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Find and Apply with Grants.gov Grants.gov Contact Center 1-800-518-4726 support@grants.gov Introduction Established as a Governmental Resource; E-Grants Initiative Part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year Management Agenda to


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Find and Apply with Grants.gov

Grants.gov Contact Center

1-800-518-4726 support@grants.gov

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  • Established as a Governmental Resource; E-Grants

Initiative – Part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year Management Agenda to Improve Government Services to the Public

Introduction

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Simplifies the grants management process while creating a centralized, online process to Find and Apply for over 1,000 grant programs from the 26 Federal grant making agencies. Streamlines the process of awarding over $500 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other organizations.

Benefits

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  • Registration only required for submitting an application

via Grants.gov

  • Process is two-phased for increased organizational

security and efficiency for conducting business with the federal government. Phase I: Prepare your organization Phase II: Prepare yourself

Register Today!

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  • Step 1: Verify your organization has received their unique Data Universal

Numbering System (DUNS): http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/

Phase I: DUNS

Data Universal Numbering System

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  • Step 2: Verify your organization has registered with (CCR): www.ccr.gov
  • Identify E-business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) – designates Authorized

Organization Representatives (AOR)

Phase I: CCR

Central Contractor Registration

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  • Step 3: Grants.gov Username and Password
  • Complete your AOR profile on Grants.gov and create your

username and password. You will need to use your

  • rganization’s DUNS Number to complete this step.

http://apply.grants.gov/apply/OrcRegister.

Phase II: AOR

Authorized Organization Representative

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Phase II: AOR

Authorized Organization Representative

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Phase II: AOR Profile

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Phase II: AOR Profile

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Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)

  • Step 4: AOR Authorization

The E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) at your organization must login to Grants.gov to confirm you as an (AOR) Please note that there can be more than one AOR for your organization. In some cases the E-Biz POC is also the AOR for an organization. *Time depends on responsiveness of your E-Biz POC.

  • Step 5: Track AOR Status

At any time, you can track your AOR status by logging in with your username and password. Login as an Applicant (enter your username & password you obtained in Step 3) using the following link: http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_profile.jsp

Phase II

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Grants.gov Homepage

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Google Search

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Applicant Resources

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Find

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Further selection allows you to narrow your search:

Program Overview 7/14/2009 PAGE 16

  • By Funding Instrument
  • By Eligibility
  • By Agency
  • By Sub-Agency

Use the Shift or Ctrl Key to highlight more than one option in each box!

Find - Advanced Search

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Find - Basic Search

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Find Results

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Synopsis

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Synopsis Cont’d

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Download Opportunity

Application Package

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Apply

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Cover Sheet

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Cover Sheet

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Cover Sheet

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Adobe Submission Screen

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Sign and Submit Screen

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Receipt Confirmation

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Track My Application

Applicant Submission

  • 1. Receipt

– Grants.gov E-mail Verifying Receipt (with Track My Application URL)

  • 2. Validation

– Grants.gov E-mail Verifying Successful Submission – OR Rejection Due to Errors

  • 3. Transmission to Agency

– E-mail Sent Once Agency Retrieves Submission

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Track Your Application

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E-mail Notifications

& RSS Feed

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Tips

  • Follow Grantor instructions

– Ensure you answer all questions – Proofread follow fonts and formatting guidelines

  • Include sufficient program details

– Emphasize and justify significance of problem

  • Be realistic

– Do not propose more work than can be done during grant period – Insufficient budget

  • Ensure you submit early

– In time to meet the Grantor agency deadline

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Tips

  • Limit File Attachment Name to Under 50 Characters
  • Do Not Use Any Special Characters (Ex. -, %, /, #, )

including periods (.) or Spacing in the File Name or for Word Separation

– The Exception is Underscore ( _ )

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  • Register early
  • DUNS in the application package must be the same as

your AOR registration

  • Follow agency instructions
  • Submit early
  • Announcements close in Eastern Time
  • Adobe Reader 8.1.5 and 9.1.1 latest versions

– Compatible version table

– http://www07.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp#adobe811

Important Reminders

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Grants.gov Contact Center

Hours of Operation Monday – Friday, 7 A.M. – 9 P.M. ET 1-800-518-4726 support@grants.gov

Grants.gov Support