Are you ready?

Bush Administration wants the public to be able to apply online for grant money. There will be $350 billion in grant money available in fiscal 2003.

What's In The Report:

Understanding the U.S. Federal E-Grants Market
Understand the legislative and agency drivers of electronic grants. More agencies are involved with the grant process than one would first expect. Could you identify all of the key agencies with a stake in the e-grants initiative? Are you familiar with their programs?

E-Government Initiative for E-Grants
The e-grants initiative is being lead by the Department of Health and Human Services with the support of many other grant providing agencies. Do you understand the underlying business case for e-grants? What does the e-grants Information Technology Architecture look like? When are key milestones for the e-grants committee?

The Grant Management System
There is great inconsistency between the levels of technology currently used by grant programs and agencies. Do you understand the differences? Do you know what it will take to integrate the different grant programs into one online system?

E-Grants Opportunities
Understand the real opportunities in this market before committing your limited marketing resources and dollars. Can your solutions support this initiative? How much money is expected? Where should you focus?

Points of Contact - Government
Get to know who is responsible for the e-grants initiative within each agency.



Table of contents:
Executive Summary
Introduction to U.S Government Grants Management
E-Grants Initiative
Existing Agency Grants Management Systems
Current Industry Participation
E-Grants Business Opportunities
Section 1 - Introduction to the U.S Federal E-Grants Market
1.1 Overview of Federal Grants and the E-Grants Initiative
1.2 Federal Grant Programs
Formula Grants
Project Grants
Other Types of Assistance
1.3 Grants Streamlining Initiative (Public Law 106-107)
1.4 Grants Management Subcommittee (GMC)
1.5 The Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee
Section 2 - The E-Government Initiative for E-Grants
2.1 HHS E-Grants Program Management Office (PMO)
2.2 E-Grants Program Manager
2.3 E-Grants Business Case
2.4 E-Grants Information Technology Architecture
2.5 Technical Issues
2.6 E-Grants Milestones
2.7 E-Grants Market
Section 3 - Grants Management Systems
3.1 Agency Systems
3.1.1 National Science Foundation
3.1.2 Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
3.1.3 Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Family Services
3.1.4 Department of Education
3.1.5 Corporation for National and Community Service
3.1.6 Housing and Urban Development
3.1.7 Interagency Discretionary Grant Application Project
3.2 Commercial Products
3.3 System Integrators
Section 4 - E-Grants Business Opportunities
4.1 E-Grants Department and Agency Systems (Back Office)
4.2 E-Grants Program Management Office
4.3 E-Grants Opportunities by Department and Agencies
Appendix 1. E-Grants Points of Contact by Department or Agency
Appendix 2. E-Grants Resource Links
Appendix 3. Examples of September 11 - Related Financial Assistance Programs (Grants and Loans) from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Appendix 4. Grant Programs in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) of E-Grants Partners and Other Participating Departments and Agencies
Appendix 5. Anatomy of a Grant Program Description in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Appendix 6. Summary of Opportunities and Needs by E-Grant Related Departments and
Agencies
Figures
Figure 1. The Grant Lifecycle: A Two-Sided View
Figure 2. Java 2 Enterprise Edition Architecture
Figure 3. E-Grants Market