Recovery Applications May Overwhelm Grants.gov

Washington, March 12 – Fearing the expected inundation of grant applications for federal recovery dollars may overwhelm Grants.gov, federal agencies are looking for alternatives to the system as they begin awarding funds to state and local governments.

Anticipating a 60 percent surge in application volume for federal funds between April and August, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag has given all federal agencies a March 13 deadline to analyze their system capacities and to report how they can work around the Grants.gov limitations.