The Washington Post today reports that the new US electronic forms grant application system is only compatible with Windows, excluding Mac users. “The new “Grants.gov” system, under development at a cost of tens of billions of dollars, aims to replace paper applications with electronic forms,” notes the report. “It is being phased in at the National Institutes of Health, Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies. All 26 grant-giving agencies are supposed to have their application processes fully online by 2007. The problem: Although many U.S. scientists and others depend on graphics-friendly Macintosh computers, the software selected by the government is not Mac-compatible. And it is expected to remain so for at least a year.” Thanks to MacMinute reader Patrick Lyons for this news tip.
