ALERT: Grants.gov System Issue August 10, 2009

Grants.gov experienced a database issue on August 10, 2009 that impacted both Find and Apply functionality. Beginning at approximately 2:30 PM EDT applicants began experiencing intermittent issues searching for opportunities and applying as a result of slow system performance. This slow performance caused some interruptions in service when applicants were submitting applications requiring them to submit again. The issue was intermittent and did not impact all applicants.

The Apply functionality was unavailable from 8:05 PM and the system experienced a database crash at approximately 9:30 PM and applicants were unable to submit applications until the database was brought back online at 11:12 PM.

We are continuing to investigate the root cause of the issue and will provide you with more information once it becomes available.

The find and apply functionality is currently operating. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

Regards,
Grants.gov

August Build Successfully Deployed

The implementation of Build 2009-04 for the Grants.gov system was successfully completed on August 9. Learn more about the system enhancements on the Site Features and Enhancements page: http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/buildreleases.jsp

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Grants.gov

Grants.gov System Unavailable August 8 - 9

Due to the implementation of Build 2009-04 the Grants.gov system and website will be unavailable Saturday, August 8, 2009 through Sunday, August 9, 2009. The system is scheduled to be back online at 11:59 p.m. EDT August 9, 2009. The system updates for this build will be available once the build is successfully deployed on the Site Features and Enhancements page: http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/buildreleases.jsp.

We appreciate your patience. If you have any questions or issues during the system downtime, please email support@grants.gov and the Contact Center will address your inquiry during business hours (Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., EDT).

Regards,
Grants.gov

Recovery Act and Grants.gov

A new feature was unveiled on Grants.gov to help users find and apply for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant opportunities.

The launch of the ARRA or Recovery Act feature on the homepage of Grants.gov will direct users to Recovery Act opportunities, other Recovery Act resources, upcoming Webinars and links to www.whitehouse.gov/recovery and www.recovery.gov.

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Grants.gov