Exhibit 300 (BY2010) for Grants.gov - Find and Apply

1. Date of Submission:

2009-04-10

2. Agency:

009

3. Bureau:

00

4. Name of this Capital Asset:

Grants.gov - Find and Apply

5. Unique Project Identifier:

009-00-01-99-01-0160-24

6. What kind of investment will this be in FY2010?

Multi-Agency Collaboration

7. What was the first budget year this investment was submitted to OMB?

FY2002

8. Provide a brief summary and justification for this investment, including a brief description of how this closes in part or in whole an identified agency performance gap.

Grants.gov's mission is to provide a single website for the public to electronically find and apply for federal discretionary grants. Prior to this initiative, grant processes varied widely across agencies and programs. As a result, the process of finding and applying for Federal grant opportunities was complicated, burdensome and costly. Grants.gov, mandated by the 2002 President's Management Agenda (PMA) and Public Law 106-107, has transformed the federal grants environment by streamlining and standardizing public-facing grant processes, thus facilitating an easier grants submission process, simplifying grants management and eliminating redundancies. Grants.gov enables the grant community, which includes over 1 million organizations, to search for grant opportunities and download, complete and electronically submit applications for the over $450 billion worth of grant awards distributed annually by 26 Federal agencies. Grants.gov empowers smaller agencies with limited resources to expand their grant making capabilities and improve their reach, while enhancing larger agencies with process standardization, cost savings and increased visibility. Given the government-wide scope of the initiative, costs are distributed among the 26 federal grant-making agencies, each providing support commensurate with its size. The FY09 funding algorithm was approved by the Grants Executive Board (GEB). Additionally, the GEB is developing a fee for service model, to better reflect each agency's utilization of Grants.gov. Grants.gov is a mixed life cycle program, steadily progressing towards steady-state service. Enhancements to the system through FY 2009 will include the creation of new grants related forms and improvements in system-system functionality for both agencies and applicants. These enhancements, building upon the existing, distinguished service of Grants.gov, will ensure that the program continues to advance the objectives of Public Law 106-107 and the PMA, promote the goals of the agencies and programs, and champion the public as they seek to find and apply for federal discretionary grants.

9. Did the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee approve this request?

yes

9.a. If "yes," what was the date of this approval?

2007-06-26

10. Did the Project Manager review this Exhibit?

yes

11.a. What is the current FAC-P/PM certification level of the project/program manager?

Waiver Issued

11.b. When was the Program/Project Manager Assigned?

2009-03-23

11.c. What date did the Program/Project Manager receive the FACP/PM certification? If the certification has not been issued, what is the anticipated date for certification?

2009-07-31

12. Has the agency developed and/or promoted cost effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable techniques or practices for this project.

yes

12.a. Will this investment include electronic assets (including computers)?

yes

13. Does this investment directly support one of the PMA initiatives?

yes

If yes, select the initiatives that apply:

Initiative Name
Expanded E-Government

13.a. Briefly and specifically describe for each selected how this asset directly supports the identified initiative(s)? (e.g. If E-Gov is selected, is it an approved shared service provider or the managing partner?)

Grants.gov advances the Expanded Electronic Government agenda by simplifying the Federal government grant process. Grants.gov is a one-stop site for 26 agencies' discretionary grant opportunities. The site minimizes agency redundancies and maximizes agency interoperability. This investment has made citizen's access to grants simple and more efficient with more than 150,000 grant applications received electronically in 2007.

14. Does this investment support a program assessed using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)?

no

15. Is this investment for information technology?

yes

16. What is the level of the IT Project (per CIO Council's PM Guidance)?

Level 3

17. What project management qualifications does the Project Manager have? (per CIO Council's PM Guidance)

(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment

18. Is this investment identified as high risk on the Q4 - FY 2007 agency high risk report (per OMB memorandum M-05-23)?

yes

19. Is this a financial management system?

no

19.a.2. If no, what does it address?

Grants.gov's mission is to provide a single website for the public to electronically find and apply for federal discretionary grants, funded by the 26 federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov enables the grant community, which includes over 1 million organizations, to search for grant opportunities and download, complete and electronically submit applications for the over $450 billion worth of grant awards distributed annually by 26 Federal agencies.

20. What is the percentage breakout for the total FY2009 funding request for the following? (This should total 100%)

Area	Percentage
Hardware	5
Software	31
Services	48
Other	16

21. If this project produces information dissemination products for the public, are these products published to the Internet in conformance with OMB Memorandum 05-04 and included in your agency inventory, schedules and priorities?

yes

22. Contact information of individual responsible for privacy related questions.

Name	Terry Hurst
Phone Number	202-205-3514
Title	OS Senior Privacy Official
Email	Terry.Hurst@hhs.gov

23. Are the records produced by this investment appropriately scheduled with the National Archives and Records Administration's approval?

yes

24. Does this investment directly support one of the GAO High Risk Areas?

no

1. Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by completing the following table. All amounts represent budget authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places. Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated Government FTE Cost, and should be excluded from the amounts shown for Planning, Full Acquisition, and Operation/Maintenance. The total estimated annual cost of the investment is the sum of costs for Planning, Full Acquisition, and Operation/Maintenance. For Federal buildings and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy, environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be included in this report.

All amounts represent Budget Authority

Note: For the cross-agency investments, this table should include all funding (both managing partner and partner agencies).

Government FTE Costs should not be included as part of the TOTAL represented.

Cost Type	Py-1 & Earlier -2007	PY 2008	CY 2009	BY 2010
Planning Budgetary Resources	0.250	0.200	0.200	0.200
Acquisition Budgetary Resources	2.450	1.790	1.402	1.178
Maintenance Budgetary Resources	9.256	10.058	9.947	10.128
Government FTE Cost	1.100	1.400	1.437	1.480
# of FTEs	7	9	9	9

2. Will this project require the agency to hire additional FTE's?

no

3. If the summary of spending has changed from the FY2008 President's budget request, briefly explain those changes.

The original budget request was 11.63 million anticipating change to Grants.gov business paradigm, at that time the Grants Executive Board elected to keep the FY2010 budget consistent with the FY2009 budget and thus elected 12.986 million. The FY09 and FY10 budget will support the following work: E-Authentication for Grantees, Development and Clearance of New Forms, Standardization and Conversion of Existing Forms, Community Outreach, and Program/System Operations and Maintenance.

In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300, performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the agency's mission and strategic goals, and performance measures (indicators) must be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency's strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill. They are the internal and external performance benefits this investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300 percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved that do not have a quantitative measure.

Agencies must use the following table to report performance goals and measures for the major investment and use the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding Measurement Area and Measurement Grouping identified in the PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for each of the four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is available at www.egov.gov. The table can be extended to include performance measures for years beyond FY 2009.

Row	Fiscal Year	Strategic Goal Supported	Measurement Area	Measurement Grouping	Measurement Indicator	Baseline	Planned Improvement to the Baseline	Actual Results
1	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	# of grants announcements posted in Grants.gov (Active Postings)	1,481 (6/30/04)	Maintain within 5% (1,407 - 1,555 Active Postings)	2,026 (8/28/05)
2	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	# of grant applications received electronically	796 (6/30/04)	15,000	15,296 (8/30/05)
3	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	New Customers and Market Penetration	# of grant-making agencies publishing grant opportunities on Grants.gov	26 (6/30/04)	Maintain 100% (26 agencies)	26
4	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of agencies posting Apply packages	12 (6/30/04)	26	24 (8/30/05)
5	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of grant programs available for electronic application through Grants.gov	143 (6/30/04)	300 grant programs available	1,456 (8/30/05)
6	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of visitors to Grants.gov	1,388,209/mo (6/30/04)	2,000,000/mo	11,034,627/mo (7/30/05)
7	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	Average # of hits per day	174,329 (6/30/04)	250,000 per day	342,669 /day (7/30/05)
8	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of Email messages sent per week	430,158 (6/30/04)	630,000 per week	1,187,323 /week (7/30/05)
9	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of Grants.gov registered users (AOR)	1,018 (6/30/04)	2,000	14,005 (7/30/05)
10	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	% of Grant Community Members that feel Grants.gov makes the grant application process better	57% (6/30/04)	70%	59% (7/30/05)
11	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	% of Grantors that feel Grants.gov makes the grant application process better	31% (6/30/04)	50%	44% (7/30/05)
12	2005	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	% of reusable information per grant application	83% (6/30/04)	Maintain within 10% (73% - 93%) reusable information	88% (7/30/05)
13	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grants announcements published in Grants.gov per fiscal year (Active and Archived Postings)	3,300 (EOY FY05 Estimate)	Maintain 100% (3,300)	2,417 (8/6/06)
14	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of applications received electronically	15,296 (8/30/05)	45,000	90,045
15	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of agencies posting Apply packages	24 (8/30/05)	26	26
16	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Frequency and Depth	# of discretionary grant programs available for electronic application through Grants.gov	1,456 (8/30/05)	2,400	3,098
17	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	% of Grant community who are satisfied with Grants.gov	59% (7/30/05)	80%	56%
18	2006	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	% of Grantors who are satisfied with Grants.gov	44% (7/30/05)	65%	56%
19	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of applications received electronically in the Fiscal Year	75,566 (8/7/06)	130,000	153,930 (7/16/07)
20	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	# of agencies posting Apply packages	26 (8/7/096) Maintain	26	26 (7/16/07)
21	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	# of discretionary grant programs available for electronic application through Grants.gov for the Fiscal Year	1,895 (8/7/06)	3,200	2,604 (7/16/07)
22	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Customer Services	Overall customer satisfaction with the Grants.gov site. (Foresee Tool)	.57 (7/24/06)	60	61 (7/16/07)
23	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	Likeliness of the Grants Community to use Grants.gov as their primary resource (Foresee Tool)	.63 (7/27/06)	70	64 (7/16/07)
24	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	New Customers and Market Penetration	Likeliness of the Grants Community to return to the Grants.gov site (Foresee Tool)	.75 (7/27/06)	85	78 (7/16/07)
25	2007	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Retention	Users ability to accomplish what they wanted on the Grants.gov site (Foresee Tool)	.60 (7/27/06)	70	63 (7/16/07)
26	2008	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	% of discretionary grant opportunities available for electronic application through grants.gov	83%	100%	100% (2nd Qtr.)
27	2008	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	Score based on 0 to 100 scale using ACSI's scientific methodology- index from multi-item satisfaction questions & weightings to maximize causation between the drivers of satisfaction and satisfaction outcomes- not a percentage of satisfied visitors	60	65	84% (8/2/08)
28	2008	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	# of Authorized Organization Representatives (AOR) on Grants.gov	52,106	70,147	97,522 (11/26/07)
29	2008	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	% of agencies posting discretionary grant opportunities of Grants.gov	100%	100%	100% (3/27/08)
30	2008	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grant applications received electronically on grants.gov	160,000	170,000	179,677 (8/4/08)
31	2009	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	% of discretionary grant opportunities available for electronic application through grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
32	2009	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	Score based on 0 to 100 scale using ACSI's scientific methodology- index from multi-item satisfaction questions & weightings to maximize causation between the drivers of satisfaction and satisfaction outcomes- not a percentage of satisfied visitors	65	50	TBD
33	2009	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	# of Authorized Organization Representatives (AOR) on Grants.gov	70,147	159,180	TBD
34	2009	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	% of agencies posting discretionary grant opportunities of Grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
35	2009	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grant applications received electronically on grants.gov	170,000	125,385	TBD
36	2010	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	% of discretionary grant opportunities available for electronic application through grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
37	2010	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	Score based on 0 to 100 scale using ACSI's scientific methodology- index from multi-item satisfaction questions & weightings to maximize causation between the drivers of satisfaction and satisfaction outcomes- not a percentage of satisfied visitors	65	67	TBD
38	2010	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	# of Authorized Organization Representatives (AOR) on Grants.gov	73,654	77,336	TBD
39	2010	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	% of agencies posting discretionary grant opportunities of Grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
40	2010	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grant applications received electronically on grants.gov	180,000	190,000	TBD
41	2011	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	% of discretionary grant opportunities available for electronic application through grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
42	2011	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	Score based on 0 to 100 scale using ACSI's scientific methodology- index from multi-item satisfaction questions & weightings to maximize causation between the drivers of satisfaction and satisfaction outcomes- not a percentage of satisfied visitors	65	67	TBD
43	2011	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	# of Authorized Organization Representatives (AOR) on Grants.gov	77,336	81,202	TBD
44	2011	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	% of agencies posting discretionary grant opportunities of Grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
45	2011	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grant applications received electronically on grants.gov	190,000	200,000	TBD
46	2012	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Mission and Business Results	Information Management	% of discretionary grant opportunities available for electronic application through grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
47	2012	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Customer Results	Customer Satisfaction	Score based on 0 to 100 scale using ACSI's scientific methodology- index from multi-item satisfaction questions & weightings to maximize causation between the drivers of satisfaction and satisfaction outcomes- not a percentage of satisfied visitors	65	67	TBD
48	2012	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Participation	# of Authorized Organization Representatives (AOR) on Grants.gov	81,202	85,262	TBD
49	2012	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Processes and Activities	Compliance	% of agencies posting discretionary grant opportunities of Grants.gov	100%	100%	TBD
50	2012	Effective Management of Human Capital / Information Technology / Resources	Technology	External Data Sharing	# of grant applications received electronically on grants.gov	200,000	210,000	TBD

In order to successfully address this area of the business case and capital asset plan you must ensure the investment is included in the agency's EA and Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process, and is mapped to and supports the FEA. You must also ensure the business case demonstrates the relationship between the investment and the business, performance, data, services, application, and technology layers of the agency's EA.

1. Is this investment included in your agency's target enterprise architecture?

yes

2. Is this investment included in the agency's EA Transition Strategy?

yes

2.a. If yes, provide the investment name as identified in the Transition Strategy provided in the agency's most recent annual EA Assessment.

Grants.gov - Find and Apply

3. Is this investment identified in a completed (contains a target architecture) and approved segment architecture?

no

4. Identify the service components funded by this major IT investment (e.g., knowledge management, content management, customer relationship management, etc.). Provide this information in the format of the following table. For detailed guidance regarding components, please refer to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/.

Component: Use existing SRM Components or identify as NEW. A NEW component is one not already identified as a service component in the FEA SRM.

Reused Name and UPI: A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no, identify the reused service component funded by the other investment and identify the other investment using the Unique Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53 submission.

Internal or External Reuse?: Internal reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency within a department is reusing a service component provided by another agency within the same department. External reuse is one agency within a department reusing a service component provided by another agency in another department. A good example of this is an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations across the federal government.

Funding Percentage: Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount used for each service component listed in the table. If external, provide the funding level transferred to another agency to pay for the service.

Row	Agency Component Name	Agency Component Description	Service Type	Component	Reused Component Name	Reused UPI	Internal or External Reuse?	Funding %
1	HHS Grants.gov - Find and Apply	The Grants.gov system (www.grants.gov) is the Federal government's single site for the public to Find and Apply for Federal discretionary grants.	Development and Integration	Enterprise Application Integration			No Reuse	0
2	Customer Surveys	Implemented real-time, on-line user surveys to collect user opinions using American Customer Satisfaction Index	Customer Relationship Management	Surveys			No Reuse	0
3	Call Center Management	Contact center is available weekdays from 7am - 9pm EST	Customer Relationship Management	Call Center Management			No Reuse	12
4	System Alerts and Email Notifications	Users establish profiles to receive updates via email (Find and Apply)	Customer Preferences	Alerts and Notifications			No Reuse	0
5	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Development and Integration	Enterprise Application Integration			No Reuse	0
6	Content Review and Approval	E-Forms (IMB Workplace Forms) provide real-time edits on the data that is entered	Content Management	Content Review and Approval			No Reuse	0
7	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Forms Management	Forms Modification			No Reuse	2
8	Application Registration	Grants.gov uses CCR to determine a users organizational affiliation	Customer Initiated Assistance	Reservations / Registration			No Reuse	6
9	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Document Management	Library / Storage			No Reuse	0
10	Inbound Correspondence Management	Agencies can post application packages and potential applicants can download, fill out, and submit the packages back to agencies	Routing and Scheduling	Inbound Correspondence Management			No Reuse	5
11	Outbound Correspondence Management	Agencies can post application packages and potential applicants can download, fill out, and submit the packages back to agencies	Routing and Scheduling	Outbound Correspondence Management			No Reuse	5
12	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Knowledge Management	Information Sharing			No Reuse	0
13	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Security Management	Identification and Authentication			No Reuse	6
14	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Knowledge Management	Information Retrieval			No Reuse	0
15	Customer Feedback	Focus groups and phone calls and email through contact center are used to elicit stakeholder and customer feedback	Customer Relationship Management	Customer Feedback			No Reuse	5
16	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Security Management	Cryptography			No Reuse	0
17	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Forms Management	Forms Creation			No Reuse	2
18	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Development and Integration	Data Integration			No Reuse	17
19	Self-Service	Automated federal grant application process	Customer Initiated Assistance	Self-Service			No Reuse	0
20	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Security Management	Access Control			No Reuse	6
21	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Data Management	Meta Data Management			No Reuse	6
22	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Search	Query			No Reuse	0
23	Content Publishing and Delivery	Agencies can control the publication of opportunities and grant applications on Grants.gov	Content Management	Content Publishing and Delivery			No Reuse	17
24	OS ASRT Grants.gov		Management of Processes	Quality Management			No Reuse	5
25	Grants.gov website Personalization	Profile is maintained with stored preferences	Customer Preferences	Personalization			No Reuse	0
26	Grants.gov WEbsite Navigation Help	Grants.gov website includes a help function with links, faqs, and automated flash tutorial sessions to assist customers.	Customer Initiated Assistance	Online Help			No Reuse	0
27	Content Authoring	Agencies can create customized application packages using a variety of existing forms and also create customized opportunity postings	Content Management	Content Authoring			No Reuse	5
28	Grants.gov Content Publishing and Management	Strict configuration management processes in place to manage content	Content Management	Content Publishing and Delivery			No Reuse	0

5. To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas, Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this IT investment.

FEA SRM Component: Service Components identified in the previous question should be entered in this column. Please enter multiple rows for FEA SRM Components supported by multiple TRM Service Specifications.

Service Specification: In the Service Specification field, Agencies should provide information on the specified technical standard or vendor product mapped to the FEA TRM Service Standard, including model or version numbers, as appropriate.

Row	SRM Component	>Service Area	Service Category	Service Standard	Service Specification (i.e., vendor and product name)
1	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Web Browser	Windows Internet Explorer by: Microsoft Corporation
2	Enterprise Application Integration	Component Framework	Security	Supporting Security Services	Standard Security Label for Information Transfer by: National Institute of Standards and Technology
3	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	Structured Query Language by: International Organization for Standardization
4	Enterprise Application Integration	Component Framework	User Presentation / Interface	Content Rendering	Hyper Text Markup Language by: International Organization for Standardization
5	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	Microsoft Sharepoint by: Microsoft Corporation
6	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	Apache by: Apache Software Foundation
7	Enterprise Application Integration	Component Framework	User Presentation / Interface	Dynamic Server-Side Display	Java Server Pages by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
8	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 by: The Internet Engineering Task Force
9	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Enterprise Edition by: Oracle Corporation
10	Enterprise Application Integration	Component Framework	Security	Supporting Security Services	Java 2 Enterprise Edition by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
11	Call Center Management	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Other Electronic Channels	Siebel Development Tools by: Oracle Corporation
12	Alerts and Notifications	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Collaboration / Communications	Unix System Services by: International Business Machines Corp.
13	Forms Modification	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Storage	EMC Captiva by: EMC Corporation
14	Reservations / Registration	Service Access and Delivery	Service Requirements	Authentication / Single Sign-on	Security Assertion Markup Language by: OASIS Security Services Technical Committee
15	Reservations / Registration	Service Access and Delivery	Service Requirements	Authentication / Single Sign-on	VeriSign SSL Certificates by: Verisign
16	Library / Storage	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
17	Library / Storage	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	EMC Documentum Webtop 5.3 sp2 by: EMC Corporation
18	Inbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	Java Server Pages by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
19	Inbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Sun Server by: TBD
20	Inbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Apache by: Apache Software Foundation
21	Inbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	EMC SAN Products by: EMC Corporation
22	Inbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
23	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	Nessus by: Tenable Network Security
24	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Apache by: Apache Software Foundation
25	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	EMC SAN Products by: EMC Corporation
26	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
27	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Sun Server by: TBD
28	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	Apache by: Apache Software Foundation
29	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	PVCS Tracker by: Synergex
30	Outbound Correspondence Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Software Engineering	Test Management	Microsoft Sharepoint by: Microsoft Corporation
31	Information Sharing	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	Windows Internet Explorer by: Microsoft Corporation
32	Information Sharing	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 by: World Wide Web Consortium
33	Identification and Authentication	Service Access and Delivery	Service Requirements	Authentication / Single Sign-on	Security Assertion Markup Language by: OASIS Security Services Technical Committee
34	Identification and Authentication	Service Access and Delivery	Service Requirements	Authentication / Single Sign-on	VeriSign SSL Certificates by: Verisign
35	Information Retrieval	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	Sun Server by: TBD
36	Information Retrieval	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Servers / Computers	EMC SAN Products by: EMC Corporation
37	Cryptography	Component Framework	Security	Supporting Security Services	Secure Sockets Layer by: Netscape Communications Corporation
38	Forms Creation	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Storage	EMC Captiva by: EMC Corporation
39	Data Integration	Component Framework	Data Interchange	Data Exchange	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
40	Data Integration	Component Framework	Data Interchange	Data Exchange	EMC Documentum Webtop 5.3 sp2 by: EMC Corporation
41	Data Integration	Component Framework	Data Interchange	Data Exchange	Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 by: World Wide Web Consortium
42	Self-Service	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Collaboration / Communications	Unix System Services by: International Business Machines Corp.
43	Access Control	Component Framework	Security	Supporting Security Services	Java 2 Enterprise Edition by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
44	Meta Data Management	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Storage	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
45	Query	Component Framework	Data Management	Database Connectivity	Oracle by: Oracle Corporation
46	Content Publishing and Delivery	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Database / Storage	Database	Apache by: Apache Software Foundation
47	Quality Management	Service Interface and Integration	Interoperability	Data Transformation	EMC Symmetrix by: EMC Corporation
48	Personalization	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Collaboration / Communications	Unix System Services by: International Business Machines Corp.
49	Online Help	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 by: The Internet Engineering Task Force
50	Online Help	Service Access and Delivery	Access Channels	Web Browser	Windows Internet Explorer by: Microsoft Corporation
51	Content Publishing and Delivery	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Embedded Technology Devices	Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 by: The Internet Engineering Task Force
52	Content Publishing and Delivery	Service Platform and Infrastructure	Hardware / Infrastructure	Embedded Technology Devices	Java Server Pages by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
53	Surveys	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	TBD
54	Enterprise Application Integration	Service Interface and Integration	Integration	Enterprise Application Integration	TBD
55	Content Review and Approval	Service Interface and Integration	Interoperability	Data Format / Classification	TBD
56	Customer Feedback	Service Access and Delivery	Delivery Channels	Internet	TBD
57	Content Authoring	Service Interface and Integration	Interoperability	Data Format / Classification	TBD

6. Will the application leverage existing components and/or applications across the Government (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?

yes

6.a. If yes, please describe.

The Grants.gov system provides a component that is leveraged across the federal government. The Grants.gov program maintains a global XML schema (data dictionary) that enables: *Applicant System to System support. 151 distinct organizations have submitted applications using XML and Web Services. *Agency System to System support. 37 federal agencies system are integrated with Grants.gov for pulling application to their agency systems *Grants.gov to receive more than 150,000 grant applications electronically The Grants.gov program reuses existing components provided by other Agencies: *E-Authentication E-Gov - Grants.gov works with the E-Authentication E-Gov initiative to implement SAML technology to fulfill organization/agency authentication requirements. Grants.gov is the first E-Gov client for another E-Gov initiative. *Central Contractor Registration (CCR) - Grants.gov utilizes CCR for credentialing services - the primary vendor database for the U.S. Federal Government. *Contact Center Services - Grants.gov utilizes FirstGov.gov's USA Services for Tier 1 support by leveraging an existing HHS contract. *American Customer Satisfaction Survey - Grants.gov utilizes Department of Treasury's American Customer Satisfaction Index tool (ForeSee), which is used by other initiatives such as FirstGov.gov, GovBenefits.gov and USAJobs.gov. The ForeSee tool allows Grants.gov to survey the Grants.gov users to better understand usage of the website by the grantee community.

1. As a joint exhibit 300, please identify the agency stakeholders. Provide the partner agency and partner agency approval date for this joint exhibit 300.

Row	Partner Agency	Joint exhibit approval date
1	009	2008-09-05
2	021	2008-09-05
3	018	2008-09-05
4	025	2008-09-05
5	005	2008-09-05
6	012	2008-09-05
7	184	2008-09-05
8	024	2008-09-05
9	422	2008-09-05
10	020	2008-09-05
11	007	2008-09-04
12	011	2008-09-05
13	019	2008-09-05
14	006	2008-09-05
15	026	2008-09-05
16	010	2008-09-05
17	485	2008-09-05
18	029	2008-09-05
19	474	2008-09-03
20	014	2008-09-05
21	028	2008-09-05
22	418	2008-09-05
23	417	2008-09-05
24	016	2008-09-05
25	015	2008-09-02
26	393	2008-09-02

You should perform a risk assessment during the early planning and initial concept phase of the investment's life-cycle, develop a risk-adjusted life-cycle cost estimate and a plan to eliminate, mitigate or manage risk, and be actively managing risk throughout the investment's life-cycle.

Answer the following questions to describe how you are managing investment risks.

1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?

yes

1.a. If yes, what is the date of the plan?

2007-07-01

1.b. Has the Risk Management Plan been significantly changed since last year's submission to OMB?

yes

1.c. If yes, describe any significant changes:

The risk register has been updated to reflect the identification and mitigation of new risks, including those arising out of technical issues with Adobe Reader, dependencies on CCR, and increase in utilization of the system due to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The list has also been updated to close some risks from the program such as dependencies on eAuthentication, which Grants.gov no longer uses, and to reclassify other risks as mechanisms have been put in place to manage them. Grants.gov depends on Central Contractor Registration (CCR), an external system, for successful operations. All applicant organizations that wish to submit grant applications through Grants.gov must be registered with CCR, which is managed by DoD. Grants.gov PMO identified that an outage in the CCR system would adversely affect a dependent component in Grants.gov. The PMO now receives immediate incident reports from the Systems Integrator of any outages so external systems, if responsible, can be notified for corrective action. Grants.gov applicants rely on Adobe Reader to prepare and submit grant applications. Grants.gov mitigated the risk of problems attributed to Adobe Reader version incompatibility by fostering greater communications with Adobe and participating in Adobe's beta program to allow forms to be tested with new versions of Reader before it is released to the public. The Recovery Act promises to increase usage of Grants.gov to unspecified levels, which could possibly be above the intended design of the system. Grants.gov is actively mitigating this risk by conducting performance testing, performing system upgrades, and implementing or revising functionality and procedures.

You should also periodically be measuring the performance of operational assets against the baseline established during the planning or full acquisition phase (i.e., operational analysis), and be properly operating and maintaining the asset to maximize its useful life. Operational analysis may identify the need to redesign or modify an asset by identifying previously undetected faults in design, construction, or installation/integration, highlighting whether actual operation and maintenance costs vary significantly from budgeted costs, or documenting that the asset is failing to meet program requirements.

Answer the following questions about the status of this investment. Include information on all appropriate capital assets supporting this investment except for assets in which the performance information is reported in a separate exhibit 300.

1. Are you using EVM to manage this investment?

yes

1. Does the earned value management system meet the criteria in ANSI/EIA Standard 748?

yes

1.c. If N/A, please provide date operational analysis was conducted and a brief summary of the results?

Question #2 is NOT applicable for capital assets with ONLY O&M

2. Is the CV% or SV% greater than ± 10%?

no

3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?

no