Grants.gov: Additional Action Needed to Address Persistent Governance and Funding Challenges
Grants.gov: Additional Action Needed to Address Persistent Governance and Funding Challenges

Author: Stanley J. Czerwinski

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1437987206

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Grants.gov was named as the central grant identification and application portal for federal grant programs in 2003. The Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) is its managing partner. As a result of funding and governance challenges -- such as untimely contributions, a lack of performance metrics, unclear lines of authority, and confusion over roles and responsibilities among Grants.gov's governance bodies -- that have adversely affected operations, this report examines: (1) key factors HHS should consider when proposing a funding model for Grants.gov; and (2) how the Grants.gov governance bodies could address Grants.gov's previously identified governance challenges. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand reort.

Blockchain Technology Applications in Businesses and Organizations
Blockchain Technology Applications in Businesses and Organizations

Author: De Giovanni, Pietro

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1799880168

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Blockchain technology has the ability to disrupt industries and transform business models since all intermediaries and stakeholders can now interact with little friction and at a fraction of the current transaction costs. Using blockchain technology, firms can undergo new applications and processes by pursuing transparency and control, low bureaucracy, trustless relationships, high standards of responsibility, and sustainability. As a result, business and organizations can successfully implement blockchain to grant transparency to consumers and end-users; remove challenges linked to pollution, frauds, human rights, abuse, and other inefficiencies; as well as guaranteed traceability of goods and services by univocally identifying the provenance inputs' quantity and quality along with their treatment and origin. Blockchain Technology Applications in Businesses and Organizations reveals the true advantages that blockchain entails for firms by creating transparent and digital transactions, resolves conflicts and exceptions, and provides incentive-based mechanisms and smart contracts. This book seeks to create a clear understanding of blockchain's applications such that business leaders can see and evaluate its real advantages. Blockchain is then analyzed not from the typical perspective of financial tools using cryptocurrencies and bitcoins but from the perspective of the business advantages for business and organizations. Specifically, the book highlights the advantages of blockchain across different segments and industries by analyzing specific aspects like procurement, manufacturing, contracts, inventory, logistics, operations, sustainability, technology, and innovation. It is an essential reference source for managers, executives, IT specialists, students, operations managers, supply chain managers, project managers, technology managers, academicians, and researchers.

National Excellence
National Excellence

Author: Pat O'Connell Ross

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This report on the educational needs of American gifted and talented students identifies indicators of an educational crisis, describes the current status of education for these students, and presents recommendations to meet the educational needs of these students. Indicators demonstrating the need for change include the relatively poor performance by American students on international tests and the small number of students performing at the highest levels on National Assessment of Educational Progress tests. Recent studies have shown that gifted and talented elementary school students have mastered 35-40% of the curriculum in five basic subjects before they begin the school year; most regular classroom teachers make few, if any, provisions for talented students; highest achieving students study less than an hour a day; and only 2 cents out of every $100 spent on K-12 education supports special opportunities for talented students. A review describes how gifted and talented students are currently identified, the number of students served, the kind of support available, the kind of education most gifted and talented students receive, and characteristics of effective programs for these students. Seven recommendations are offered: (1) set challenging curricular standards; (2) establish high-level learning opportunities; (3) ensure access to early childhood education; (4) increase learning opportunities for disadvantaged and minority children with outstanding talents; (5) broaden the definition of gifted (a broadened definition based on the federal Javits Gifted and Talented Education Act is offered); (6) encourage appropriate teacher training and technical assistance; and (7) match world performance. (Contains 43 references.) (DB)