Grants.gov Training

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Grants.gov Training

• Office of the Vice Provost for Research
• December 2006

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What is Grants.gov?

• Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically
  find and apply for competitive grant
  opportunities from Federal grant-making
  agencies.

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Getting Started

• UD is the registered applicant for Grants.gov
• Grant researchers are not required to register or
  login to Grants.gov
• Do not register as an individual investigator

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Getting Started

• http//www.Grants.gov
• Download PureEdge Viewer
• Obtain CFDA number or Funding Opportunity Number
• Download your application package

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Application Package

• Download package
• Save the package to your computer
• Complete the package Save as per RFP
• Attach package to UD Grants Proposal with the
  appropriate naming convention, i.e., proposal
  number_other (document type extension which will
  be added by system)

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Providing the package to OVPR

• Attach to the PeopleSoft record
• Attach to an e-mail
• UD Drop Box
• http//www.udel.edu/topics/dropbox/

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Submitting Proposal

• Notifying OVPR?
• At the start of preparation
• On the Proposal Approval Summary form
• Whenever you need assistance in the process

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Remember the 72-hour Policy

• The Office of the Vice Provost for Research
  (OVPR) has announced a new 72-hour policy for
  processing research proposals to funding
  agencies. Beginning January 3, 2007 UD
  researchers will need to allow their
  institutional representative at OVPR a minimum of
  72 hours (three business days) to review and
  approve funding proposals in advance of agency
  deadlines.

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Can I Make Changes to My Application?

• Requires complete new submission
• Prior to submission deadline
• Update UD Grants Proposal System
• Agency specific contact Grantor Agency to
  determine how resubmission should be indicated on
  the cover page

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Tracking the Proposal

• OVPR notified of successful submission
• Tracking restricted by Grants.gov to OVPR

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Future of Grants.gov

• All federal agencies will be submitting through
  Grants.gov
• Stay tuned