ALERT: Grants.gov System Issue August 10, 2009

Grants.gov experienced a database issue on August 10, 2009 that impacted both Find and Apply functionality. Beginning at approximately 2:30 PM EDT applicants began experiencing intermittent issues searching for opportunities and applying as a result of slow system performance. This slow performance caused some interruptions in service when applicants were submitting applications requiring them to submit again. The issue was intermittent and did not impact all applicants.

The Apply functionality was unavailable from 8:05 PM and the system experienced a database crash at approximately 9:30 PM and applicants were unable to submit applications until the database was brought back online at 11:12 PM.

We are continuing to investigate the root cause of the issue and will provide you with more information once it becomes available.

The find and apply functionality is currently operating. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

Regards,
Grants.gov