Visual Guide. Department of Health and Human Services Fulfilling the President s Management Agenda
Agenda Finding a funding opportunity Downloading an application package Opening an application form as part of the application package Attaching a document to the application package Submitting the application package to ORS Grants.gov Contact Center Information ORS Contact Information PAGE 2
The Find process Easy access from every page Search or Sign-Up for Email Notifications Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 3
The Find process Advanced Search allows you to search through both the open and archived opportunities Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 4
The Find process Further selection allows you to narrow your search: By Funding Instrument By Eligibility By Agency By Sub-Agency Helpful Hint: Use the Shift or Ctrl Key to highlight more than one option in each box! Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 5
Basic Search Select Your Criteria PAGE 6
Search Results/Locating an Opportunity Select the title of the grant to view the opportunity synopsis More Helpful Hints: Results are initially presented by relevancy Further sorting can be done by clicking on the Close Date or Open Date Use Boolean Tools to narrow or expand your search, i.e. AND/OR PAGE 7
Grant Opportunity Synopsis Provides a quick overview of an opportunity PAGE 8
Grant Opportunity Synopsis... Includes eligibility information PAGE 9
Grant Opportunity Synopsis... Includes an abbreviated description about the opportunity Direct link to the full announcement PAGE 10
Email Notifications Direct link to the grant opportunity synopsis Nightly email notifications Register and select your specifications Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 11
The Apply process Easy access from every page Access to step-by-step instructions and support available on every page Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 12
The Apply process Grants.gov provides PureEdge Viewer, a small, free software program to access, complete and submit applications electronically and securely Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 13
Non-Windows Users Grants.gov partnered with NIH to provide a Citrix Server for Non-Windows to view application packages Go to http://www.grants.gov/macsupport to locate the instructions for accessing the Citrix Server A non-windows version of PureEdge should be available November 2006 PAGE 14
The Apply process Easy to follow pages and instructions to find and download application packages to any desktop Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 15
The Apply process Register to receive notification of changes to application package before downloading it Download the application instructions/package from this location Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 16
The Apply process Select Save to save the application package to your hard drive All mandatory fields are highlighted and denoted with an asterisk Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 17
The Apply process All Mandatory Documents must be completed in order to submit the application Optional documents may or may not need to be filled out refer to the agency specific instructions Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 18
The Apply process To open a form, highlight the form and then click Open Form Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 19
The Apply process Select this icon to receive fieldsensitive help You must use the DUNS Number that matches the DUNS Number you used for the registration process Program Overview 2/3/2006 PAGE 20
The Apply process Submit button will not become activated until the following has been completed: All Mandatory Fields have been completed All Mandatory Documents have been completed and move to the Completed box All applicable Optional Documents have been completed and moved to the Completed box Helpful Hint: To get the Submit button activated, use the Check Package for Errors Button to find uncompleted Mandatory Fields Program Overvi ew 2/3/2006 PAGE 21
Uploading PureEdge Application Files to ORS 1. Save and close your PureEdge application file (.xfd). 2. Open Internet Explorer or preferred Internet browser. 3. Go to the Grants.gov section of the ORS website. http://www.hawaii.edu/ors/era_grantsgov.html 4. Click on the link to the ORS Grants.gov File Uploader.
5. A small window should pop-up displaying the File Uploader interface. (If nothing happens make sure your browser s pop-up blocker allows pop-ups for this site. If further support is needed please contact your IT person) 6. Click on the Browse button to select your PureEdge File.
7. The File Upload window will pop up allowing you to browse and select your file. 8. After selecting your application file, click on the Open button, The File Upload window will close and your file s name will have been inserted into the text box. 9. Click on the Upload! button to send your Application file to ORS.
10. A confirmation message will appear under the Upload! button either confirming that your PureEdge file has been successfully sent or noting that there was an error. Successful file upload. Failed file upload. 11. After successfully uploading the file, send a hard copy of the entire application packet to ORS Pre-Award, Sakamaki Hall D-200.
Contact Information Grants.gov Contact Center Monday Friday, 7 AM 9 PM ET 1-800-518-4726 support@grants.gov PAGE 32