PORTAL FOR FEDERAL GRANTS - Federal agencies offer more than $300 billion to the public in grants annually. A new Federal Commons portal will allow users to search and find information on more than 30,000 grants. The General Services Administration (GSA) Web site went online in December. In the near future, GSA officials plan to add online grant applications as well as the ability to track applications. It is hoped that President Bush and Congress will fund the site under the new e-government initiative. Until now there has been up and down funding, with much of the development left to volunteer funding from agency budgets.(GovExec.com, 9 Mar 01)

GRANT HELP FOR UNDERGRAD SCIENCE PROGRAMS - GrantsNet, the free Web site, CLICK: http://www.grantsnet.org that provides information on grants and fellowships for young biomedical researchers, has introduced a new database on undergraduate-level programs. Professors and administrators who seek to provide undergraduates with research experience and other opportunities will find hundreds of programs that offer support. Grantsnet also unveiled several new features, such as a My GrantsNet option that allows users to keep informed on new funding opportunities through e-mail alerts, and to save searches or update registration information quickly. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which sponsor GrantsNet,announced the changes during a career fair at the AAAS annual meeting. (Syllabus News, Resources and Trends 6 Mar 01, CLICK: http://wwwSyllabus@101communications-news.com