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Success Stories
Learn about how Grants.gov has changed the way people Find and Apply for grant opportunities. From the grant community to Federal grant makers, Grants.gov has helped reduce the time required for searching for grant opportunities and processing grant applications.
Washington, DC - The following success story provides a case study on how the Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD) in
Washington, DC has streamlined the grant search process and now has a model system for grants information.
Challenge
The Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grants Development in Washington, DC used a manual process to find and track grant opportunities. But, like any city, they sought ways to obtain more grant monies to expand services to citizens and drastically reduce the time spent finding them.
Solution
Grants.gov helped OPGD dramatically streamline the process of searching for and alerting agencies and organizations to potential grant opportunities, all while establishing a model system for grants information.
Why Grants.gov?
A single website that allows users to find and apply for more than $400 billion in competitive Federal grants, Grants.gov is a single source for users who search and apply for grant opportunities across all 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
Read the Washington, DC Success Story.
The Town of Lexington, South Carolina - The following success story provides a case study on how the
Town of Lexington, South Carolina has reduced the time required for searching for grant opportunities.
Challenge
Mary Louise Resch, Lexington, SC Grants Administrator spent 1 to 1 ý hours each day searching for grant opportunities in the same old places. She needed to find and apply for new grant opportunities in a more timely fashion in order to meet the needs of her growing community.
Solution
Grants.gov helped Mary Louise Resch reduce her time searching for grant opportunities by 90% and has identified grant opportunities in areas she never knew existed.
Why Grants.gov?
Grants.gov is a single website where users can find and apply for more than $400 billion in competitive Federal grants. Users can register in one place and search and apply for opportunities across all 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Read the Town of Lexington, South Carolina's Success Story.
The Social Security Administration - The following success story provides a case study on how the Social Security Administration (SSA) has changed the way they approach and process grant application packages.
Challenge
The Social Security Administration heard the call from the President’s Management Agenda - improve access to grant services via the Internet and address the complexities of the Federal grants environment. Yet with fewer than 300 grant awards a year and a finite applicant pool, creating a costly and complex grants system would not be the answer.
Solution
Capitalizing on Grants.gov technology and front-end grant application processes, SSA focused on the integration of a back-end electronic grants library and training their grantees and staff to embrace the new electronic solution.
Why Grants.gov?
Grants.gov is a single Federal website where users can find and apply for over 1,000 grant programs awarding more than $400 billion annually. Through a streamlined electronic process, Federal grant-making agencies can leverage a cross-government service model, while maintaining their autonomy and flexibility to efficiently manage their grant programs.
Read the Social Security Administration's Success Story.
Do you have story to tell about Grants.gov? If you would like to share your own experience, please send a note to support@grants.gov.
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