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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Please
disseminate this message broadly within your unit to Principal Investigators and
unit administrators involved in the preparation and submission of federal grant
applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Due to the expected
increase in system activity resulting from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
authorized steps to alleviate <span style='color:#1F497D'>Grants.gov </span>system
strain and quickly increase system capacity. <span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>As
part of this strategy, <u>select programs may choose to use alternate systems
to process grant applications during this heightened period of demand</u>. <span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>As a result, once a grant opportunity has been
identified, be sure to carefully read the instructions to ensure you are
following proper submission procedures for that application, even if you have
applied before.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please note that </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Grants.gov will still be the one
place to find all available federal grant opportunities. All opportunities
posted on Grants.gov will include specific application instructions, including
as appropriate, instructions for submitting applications outside of Grants.gov.</span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The following
agencies will be accepting some or all applications outside of Grants.gov<span
style='color:#1F497D'>:</span></span></u></strong><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Corporation for National
and Community Service (CNCS), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Defense
(DOD), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Education
(DOED), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Energy (DOE),
</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Justice
(DOJ), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Treasury, </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of
Transportation (DOT), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>National Air and Space
Administration (NASA), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>National Science Foundation
(NSF). </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It will be important to pay
close attention to the grant announcements and application instructions for
these agencies. Applicants for grant announcements offered by agencies using
alternate systems should note that the Grants.gov Contact Center cannot address
questions or issues relating to an alternate processing system. <span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>For assistance, applicants for these
announcements should contact the designated official specified in the grant
announcement and application instructions for the agency issuing the
opportunity<span style='color:#1F497D'> or the </span><a
href="http://or.ucr.edu/home/Staff.aspx?t=3">Contract and Grant Officer
assigned to their unit</a><span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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