Consultation with the recipient community is an important part of the grant program simplification effort. Comments received by the Chief Financial Officers Council's Grants Management Committee during the public Consultation Meetings with various grantee communities. Initial P.L.106-107 Consultation Comments from the public as of September 15, 2000. The following are selected excerpts from comments received. While we cannot respond to each individual comment, we will continue to provide periodic updates.
Timing is the one thing the federal government has complete control over.
Yet they don't seem to coordinate any releases or announcements, even within departments, much less interdepartmental. This creates a burden on the applying agencies. Since many of agencies apply for several applications, we can be required to work on two, three, four or more applications at a time to access appropriate funding. While the creation of supernofa or a multi-program announcement may save time for federal staff, it does not have the same effect on agencies. Our resources are thin and it may mean a back breaking schedule for the staff that is trying to write a grant application and provide services.