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A guide to navigating Grants

A guide to navigating Grants.gov. Slideshow Overview. Getting Started With Grants.gov Searching and Downloading Grant Applications Completing and Submitting Grant Applications After Your Grant is Submitted. Getting Started With Grants.gov. Why do we have to use Grants.gov?.

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A guide to navigating Grants

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  1. A guide to navigating Grants.gov

  2. Slideshow Overview • Getting Started With Grants.gov • Searching and Downloading Grant Applications • Completing and Submitting Grant Applications • After Your Grant is Submitted

  3. Getting Started With Grants.gov

  4. Why do we have to use Grants.gov? • In 1998 Grants.gov was one of the 24 President’s Management Agenda -- E-GovernmentInitiatives (see Public Law 106-107) • Intended to provide a simple, unified electronic storefront for interactions between grant applicants and the Federal agencies that manage grant funds • Website located at http://grants.gov/

  5. PureEdge Viewer • In order to download and apply for grants through Grants.gov, you must first install PureEdge Viewer on your computer • PureEdge Viewer software is free and available on the Grants.gov website at: http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer#new

  6. Searching and Downloading Grant Applications

  7. Searching for Grant Applications To search for grant Opportunities, click “Find Grant Opportunities”

  8. Searching for Grant Applications 4 ways to search for grant opportunities

  9. Searching for Grant Applications Search for grants by entering keywords, a funding opportunity number, or a CDFA

  10. Searching for Grant Applications Search results will appear. Click “Grant” to learn more about a grant opportunity.

  11. Searching for Grant Applications Once you have read the grant opportunity you can click “Apply for Grant Electronically” to download the grant application.

  12. Downloading the Grant Application If the grant is available for electronic submission, a “download” hyperlink will appear. Click the “download” link.

  13. Downloading the Grant Applications Step 1: Click “Download Application Instructions” Step 2: Click “Download Application Package”

  14. Downloading the Grant Applications Open up the file or save it to your hard drive.

  15. Completing and Submitting Grant Applications

  16. This information is automatically populated Complete each mandatory document by highlighting the document and clicking “Open Form”

  17. Fields highlighted in yellow are mandatory Clicking on the “Close Form” button will only temporarily save your work CAUTION: To save your work – Click on the “Save” button located on the Cover Page before exiting

  18. To submit your completed forms, highlight the form title and click on the arrow to the right under the “move form to submission list.” This will move the form to the “Mandatory Completed Documents for Submission” window.

  19. Completed forms will appear in the window on the right

  20. Check your package for errors before submitting

  21. Submitting • After checking for errors, save the file to your hard drive or storage device • In order to submit the proposal, email the saved file to your Senior Grants Specialist • Your Senior Grants Specialist will submit the proposal on behalf of the University • Proposal must be submitted a minimum of business 2 days before the due date

  22. Possible Barriers • PureEdge Viewer for MAC Users and Non-Windows Users • Citrix Server available for non-Windows users to complete the applications—Free • Virtual PC Version 7 $129 to VPC with “Windows XP Professional” $249--per user • File Types – Depending on the form it may require the document to be converted to PDF • Transferring large files from PI to SGS via email

  23. Known Barriers • 48 hours prior to deadline date needed to ensure submission • Validation of the Authorized Organizational Representative can take up to 24 hours • Validation by the Agency to accept the application can take up to 24 hours

  24. After Your Grant is Submitted

  25. NIH Submissions • In NIH’s eRA Commons you can: • Track your application • View reviewer comments • Submit progress reports • And more! • To register for the Commons, please contact Andrew Gosnell at agosnell@research.usf.edu

  26. NIH eRA Commons https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/

  27. NSF Submissions • NSF FastLane • Update or Modify Submissions • Withdraw Submissions • Notifications and Requests • Progress Reports • Update Contact Information • To register for FastLane, please contact Andrew Gosnell at agosnell@research.usf.edu

  28. Thank You!

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