2007 Grants.gov Adobe Forms Solution
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2007 Grants.gov Adobe Forms Solution
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Adobe Forms Processing
• Main Aspects of Forms Processing
– Stitching
– Reader Extension (Assign Rights)
– Separating Attachments from XML
– Generating XML from PDF
– No changes to schema or XML
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Adobe Forms Stitching
• Stitching
– Accomplished through custom JAVA components
– Adobe forms stored as XDP files
– Stitching component takes multiple XDP files and produces a single unified XDP file
Grants.gov 2007 SystemJanuary 17, 2007
Program Advisor Update [email protected]
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Grants.gov Agency Advisors
Agency Program Advisor
CNCS, DHS, DOE, DOT,
HUD, NASA, NSF, SBA, SSA
Vince Sprouls 202-720-1911
DOC, DOD, DOJ, DOL, HHS Treasury, VA
Keenon James 202-205-1168
DOED, DOI, EPA, IMLS, NARA, NEA, NEH, STATE,
USAID, USDA
Anne Lopez-Buitrago 202-205-1270
,
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S2S Update• Received over 1,200 application
• Over 80 organizations are either registered in production or are testing
• For both applicant and agencies, please check your expiration of your certificate and when you need to update it, get it in at least 2-weeks prior to expiration
• Recently released guidelines for AT testing http://www.grants.gov/assets/ATGuidelines.pdf
• Will start a list serve in the very near future
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Grants.gov Website• Website Update Complete by January 30, 2007
– Not a Re-design– Revising the Site Map– Refreshing Content
• Site will be More “User Friendly”
• Plan to Conduct Usability Testing in February– Feedback will be Incorporated Prior to April 1st
Launch Date
• Grants.gov Site Survey – Working w/ Foresee to Revise Survey– Today Anyone Can Fill out the Survey– Looking for Alternatives to Survey Only Those
Individuals Utilizing the Site versus “Surfing”
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Communications• Grants.gov Communications Schedule
Established– Maintains On-going Grants.gov
Communications with the Grant Community– Communications Ramped Up Towards April 1st
• Communicate Grants.gov System Integration– Adobe Forms Transition– Google Search Functionality
• Brochures Updated: Located on Grants.gov; Resources; Outreach Material– Overview Brochure– Registration Brochure
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Communications• Outreach Process in Place for Requesting
Grants.gov Training/Presentations– Standard Request Form Submitted to
Grants.gov Michael Pellegrino [email protected]
• Training Material Updated February
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Reaching out to the Grants Community
During FY 2006 the Grants.gov Team
• Engaged more than 15,000 individuals• Participated in over 115 separate meetings,
trainings, conferences, teleconferences, and presentations
• Reached stakeholders in 24 states and Washington, DC
• The Grants.gov Help Desk provided the following:– Number of customers serviced: 92,907– Emailed responses to questions: 29,978
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Contact Center December Accomplishments
• December represented the best monthly performance to date for the Grants.gov Tier 1 helpdesk– 91% Service Level, target is 85% (SL = % of calls
answered within 30 seconds)– 1.91% Abandon Rate, target is 5% (AR = % of calls
that hang up before reaching a CCO, Customer Care Operator)
– 0.37 minutes Average Speed of Answer (ASA = average wait time for caller to get to a CCO)
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Contact Center December Accomplishments
• Large NIH closing on 12/1/06, Tier 1 handled record call volume and positively exceeded performance targets
• Launched Grants.gov phone support at Ft. Worth, TX contact center (7 CCOs)
• Continued progress made on obtaining specific agency and sub-agency information from Applicants
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December Top Contact Types
2.40%
3.14%
26.70%
18.19%
14.01%
2.33%
8.07%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00%
Find Grant Opportunity
General Questions
Submit Application
Complete Application
Register with CredentialProvider
Designating AORs
Downloading Application
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Agency Collaboration• Grants.gov Process in Place to Meet Surge
Increase in Applications• Planning Needed Between Agency Leads and
Grants.gov Program Advisers– Expected Number of Applications per Closing
Essential for Planning
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Grants.gov PMO Support
• Visit website and provide feedback via [email protected]
• 1-800-581-GRANTS
• Visit FAQs: http://www.grants.gov/help/faq.jsp.
• Training others on Grants.gov please contact us and we can provide assistance or materials.
Grants.gov 2007 SystemJanuary 17, 2007
Quality Assurance & Customer ServiceChristopher Zeleznik
Operations Lead, Grants.gov PMO [email protected]
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Quality Assurance
• Quality Assurance Reviews Conducted to:
• Establish Peak System Performance
• Effectively Manage Acquisition Process and Optimize Return on Investment
• Monitor Contractor Performance
• Improve Level of Customer Satisfaction
• Ensure Business Process Improvements through Customer Feedback and Analysis of System Statistics
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