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Grants.gov UpdateJason Hitchcock
Director of Information Policy, Planning, & Training
Office of Information Technology
Topics
• Grants.gov Update• Tracking Applications and Email Notifications• Common Grants.gov Rejections• PDF Issues• CCR Registration • Things to Remember• Other Information• Questions
Grants.gov Update
• New Program Manager• CCR Registration Renewal Requirement• Is Grants.gov moving to GSA? • The Grants.gov Production and AT07 will undergo
maintenance the weekend of June 11th
Grants.gov Update (Continued)• “Next Generation” Grants.gov on hold, no funding
increases for FY 2011o Increase Functionalityo Increase Commonalityo Reduce Operating Costso Improve Disaster Recovery Capability
Email Notifications
• Who is Getting the Emails?• What Emails Should I Receive?• Scenario 1: All Goes Well with the Submission.• Scenario 2: Rejected with Errors by Grants.gov• Scenario 3: Not-Accepted by the Agency.
Scenario 1: All Goes Well With the Submission
• Who is Getting the Emails?o Grants.gov Emails are ONLY Received by Submitter.o Agency Emails are Received by the Authorized
Representative and Project Director on SF424.
• What Emails Should I Receive?o Grants.gov
Submitted Validated Received by Agency
Scenario 1: All Goes Well With the Submission (Continued)
• What Emails Should I Receive (continued)?o Agency
Receipt Acknowledgement
Scenario 2: Rejected with Errors by Grants.gov
• Who is Getting the Emails?o Grants.gov Emails are Only Received by Submitter.
• What Emails Should I Receive?o Submittedo Rejected with Errors
Scenario 3: Not-Accepted by the Agency• Who is Getting the Emails?
o Grants.gov Emails are Only Received by Submitter.o Agency Emails are Received by the Authorized
Representative and Project Director on SF424.
• What Emails Should I Receive?o Grants.gov
Submitted Validated Received by Agency
Scenario 3: Not-Accepted by the Agency (Continued)• What Emails Should I Receive?
o Agency Receipt Not-Accepted
Agency Receipt EmailFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:18 PMTo: Bennett, R ShawnSubject: Receipt of Grant Application GRANT10599354 by USDA-NIFA
Shawn Bennett,
The grant application that you submitted to Grants.gov has been received by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tracking Number GRANT10599354
Application Title Test
Time of Submission Tue May 11 13:43:14 EDT 2010
CFDA 10.207 Animal Health and Disease Research
Funding Opportunity USDA-NIFA-AHFP-002937
Application Deadline Thu May 13 00:00:00 EDT 2010
You will receive a subsequent email when your application is accepted or declined for review by NIFA.
Please do not reply to this message.
USDA . National Institute of Food and Agriculture
www.nifa.usda.gov
Investing in Science / Securing our Future
Agency Not-Accept EmailFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:27 PMTo: Bennett, R ShawnCc: Bennett, R ShawnSubject: Non-Acceptance of Grant Application for review at USDA - NIFA
Evonne Pedawi,
The following grant application you submitted has been declined for review by NIFA.
Tracking Number GRANT10483233
Application Title This is a test package to test Grants USDA receipt email deployment with updated Adobe Forms.
Time of Submission 2009-12-04 06:37:02.0
CFDA 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified
Funding Opportunity USDA-NIFA-SRGP-002626
Application Deadline 2009-12-31 00:00:00.0
The reason this application has been declined is as follows:
This Application is not accepted for testing purpose on Dec 17th, 2009 at 4:27 PM by Sushma
You may contact Sushma Peddi at NIFA via e-mail at [email protected], if you have any questions.
USDA . National Institute of Food and Agriculture
www.nifa.usda.gov
Investing in Science / Securing our Future
Agency Acknowledgement Email--THIS IS A GENERATED MESSAGE - DO NOT RESPOND USING YOUR REPLY KEY--
APRIL 12, 2010
David A. Christopher
Molecular Biosciences & Bioeng
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822-2303
The following proposal has been received by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA):
Title: Genetic modification of anthurium to increase post- harvest life and flower yield
Proposal Number Assigned by NIFA: 2010-02918
Date Received: 05-APR-10
Grants.Gov Tracking Number: GRANT10574379
Any correspondence concerning this proposal should include the above proposal number assigned by NIFA and the proposal title.
Sincerely,
Nicole Williams
Team Leader
Proposal Services Unit
Competitive Programs
cc: Paul Kakugawa
Grants.gov Validation EmailFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 7:28 AM
To: Hitchcock, Jason
Subject: GRANT10157720 Grants.gov Submission Validation Receipt for Application
Your application has been received and validated by Grants.gov and is being prepared for Grantor agency retrieval and review.
Type: GRANT
Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT10157720
You will be notified via email when your application has been retrieved by Grantor agency.
Thank you.
Grants.gov
mailto:[email protected]
If you have questions please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center:
1-800-518-4726(M-F 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET)
Grants.gov Submission EmailFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:15 AMTo: Hitchcock, JasonSubject: GRANT10141612 Grants.gov Submission Receipt
Your application has been received by Grants.gov, and is currently being validated.
Your submission was received at 29-Jan-09 07:13:14 AM ET
Validation may take up to 2 business days.
Type: GRANT
Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT10141612
We will notify you via email when your application has been validated by Grants.gov and is ready
for the Grantor agency to retrieve and review.
DUNS Number: 8726124450000
AOR name: Jason Hitchcock
Application Name: Adobe Forms Testing of Matching Package
Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-SCRI-001928
Opportunity Name: Current Adobe Forms Testing for the CSREES Matching Application Package/ApplicantLoginGetID
Thank you.
Grants.gov
if you have questions please contact the Grants.gov
Contact Center:
1-800-518-4726(M-F 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET)
Grants.gov Rejection Email (Part 1)From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:20 AM
To: Hitchcock, Jason
Subject: GRANT10134834 Grants.gov Rejection Notice for Application
Dear Applicant:
Your submission was received on 23-Jan-09 08:19:39 AM, ET .
However, it contained the following errors and cannot be forwarded to the granting agency. The following errors were detected:
Error:Schema validation failed
DefaultValidationHandler found 3 problems:
3 Errors:
1: (line 2 column 1671) cvc-complex-type.2.4.a: Invalid content was found starting with element 'RR_FedNonFedBudget:BudgetYear'. One of "http://apply.grants.gov/forms/RR_FedNonFedBudget-V1.1":BudgetYear1}' is expected.
2: (line 2 column 37207) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '2.00' is not a valid value for 'integer'.
3: (line 2 column 37207) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '2.00' of element 'RR_FedNonFedBudget:CumulativeNoofTrainees' is not valid.
Grants.gov Rejection Email (Part 2)The document is NOT valid!
Please correct the above error(s) and resubmit your application to Grants.gov.
Type: GRANT
Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT10134834
DUNS Number: 8726124450000
Application Name: Current Adobe Forms Testing Matching
Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-SCRI-001928
Opportunity Name: Current Adobe Forms Testing for the CSREES Matching Application Package
AOR Name: Jason Hitchcock
Thank you,
Grants.gov
If you have questions please contact the Grants.gov Contact Center:
1-800-518-4726 (M-F 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM ET)
Agency Receipt Email from Grants.govFrom: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:20 PM
To: Hitchcock, Jason
Subject: Grants.gov Grantor Agency Retrieval Receipt for Application GRANT10135094
Your application has been retrieved by the Grantor agency and is currently being reviewed.
Type: GRANT
Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT10135094
We will notify you via email when your Grantor agency has assigned an Agency Tracking Number to your application.
Thank you,
Grants.gov Customer Support
800-518-4726 (7 a.m. - 9 p.m. ET)
PLEASE NOTE: This email is for notification purposes only. Please do not reply to this email for any purpose.
http://trapply.grants.gov
Confirmation Pop-up ScreenConfirmation
Thank you for submitting your grant application package via Grants.gov. Your application is currently being processed by the Grants.gov system. Once your submission has been processed, Grants.gov will send email messages to advise you of the progress of your application through the system. Over the next 24 to 48 hours, you should receive two emails. The first will confirm receipt of your application by the Grants.gov system, and the second will indicate that the application has either been successfully validated by the system prior to transmission to the grantor agency or has been rejected due to errors.
Please do not hit the back button on your browser.
If your application is successfully validated and subsequently retrieved by the grantor agency from the Grants.gov system, you will receive an additional email. This email may be delivered several days or weeks from the date of submission, depending on when the grantor agency retrieves it.
You may also monitor the processing status of your submission within the Grants.gov system by clicking on the “Track My Application” link listed at the end of this form.
Note: Once the grantor agency has retrieved your application from Grants.gov, you will need to contact them directly for any subsequent status updates. Grants.gov does not participate in making any award decisions.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you do not receive a receipt confirmation and either a validation confirmation or a rejection email message within 48 hours, please contact us. The Grants.gov Contact Center can be reached by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 1-800-518-4726. Always include your Grants.gov tracking number in all correspondence. The tracking numbers issued by Grants.gov look like GRANTXXXXXXXXX.
Confirmation Pop-up Screen (Continued) Contact Center hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
The following application tracking information was generated by the system:
Grants.gov Tracking Number : GRANT10371643
Applicant DUNS: 87-261-2445
Submitter's Name: Jason Hitchcock
CFDA Number: 00.000
CFDA Description: Not Elsewhere Classified
Funding Opportunity Number : USDA-CSREES-CFP-001927
Funding Opportunity Description : NIFA Community Food Projects Application Package
Agency Name : NIFA
Application Name of this Submission : Updated Adobe Forms Community Food
Date/Time of Receipt : 2009.07.09 8:23 AM, EDT
TRACK MY APPLICATION – To check the status of this application, please click the link below:
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/checkSingleApplStatus.faces?tracking_num=GRANT10371643
It is suggested you Save and/or Print this response for your records.
Common Grants.gov Rejections
• The Authorized Representative (AR) is not designated to submit.
• The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number not at the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
Central Contractor Registry (CCR) Registration
• Only Good for One Year• More Commonly Used by Government• General Services Administration’s System for Award
Management (SAM) initiative– https://www.acquisition.gov/SAM/sam.html
Things to Remember• Submit Your Application Early• Follow All Instructions
– RFA– NIFA Application Guide
• Late Applications Need to be Justified– Grants.gov Case Numbers
• Save Your Application
Things to Remember (Continued)• Watch Those Special Characters• Be Mindful of File Name Length (50)• Adobe Version• Make Sure You are Authorized to Submit
o Know Your E-Biz Point of Contact
Other Information
• Programmatic Questions– Refer to the RFA
• Electronic Application Forms Help– Grants.gov at [email protected] or 1-800-518-4726 – NIFA [email protected] or 202-401-5048
Other Information (Continued)
• NIFA Internet Site: – http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/application_info.html– http://www.nifa.usda.gov/business/business.html
• Grants.gov Applicant Resources:– http://www.grants.gov/applicants/app_help_reso.jsp– iPortal (Self Help Search and Ticket Tracking)
https://grants-portal.psc.gov/Welcome.aspx?pt=Grants