Web-Based Education Grants Management System Now Available.Business Editors &Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000 Enterprises Computing computing - computer Services, Inc. (ECS See eComStation. ), a software development and services company, has announced the release of eGrants Manager, a comprehensive, web-based education grants management system. eGrants Manager has been developed to provide education grant preparers, approvers and accounting personnel with powerful web-based tools to easily manage the overall funding source application preparation, approval and payment process. eGrants Manager allows users to browse (1) To view the contents of a file or a group of files. Browser programs generally let you view data by scrolling through the documents or databases. In a database program, the browse mode often lets you edit the data. See Web browser. , search, retrieve, prepare and submit funding source applications via the web. It allows for singular SINGULAR, construction. In grammar the singular is used to express only one, not plural. Johnson. 2. In law, the singular frequently includes the plural. or collaborative application preparation and automates the approval process at the State level, as well as the allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as of approved funds to schools or school systems. eGrants Manager lets school or school system users enter claims against approved funding source allocations and track the disbursement DISBURSEMENT. Literally, to take money out of a purse. Figuratively, to pay out money; to expend money; and sometimes it signifies to advance money. 2. of these awards. Key benefits of eGrants Manager include saving all parties involved time and money and reducing the time needed to obtain grant status and payment. A similar electronic grants management system has been developed by ECS and is in use currently at the State of Georgia Department of Education The Georgia Department of Education is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. They manage funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. . &uot;Due to the overwhelming success of the electronic grants application developed for Georgia DOE, we decided to provide similar solutions to other States and School Districts nationwide,&uot; says Shekhar Iyer, President of ECS. &uot;eGrants Manager completely automates the application preparation, approval and payment process. It not only reduces the time needed to obtain grant status, awards and payments, but it also increases the accuracy of the claims submission process.&uot; eGrants Manager is a web-based software application consisting of two modules: the &uot;eGrants Store&uot; and the Claims module. The eGrants Store is a database containing all available funding source applications and supporting documents, as well as on-line application approval processing at the State level. Users can search for applications, download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. and complete applications, and submit them for approval via the Web. The Claims module allows users to request payments against approved funding allocations, track the disbursement of these funds against budgets and run reports. This module also automates claims approval processing. Modules are highly customizable and are designed to operate independently or as an integrated solution. eGrants Manager is scalable for implementation in State Departments of Education or mid to large School Districts. For more information on eGrants Manager, please visit www.ecs-eduk12.com or call ECS at 877-327-8060 and ask for the eGrants Manager information pack. Enterprises Computing Services, Inc. (ECS) is an Atlanta-based software development and services company. Founded in 1993, it provides information management systems for the education, healthcare, financial and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industries. For more information about ECS, please visit www.ecsinc.net or call ECS as 877-327-8060. |
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