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Office of Procurement Services . PROCUREMENT BRIEF Presented By Georgiette Nkpa Grant Specialist (CTR) . COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS. The program office discusses procurement needs with the Office of Procurement Services.
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Office of Procurement Services PROCUREMENT BRIEF Presented By Georgiette Nkpa Grant Specialist (CTR)
COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS • The program office discusses procurement needs with the Office of Procurement Services. • The Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Application (SGA) is developed and includes evaluation criteria. • SGA availability is announced through Grants.gov. • Applicants submit proposals by due date. • Proposals are reviewed by Office of Procurement Services to determine if they are fully responsive and can be considered for an award. • Responsive proposals are forwarded to the Evaluation Panel for review.
Continuation • Evaluation Panel reviews and scores the proposals according to the evaluation criteria in the SGA. • Evaluation Panel makes the recommendation to the Office of Procurement Services (OPS) Grant Officer. • Successful Applicants are notified. • Unsuccessful applicants are notified and debriefed (upon request). • Cooperative Agreements are developed by OCFT & OPS. • All awards are completed prior to September 30, 2009.
GRANTS.GOV • All Interested applicants must complete the Grants.gov registration process at www.grants.gov. • The registration process can take three-five business days or as long as three weeks. • Please register early.
Downloading Software • Adobe Reader • In order to view or download an application, you must install Adobe Reader.
Applying for Grants • Download, complete and submit a Grant Application Package • Applications MUST be received by the due date noted on the SGA
Tracking Your Application • Confirm receipt of your application by Grants.gov. • Tracking number is issued once application is submitted. • Applications may be rejected due to errors.
Tracking the Status of a Submitted Application • Log on to Grants.Gov • Click Application Status • Please Submit Early
Problems • You may contact grants.gov if you are having problems at 1-800-518-4726 to speak to a Customer Support Representative or email support@grants.gov.