Electronic Submission of Grant
Proposals
FastLane
Proposal submissions to the National Science Foundation
As of October 1, 1999, the National Science Foundation
required electronic submission of applications -- either in whole
or in part -- for all but a handful of their grant competitions. If
you are planning to submit a proposal to the NSF and need a PIN
(personal identification number) to access NSF FastLane, contact
the University's NSF FastLane representative, The Director of the
Office of Grants and Student Research, at extension 6236.
E-GAPS
Proposal submissions to the U.S. Department of
Education
On January 29, 2000, the U.S. Department of Education introduced
its version of electronic proposal submission. At present,
electronic submission is only an option with the Department of
Education, not a requirement. It should also be noted that
electronic submission is not available with all grant competitions
but, rather, only a select few at this time.
National Institutes
of Health
NIH is presently pilot-testing their electronic proposal submission
system. Further announcements regarding electronic submission of
grant proposals to NIH are expected to be made soon. In the
meantime, all proposals to the NIH from St. John's must be
submitted in hard copy. Hard copy of the various forms can be
downloaded by clicking here.
GEPPS
Foundation Commons
GEPPS was introduced in the Fall of 1999. It is a new creation
designed for use by private foundations who wish to begin receiving
their grant proposals electronically. The acronym GEPPS stands for
Grantmakers Electronic Proposal Processing System. GEPPS has
already been embraced by organizations such as the American Cancer
Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Alzheimer's
Association. Faculty can immediately use GEPPS to submit their
grant proposals to these organizations. The list of other private
sponsors using GEPPS is expected to grow quite rapidly.
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