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State Educational Agencies Encouraged To Apply for GSEM Program

August 8, 2018 – 11:13 am

With the almost never-ending stories in the news about school shootings and other school-related violence, the importance of having a school emergency management plan is becoming a must. States can play an important role in ensuring that developing such plans…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Applications/Proposals, State and Local Governments | Tagged emergency management plans, LEA, schools, SEA | Comments (0)

NSF Seeks Feedback on Research.gov Proposal Test Site

March 13, 2018 – 1:04 pm

For applicants of National Science Foundation (NSF) research awards, the testing phase is now in full swing! We here at Thompson have discussed this topic in some recent articles, but in case others were unaware, NSF stated that beginning on…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Technology/Systems | Tagged NSF, proposal testing, Research.gov | Comments (0)

Don’t Be a Grant Scam Victim in 2018

January 3, 2018 – 8:59 am

For our first blog post for 2018, we’d like to offer a warning, in the form of a rhyme:

By Jerry Ashworth | Tagged grant scams, Ohio, Virginia | Comments (0)

Looking Back at Our Grants Predictions for 2017

December 20, 2017 – 11:08 am

As we now enter the holiday season, this provides us a great opportunity to look back at the previous year pertaining to grants. Last December, we came out with a blog post discussing what we expected to be some of…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Tagged 2017, predictions | Comments (0)

Time Is Running Out Before Grants.gov’s Full Transition to Workspace

December 5, 2017 – 11:21 am

In case you haven’t realized it yet, it’s now December and the clock is ticking. No, we’re not talking about meeting the deadline for getting your holiday shopping done. In the grants community, the end of the month is when…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Applications/Proposals | Tagged Grants.gov, Workspace | Comments (0)

Heading Out To Find Grants Updates at Local Events

November 13, 2017 – 7:30 am

In honor of the old Willie Nelson song, we’re on the road again. We’ll be spending the next couple of days outside the office to cover some interesting events around the D.C. area, which could provide some valuable information for…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Congress, Grants Management, OMB Circulars and Regulations | Tagged events, Maryland Governors Grants Office, REI Systems | Comments (0)

NIH Posts Reminder To Applicants About Being Complete and Compliant

September 26, 2017 – 7:24 am

Sometimes it helps us all to get a reminder. That’s why many of us use the meeting prompt feature in our Outlook calendars to let us know that there is something coming up on our agenda. Grant applicants also need…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies | Tagged applications, NIH, reminders | Comments (0)

Building Relationships Is Vital to Winning Grant Funding

September 18, 2017 – 3:16 pm

This week, we here at Thompson attended (and exhibited at) the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) National Capital Region Grants Conference in Arlington, Va. The meeting was very informative and there was plenty of audience participation in all of the sessions…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Foundations, Funding Agencies | Tagged GPA, grant-seeking, relationships | Comments (0)

NIH’s Next Generation Research Initiative Brings Both Promise, Frustration

September 5, 2017 – 8:54 am

The saga continues around a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to help new researchers gain federal research funding.

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Tagged new researchers, NIH | Comments (0)

Sneak Preview: Grantees Urged To Prepare for NSF’s Relocation

May 26, 2017 – 8:03 am

(The following was excerpted from a recent article in the Federal Grants Management Handbook.) Although the National Science Foundation (NSF) has not issued formal policy, agency officials are encouraging grant recipients to submit applicable post-award reports and grant applicants to…

By Jerry Ashworth | Also posted in Funding Agencies, Grants Management | Tagged FDP, NSF, relocation | Comments (0)

Category Archives: Grant Seeking

State Educational Agencies Encouraged To Apply for GSEM Program

NSF Seeks Feedback on Research.gov Proposal Test Site

Don’t Be a Grant Scam Victim in 2018

Looking Back at Our Grants Predictions for 2017

Time Is Running Out Before Grants.gov’s Full Transition to Workspace

Heading Out To Find Grants Updates at Local Events

NIH Posts Reminder To Applicants About Being Complete and Compliant

Building Relationships Is Vital to Winning Grant Funding

NIH’s Next Generation Research Initiative Brings Both Promise, Frustration

Sneak Preview: Grantees Urged To Prepare for NSF’s Relocation

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