OMB Memoranda for Use of Grants.gov by Federal Age

The White House Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a number of memoranda to the Federal grant-making agencies over the years regarding the use of Grants.gov.

Below are brief descriptions and links to the specific OMB memoranda.

• M-04-01 – OMB Issues Grants.gov FIND Policy (October 15, 2003)
  Summary: OMB announces the grants management policy for all Federal grant-making agencies to post funding opportunity announcement synopses (“FIND”) at Grants.gov.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_fy04_m04-01/
  
  
• M-04-05 - Clarification of Passback Language to Grant-Making Agencies (January 7, 2004)
  Summary: Guidance from OMB on the use of Grants.gov “FIND” and “APPLY” by all Federal grant-making agencies.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_fy04_m04-05/
  
  
• M-09-14 - Recovery Act Implementation – Improving Grants.gov and Other Critical Systems (March 9, 2009)
  Summary: Grants.gov system risks in supporting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act submission volumes and request for Federal grant-making agencies to identify alternative methods for accepting grant applications.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-14.pdf
  
  
• M-09-17 - Improving Grants.gov (April 8, 2009)
  Summary: Request by OMB for Federal grant-making agencies to contribute to improvement costs for Grants.gov.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-17.pdf
  
  
• M-10-16 - Grants.gov - Return to Normal Operations (April 23, 2010)
  Summary: Federal grant-making agencies are instructed to resume using the Apply functionality of Grants.gov by April 30, 2010 and to continue to use Grants.gov to post all grant opportunities.
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-16.pdf