The audience for this plan includes state agency heads, legislative members, grants and information technology staff in respective state agencies and grant recipients of state and federal funds. This plan documents a team approach to creating a single portal for grant support. Objectives are clear targets for specific action and the quantified results or impacts of that action. Objectives have been developed by agency representatives in approximate priority order. Strategies and explanatory measures are methods to achieve goals and objectives and the quantified end products, proficiencies, and descriptive indicators of the agencies' efforts to be developed and submitted by agencies in approximate priority order.
Action plans are detailed methods to implement strategies.
GOBP will meet with the State Agency Coordinating Council, Mid Agency Council, Small Agency Task Force, and other state agency associations, present the concept paper, and seek agencies approval by no later than March 2001. The plan will describe overall goals and objectives for developing an electronic grants system, and identify strategies to get there. Prepare concept paper by February 2000. Seek state agency heads approval by March 2001. Prepare a draft business plan for review by February 2001.