program status

Grants.gov relies on partner agency contributions in order to meet the President’s Management Agenda goals. Here is detailed information about financial contributions and grant opportunities:

System Integrator Award
In collaboration with the Grants.gov Program Management Office, the Department of the Interior/GovWorks awarded a hybrid time-and-materials/fixed-price performance-based task order on September 7, 2006 for "Grants.gov System Integration Services" to Anteon Corporation. The task order was awarded utilizing a NITAAC CIO-SP2i ID/IQ contract. The task order has a one-year base period and four one-year optional periods with a five-year potential not-to-exceed amount of $18,879,818.52. The Base Period has a potential not-to-exceed amount of $4,544,611.70. Transition of the Grants.gov system from the current contractor to Anteon is scheduled to be completed by October 31, 2006. Overall, Anteon clearly demonstrated that their approach will allow Grants.gov to meet its stated long-term goals and that it is the best value to the government. Grants.gov is excited about the direction of this award and will continue to keep you informed as efforts develop.

Grants.gov Funding and Advance Planning Guidance
Information on 2006 Fiscal Year Funding and Advance Planning Guidance for 2005-2006, from the Office of Management and Budget.

Financing Strategy and Status
A proposal for allocating resource commitment requirements among the 26 partners in the Grants.gov initiative.

Grant Opportunities Statistics
Statistics on the grant opportunities posted on Grants.gov, including the average hits per week, applicant email notifications sent per week, total grant opportunities posted by Federal agencies, number of packages posted by agency, applications submitted by agency and agency progress toward goals.

Status of Agency Participation
This document provides a breakdown by agency of opportunities and application packages posted during the current fiscal year.