4.4 Public Enterprise : Grants Management
4.4.1 Description of Environment (brief)
Grantors and Applicants research and address significant challenges in society. Collaboration is time-consuming; whether in identifying funding needs of researchers, resourcing potential requests for proposals/applications (RFP/RFA), or reporting progress and results. International and in-country organizations spend too much time locating potential grantors and those grantors spend too much time administering grants when they yearn to link with the research community in innovation rather than a maintenance role. All parties prioritize researching, analyzing, and disseminating; however, the business burden of grants compliance overshadows the incredible potential of significant adoption of grants-related research.
4.4.2 Use Case
Name
The Grant Lifecycle
Description
Identification, Application, Implementation, and Dissemination phases of the grant lifecycle complement blockchain strength in identity, provenance, and security.
Primary Actors
Grantor and Applicants
Supporting Actors
Multiple stakeholders in Grantor and Applicant organizations, external researchers, and grants participants
Use Case
Securing and Connecting Grants
Description
High-Level Summary The grant process follows a linear lifecycle that includes creating the funding opportunity, applying, making award decisions, and successfully implementing the award. These phases are grouped as:
Pre-Award Phase - funding opportunities and application review
Award Phase - award decisions and notifications
Post Award Phase - implementation, reporting, and closeout
Low-level Summary
Primary Actor
Grantors and Applicants
Grantors:
Review process
Inter- and Intra-departmental share among agencies
Track applications and avoid duplication
Notify member agencies
Fund projects
Support informed decision making by federal grant-making entities
Integrate with grant-making and grant recipient entities’ systems used to manage day-to-day grants management operations
Improve ability to detect fraud, waste, and abuse
Improve ability to efficiently conduct audits
Applicants:
Reduce redundant reporting
Control of access to and protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive/proprietary information
Integrate federal and non-federal grants management processes
Improve payment efficiency for second- and third-tier grant recipients
Notify RFA and RFP based on selected topics
Supporting Actors
Multiple stakeholders in Awardee and Applicant organizations, external researchers, and grants participants:
<List the Actors who have a supporting role in helping the Primary Actor achieve his or her goal.
Stakeholders and Interests
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Post Conditions
Success condition
Failure condition:
Minimal Guarantee
Trigger
Main Success Scenario
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4.4.3 Recommendations
Identity, Interactions, Regulations and Governance