Scheduled System Maintenance - August 7, 2013

The Grants.gov system will be undergoing scheduled maintenance, tonight, from midnight to 0600hrs. Although there may be intermittent times when the site appears offline, this WILL NOT affect Adobe and S2S application submissions. 

The program management office will send a message once the maintenance has been completed.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation.

Grants.gov site

All site functionality is working properly. Thank you for your patience.

Grants.gov issues

The Grants.gov website is currently down. Our technicians are working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. UPDATE: S2S or Adobe package submissions ARE WORKING. Any functionality that requires use Grants.gov Homepage through the User Interface is currently still down. The PMO will notify users when there are future updates or the site is back up.

Grants.gov Releases an New Applicant Training Video

Just in time for the roll out of the new look and feel to the Grants.gov website, the Program Management Office has developed a new “Find and Apply” training video.  In the video, potential applicants will receive a walk-thru of what to expect once the new site is released.  

As this is an exciting time for the Program Management Office and our stakeholders, we invite you to take a look at the video to familiarize yourself with the new image of Grants.gov and receive tips on how to Find and Apply for grant opportunities!
 

http://youtu.be/8HLFoOoVGQY

New Look Coming to Grants.gov

On, or about, August 2^nd, the Grants.gov website will experience a facelift.  Although the look and feel of the site will be different, the content and its functionality will remain the same.  As this is an exciting time for Grants.gov, we appreciate your continued support in making it a better experience for our end-users.

Grants.gov Training (AT07) Site Down for Maintenance this Weekend

The Grants.gov Training (AT07) site will be down, for maintenance, beginning Friday, June 28^th (2359) through Monday, July 1^st (0800).  

We appreciate your patience during this time.

Update: Grants.gov system slowness

Earlier this week, customers reported the Grants.gov website was operating slowly or experienced time out errors when downloading and submitting applications.  The Grants.gov program management office believes that this was an isolated incident and a fix was implemented last evening.  We appreciate your patience as we worked through the issue.

Grants.gov system slowness

Some customers are reporting that the Grants.gov website is currently experiencing slowness or time out errors when downloading and submitting applications. The Grants.gov program management office is aware of the issue and is working to correct the issue as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work through the issue.

Issues with New SAM.gov Registrations

The Grants.gov Program Management Office has been notified by the System for Award Management (SAM) Program Management Office that there could be potential issues with NEW SAM.gov registrations.  The following message has been posted to the SAM.gov and FSD.gov homepages: 

ALERT: Do not begin a new registration in SAM today Wednesday, 22 May 2013. A technical issue may prevent you from submitting the new registration. GSA will update this notice later today with more information.  This issue only impacts new registrations and not migrated registrations and updates.   

As Grants.gov receives additional information, this message will be updated.

GSA to Host a Free SAM.gov Webinar - Registration Info Included

Back by popular demand, the General Services Administration will be hosting an encore session to the webinar held on May 15^th. During that session, grantees were given instructions on how to create new System for Award Management (SAM) accounts; migrate their accounts from Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to SAM; and, update/renew an existing registration.

The encore webinar will be held on Monday, June 3 at 2 p.m. and will continue to focus on GRANTEES previously registered in CCR. 

If you are interested in registering for the upcoming session, please visit: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/171503.

UPDATE: Grants.gov System Maintenance Alert - Production and Training AT07

UPDATE (May 10, 2013): Please note that the Training  environment (ONLY) will be undergoing maintenance an additional day.  The new dates for maintenance on the training environment will be Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 12:01AM (EST) through Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 11:59PM (EST).


May 2, 2013:

The Grants.gov Program Management Office (PMO) will conduct system maintenance on the Production and Training AT07 environments from Saturday, May 18th, 2013 at 12:01AM (EST) through Sunday, May 19th, 2013 at 11:59PM (EST).

The PMO recommends that no application submissions or activity take place during this two-day maintenance period.

Please be aware that the system may appear to be available to users during this time; however, it will not be fully operational.

Thank you for your continued patience and support.

Regards,
Grants.gov PMO

SAM.gov Grantee Account Migration Webinar

The General Services Administration (GSA) will be hosting a SAM.gov Grantee Account Migration webinar, on May 15, 2013. 

Details for the course are as follows: 

Webinar Topic:  SAM.gov - Account Migration and Update/Renewing Registration

Audience: Grantees

Host: GSA/FAS Office of the Integrated Award Environment

Date of Event: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Time of Event: 2 - 3 p.m. EST

To register: http://gsa.gov/portal/event/form/170683

This course is geared to those who are interested in becoming eligible to receive federal grants from the government and who previously registered their organization in Central Contractor Registration (CCR).

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Create a new SAM user account
• Migrate permissions from the legacy CCR system into SAM
• Update/renew an existing registration

Registration

All interested participants should register using the link above. The webinar is available for the first 1,500 participants that log-in to the session. We anticipate that registration will exceed the available capacity. If you are unable to attend, please note that the webinar will be recorded and posted to SAM.gov approximately one week following this event.

Accessing the Webinar

• To enter the webinar room on the day of the event, go to: http://gsafas.adobeconnect.com/sam_webinar/
• Enter as a Guest and type your first and last name.
• Click Enter Room (No password is required).

If you cannot make the webinar, there is no need to RSVP or cancel. The course will be made available online a week after the original air date.  Online webinars and additional help can be found at www.fsd.gov.

Helpful Hints

• No phone is necessary to participate. You can listen to the presentation using your computer speakers or headphones. A question-and-answer period will be offered during the webinar, via chat.
• Note: Make sure your computer volume is adjusted and 'Mute' is unchecked. You can do that on a PC by navigating to: Start>Settings>Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices>Volume Tab.
• We recommend testing your browser for compatibility with the webinar software prior to attending the event. To test your compatibility, use the link below.
  
  http://helpx.adobe.com/adobe-connect/kb/connection-test-connect-meeting.html