The document discusses the basics of applying for grants through Grants.gov. It provides an overview of the UW approval process, which requires proposals to be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs 10 days before the sponsor deadline. It also describes Grants.gov as a portal for applying to over 1,000 federal grant opportunities and outlines the four steps for submitting an NIH proposal through the system: downloading the application, completing it, uploading it to GC-1, and undergoing validation.

1. Grants.Gov: The Basics 2008 UW – Office of Sponsored Programs

2. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING AGENDA UW Process Overview Grants.gov Overview Preparation time (what info do I need and where do I get it?) Completing the Application Final Check and downloading Q&A

3. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Routing /Approval process Ten Business Days “In OSP”

4. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Routing /Approval process

5. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING OSP Review/Approval Deadlines The deadlines are important for successful submission! Application due to OSP : 10 working days prior to submission deadline – with all business components completed. Excludes the science (Research Plan fields 2-5) 5 working days prior to submission deadline – with all proposal components complete includes the science (Research Plan fields 2-5)

6. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING What is Grants.gov? An electronic portal that allows users to find, apply for, and manage over 1,000 grant opportunities from 26 different Federal Agencies

7. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Why Grants.gov? Public Law (PL) 106-107: Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 to: Improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial assistance program Simplify Federal financial assistance application and reporting requirements Improve the delivery of services to the public

8. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING When do I use Grants.gov? Depends on the agency and program requirements. Some sponsors (e.g., NIH, NOAA) currently use Grants.gov; some (e.g., NSF) are still in transition. Eventually, all Federal granting agencies will require the submission of proposals via Grants.gov.

9. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Sponsor and Program Announcement dictate which form is used. The look and feel of the forms are almost identical. Search and Download processes remain the same Downloaded packages will open in either Adobe or Pure Edge. Pure Edge / Adobe formats

10. Getting Started: UW Info http://www.washington.edu/research/osp

11. Getting Started: GRANTS.GOV Info One time start up requirement Users must download PureEdge Viewer software via Grants.gov website at: http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer For NIH proposals, PI must have an active account in the NIH ERA Commons. Contact your Department Administrator or OSP Administrator to request an NIH ERA account.

12. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Required data fields are visible with the click of a button. The package will automatically do a validation check on all the fields when user clicks on submit. The need to open and review required forms separately has been eliminated in the Adobe format. Pure Edge / Adobe formats

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17. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Four steps for submitting NIH proposal via Grants.gov: Download application package via Grants.gov Complete the application package Upload application package to GC-1 and submit to OSP Validation process (only NIH proposals via ERA Commons)

18. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Demonstration of Grants.gov system Finding Grant Opportunity Applying for grants Download Instructions Download application package Complete application package beginning with 424 R&R Viewing and Printing application package Email acknowledgement and notification

19. UW- OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Where to look for more information? NSF website: http://www.nsf.gov NIH ERA’s Commons website: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons Avoid Common Errors: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/avoiding_errors.htm

20. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV TRAINING Where to go for help? For technical questions, contact Grants.gov at Grants.gov or phone number 1-800-518-4726 For NIH’s overall plan for electronic receipt, contact NIH Grants info at [email_address] For UW procedure and process of submitting proposals via Grants.gov, contact UW Grants.gov Helpdesk at 685-4362 or [email_address]

21. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV Use of CO PD/PI – Not recognized by NIH Review Program Announcement for requirements (i.e. page limits, documentation, etc.). Answer “Yes” on GC-1 only when the proposal is ready for submission. Make sure PI information in eRA Commons is up to date. (NIH only) Helpful Tips Review

22. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV Level of effort must be listed on detailed budget. Convert document attachments to PDF format (NIH only!). Do not use headers and footers on documents. Make sure you have the correct DUNS# Budget start date does not match project start date on SF424 Helpful Tips Review

23. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV Q & A

24. UW – OSP GRANTS.GOV Class Evaluation: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/almarks/50781 THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!