The document summarizes an update session for CSREES Administrative Officers that covered several topics: - The eGrants and peer review systems for submitting and reviewing grant applications. - The transition to using Adobe forms on Grants.gov instead of PureEdge by December 2008. - Central Contract Registration and system-to-system submissions via Grants.gov. - Changes to submitting formula grant applications through new Formula Grant Opportunities on Grants.gov using an SF-424M form.

1. eGrants Update Session 25 & 52 CSREES Administrative Officers Conference May 2008

8. Grants.gov Statistics Number of Grant Applications Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 3905 as of 4/29/2008 89 2008 4909 85 2007 44 10 2006

9. Application Submission Overview Applicants

16. Central Contract Registration

17. Central Contract Registration

18. Central Contract Registration

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