NOAA GRANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

NESDIS ADMINISTRATORS MEETING

OCTOBER 26, 2005

NESDIS Administrators

NOAA’S GRANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION

• FY 2005 – 1911 Funded Actions

• FY 2005 - $956.6 Million

• NESDIS Actions:

48 Funded Actions

$17,816,762

GMD Organization Chart• DIVISION DIRECTOR• Michael Nelson

POLICY/OUTREACH AUDITS• Steve Drescher Patricia Rauch•

SECRETARY CONTRACTORS• Tina Nelson Rosalie Vega • Haja Bah

• GRANTS OFFICER GRANTS OFFICER• Mike Atsalinos Arlene Simpson Porter

• TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER• Paulette Moss Alan Conway Lamar Revis Janet Russell • • OAR/NESDIS/ OAR NMFS NOS/NMFS

NWS/OSEC/NFA• • Michelle Brown CJ Pendleton Stacy Tedder Kadija Baffoe-

Harding

• Tracy Jackson Rich Fales Regina Evans Vivian Smith

• Zekiea Jones Gene Reid Alaina Kissinger Daniel Namur• NESDIS/NWS/• OSEC/NFA Freddie Isaac •

GMT GMT GMT• Joan Gibson Peggy Henson Naabia Abbey

Current Concerns

• Staffing complete as of 10/31/2005

• 13 Grants Management Specialists

• One NOAA

• Focus on workflow for grants

• Focus on partnerships among applicants/program office staff/grants management staff/budget staff/finance staff

Current Concerns

• Public Law 106-107 initiatives at NOAA

• Application forms and terms and conditions being simplified

• Federal Financial Report in Grants Online

• Research Report and Non-Research Reports at agencies for final review

• Invention and Property Reports being redesigned for consistency and simplicity

DOC FALD Review

• Focus on Research Themes

• Focus on appropriate technical review

• Concern with consistency with the Department of Commerce Grants Manual

• No non-competitive institutional awards

• No real change in legal concerns

• Ed Sharp will continue to provide legal service