Policy
About GMD
The Grants Management Division ( GMD ) supports NOAA 's mission by reviewing requests for applications, processing applications, negotiating awards, managing administrative and financial aspects of awards, monitoring progress against expenditures, resolving audit problems, and closing out awards when the projects are completed.
In fiscal year 2008 GMD issued 1,917 awards to support research and conservation initiatives coordinated by state and local governments, non-profits, and colleges and universities. GMD awarded funds totaling $904 Million to over 800 recipient organizations. Approximately 25 % of NOAA’s annual budget was committed to making progress in understanding the link between our global economy and our planet’s environment. GMD was also responsible for completing 1,300 administrative actions and closing out over 1,000 expired awards.
Policy
The Grants Manual is intended to provide a common understanding of the framework for the administration of grants and cooperative agreements within which DOC staff and responsible recipient officials must operate.
There are several grants management policies that are continuously being improved as a result of a government-wide initiative to simplify and streamline the Federal grant-making process. Each final policy notice is available on OMB's website.