From September 2019 Grants.gov newsletter

New Features Added to the Grants.gov Mobile App

• New on the Mobile App: Saved Search, Improved Filtering and Sorting & More
• The official Grants.gov app offers the most convenient way for grant pros to manage their Grants.gov workflow when away from the desk.
•  App users can search for grants, create and manage saved searches, submit completed applications (this requires Grants.gov Submit privileges), and much more.
• The latest mobile app update is now live for users with iOS and Android devices. Here’s what’s new within the app:
  • Create, view and edit saved searches (login required)
  • Filter searches by Opportunity Status, Funding Instrument Type, Eligibility, and Category (in addition to Agency, which was already available)
  • Sort results by those Recently Posted, Closing Soon, and by Opportunity Number
  • A new Explore screen showing an expanded list of available actions and features

  Visit our App Store or Google Play pages to download and learn more about the app.

Release Maintenance: September 21-23, 2019

Grants vs. Contracts: How Do They Differ?

• What Is a Government Contract? And How Does a Contract Differ from a Grant?
• The seemingly simple question, “What is a government contract?”, requires a complex answer. Grants.gov has divided this blog post into four sections: (1) basic definitions, (2) five differences between grants and contracts, (3) examples of a grant and contract to illustrate these differences, and (4) resources for more information

Grants Events Calendar

• New Workshops and Webinars for Applicants
  • Improve your grants knowledge and stay up to date on the latest developments in the grants world by checking out these upcoming conferences, workshops, and other training events. These are hosted by federal grant-making agencies and other associations or organizations in the grants community.

  • Date	Location	Grant Event*
    September 17, 2019	Webinar, 3:00-4:00 PM EST	FY 2020 National Leadership Grants for Museums (Presented by the Institute of Museum and Library Services)
    September 24 & 26, 2019	Newark, NJ; and Manchester, NH	Regional Grant Workshops for Museums (Presented by the Institute of Museum and Library Services)
    October 16-17, 2019	Dallas, TX	Federal Grants Forum (Presented by Thompson Grants)
    October 19-23, 2019	San Francisco, CA	2019 SRAI Annual Meeting
    October 21, 2019	College Park, MD	15th Annual Governor’s Grants Conference
    October 24-25, 2019	Orlando, FL	Grant Management Boot Camp (Presented by Lucy Morgan, CPA)
    November 6-8, 2019	Phoenix, AZ	2019 NIH Regional Seminar
    November 6-9, 2019	Washington, DC	2019 GPA Annual Conference
    December 9-11, 2019	Orlando, FL	Federal Funding Academy (Presented by Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP)

Agency Spotlight

• New Funding Opportunities Posted by NSF
  • This link provides the most recent grant announcements from the National Science Foundation

Review Release Notes for R17.3

• Learn more about the next planned release coming to the Grants.gov system

TWITTER TIPS

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