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The City of San Diego Implemented GovGrants to Help Promote Community Revitalization

The City of San Diego Implemented GovGrants to Help Promote Community Revitalization

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe City of San Diego was fortunate to secure a significant $200M increase in federal funding but lacked the technical infrastructure and structured business processes to support and manage this significant increase in funding. The City of San Diego determined GovGrants® to be the best solution to meet its complex needs. After reviewing multiple grants management systems, GovGrants was selected as it delivered a highly configurable set of out-of-the-box capabilities.
A Portal to Improved Grantee Experience

A Portal to Improved Grantee Experience

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Federal government provides millions of dollars each year in grants to run various public service programs and to stimulate the economy. In 2016, the Government awarded more than $650B to 31,000 grantees across 150 federal agencies. Each year hundreds of thousands of users from grantee organizations work collaboratively to apply for, receive an award, and meet the post-award requirements. Grants.gov has successfully consolidated and centralized initial applicant interactions with the government. But once the applications are received by the federal agencies, grantees must deal with a variety of systems during the award and post-award phases of the grants lifecycle.
Cloud First, but Not Always

Cloud First, but Not Always

Reading Time: 12 minutesWhile there are many known benefits to cloud computing, it is not always the right option for Government agencies. Some types of applications should be moved to the cloud earlier, and some can reasonably be deferred, while others may need never move to the cloud. In this article, we advise agencies to look to the private sector for motivations and examples of when companies move to the cloud, and what they move.