System Update: Grants.gov Release 15.2 Highlights Include New Grant Forecasts

Updated June 19, 2016: Grants.gov launched Release 15.2. The biggest addition coming to the system with this release is the grant forecast. The grant forecast is a projection by the grant-making agency of a funding opportunity that is likely to come later in the year.

Grant forecasts benefit both grantors and applicants:

Video: Federal Grant Forecasts Coming Soon to Grants.gov

We like to know tomorrow’s weather in advance so that we can plan out our day.

Wouldn’t it also be nice to know what federal grants are coming before they are actually posted?

Grants.gov is introducing its new Forecast feature with Release 15.2, giving Grantors the option to publish planned grant funding opportunities so that Applicants can get a head-start on preparing their applications.