posted 386 opportunities of which 223 are currently active. This is the highest number of submissions of any agency besides HHS. • APPLY • 1,256 applications to 201 federal programs from 18 agencies have been accepted via Grants.gov (11/04) • NSF-led effort to develop SF424 (Research & Related) forms. • Agency System to System Interface – Successfully tested with several agencies, including NSF • Applicant System to System Interface – Gathering requirements, Draft Implementation Guide

  4. NSF FastLane and Grants.gov • NSF plans to begin to accept proposals through Grants.gov soon after the R&R forms are finalized. • Will start with unsolicited programs • Over 50 institutions to date have already expressed interest in submitting an application to NSF through Grants.gov!

  5. The following LOBs share core business requirements and similar business processes. Financial Management (FM) Human Resources Management (HR) Grants Management (GM) Federal Health Architecture (FHA) Case Management (CM) April: RFI issued for FM, HR, GM May: RFI responses received and analyzed June: Developed of Target Architecture and Common Solution Common Solution: A business process and/or technology based shared service made available to government agencies. Business Driven (vs. Technology Driven):Solutions address distinct business improvements that directly impact LoB performance goals. Developed Through Architectural Processes:Solutions are developed through a set of common and repeatable processes and tools. Lines of Business Opportunities OMB and the Line of Business Task Forces are focused on a business-driven, common solution developed through architectural processes.

  6. Grants Management Line of Business, Why Bother? • Make life simpler for the grantees • Provide more applicants access to opportunities • Encourage needy parties to participate by removing bureaucracy • Allow grant recipients to plan better year after year • Allow government to understand and systematically improve the process • Assess impact of grants funds across different agencies

  7. Objectives of the GM LoB Initiative • Improve customer access to grant opportunities • Increase efficiency of the submission process • Improve decision-making • Integrate with Financial Management processes • Improve the efficiency of the reporting procedures in order to increase the usable information content • Optimize the post-award and closeout actions

  8. Grants Process Overview

  9. Possible Grants Operating Models The following alternatives were considered….

  10. What is the Consortia-Based Approach? • Align agency work teams around shared requirements (Consortia) • Each consortium charged with evolving its business operations and technology in light of the common operating model • Cross-consortia manager ensures commonalities are best leveraged across consortia, Grants.gov, and P.L. 106-107

  11. Consortium 1 Consortium 2 Consortium N Service Center 1 Service Center 2 Service Center N Consortia-Based Approach • Consortia provide leadership, business and program direction • Service Centers provide technical solution and support through unique or shared service components • Agencies and/or private industry compete to provide technology components

  12. Consortium Landscape

  13. CFO Working Group on Grants Governance Governance Cross-consortia Manager (PMO) P.L. 106-107 Consortium 1, 2, ..N Grants.gov • Grants.gov PMO • Existing operating structure and procedures • Work groups • Existing operating structure and procedures • Consortia support • Evolving operating structure and procedures

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