On March 9, 2006, the Sponsored Program Administration office will be screening a videoconference sponsored by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) entitled, “Grants.gov: Working Towards a Common Vision”. The videoconference will take place at the David Adamany Undergraduate Library from 11:00 through 3:00, with a break scheduled for lunch.

As NCURA states:

This video workshop will provide an overview of Grants.gov (the single access point for federal grantees), the current status of its FIND and APPLY functionality, and its plans for future initiatives. In addition, senior federal agency leaders will present on the development of the Standard Form (SF) 424 R&R (the common Federal format for submission of research applications) and federal agency implementations of the 424 R&R and grant submission through Grants.gov. University participants will discuss challenges and implementation strategies for Grants.gov and electronic research administration. This is an exciting and challenging time for the university research community and federal partners, and a time when an open exchange of information, and the sharing best practices and strategies are critical.

This session is geared toward the Sponsored Program Administration office and campus administrators.

NCURA’s Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the current status of Grants.gov;
• Understand the requirements for specific agency implementations of Grants.gov and the
status of these implementations;
• Learn about other future post‐award initiatives of Grants.gov or federal granting agencies;
• Be apprised of university challenges and implementation strategies for Grants.gov.

In order that SPA may have enough resources for attendees, if you are interested in joining the videoconference, please contact Amanda Reese (ad1137@wayne.edu or 577-2294) in order to register.