[Federal Register: October 8, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 195)]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Office of Federal Financial Management Policy Directive on Use of
Grants.Gov FIND
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of final policy directive.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is issuing a
policy directive requiring Federal agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND
module to electronically post synopses of funding opportunities under
Federal financial assistance programs that award discretionary grants
and cooperative agreements. The policy directive includes an attachment
which contains the government-wide standard set of data elements to be
used by Federal agencies when posting synopses at http://www.Grants.gov
or such Web site/Internet address designated by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The purpose of the Grants.gov FIND module
is to provide potential applicants with (1) enough information about
any funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested in
viewing the full announcement; (2) information on one or more ways to
obtain the full announcement (e.g., an Internet site, e-mail address or
telephone number); and (3) one common Web site for all Federal grant
opportunities searchable by key word, date, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) number or specific agency name. The Federal agencies
jointly developed the standard data elements to be used for posting the
synopses information as part of their grant streamlining efforts to
implement the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act
of 1999 (Public Law 106-107).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Federal Financial
Management, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; telephone: (202) 395-3993; fax: (202) 395-3952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In a Federal Register notice [68 FR 37379], published on June 23,
2003, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finalized a standard
set of data elements for use by Federal agencies to electronically post
synopses of announcements of funding opportunities under programs that
award discretionary grants and cooperative agreements at http://www.Grants.gov
, the current Web site for the Grants.gov FIND module.
Also on June 23, 2003, another Federal Register notice [68 FR 37385]
proposed an OFFM policy to establish the requirement for agencies to
post funding opportunity synopses in the Grants.gov FIND module.
We received comments from seven Federal agencies on the proposed
policy. We considered all comments in developing this final OFFM policy
directive. Comments on the policy supported establishing the
requirement for agencies to post synopses of funding opportunities in
the Grant.gov FIND module. The following paragraphs summarize the
comments and our responses.
II. Comments and Responses
Comment: One commenter noted a discrepancy in one of the FIND data
elements. Specifically, the ``Additional information on eligibility''
data element notes that it is ``Required if agency selects either
category 25 or category 99 in the `Eligible applicants' field'' data
element. The commenter notes there is no category 25 in the June 23,
2003, published standard [68 FR 37379].
Response: Agree. The commenter has correctly noted a shortcoming in
the FIND data elements published on June 23, 2003. The full set of
codes is available in the attachment to this policy and on the
Grants.gov Web site. To clarify in this response, code 25 is for
``Others (see text field entitled `Additional information on
eligibility' for clarification)''.
Comment: One commenter recommended that the policy be changed to
ensure the policy applies to postings of an initial announcement and
any modification of the announcement.
Response: Agree. Section 4(a), ``Applicability'' of the policy
directive, and the Grants.gov FIND Data Elements/Format have been
revised to reflect that postings include initial announcements and
modifications to announcements.
Comment: A commenter recommended there be a separate FIND template
for modifications of announcements. In accordance with the OMB
announcement format policy, agencies should only have to provide the
date of the announcement and identify what has been modified.
Response: The Grants.gov instructions for input to the FIND module
have been clarified to be consistent with the standard announcement
format notice [68 FR 37376], Overview Information, Announcement Type.
For a modification entry, only the date of the previous announcement
synopsis and information that has been changed need to be entered. A
separate FIND template for a modification is not necessary because the
current FIND module accommodates any modifications.
Comment: The commenter recommended that Section 4, ``Policy'' which
references the uniform resource locator (URL), be amended to add, ``or
such web/Internet address as may be identified by the Grants.gov
Project Management Office.'' It is suggested that this would alleviate
revising the policy directive in the event the URL changed.
Response: Agree. Language has been revised to reflect ``or such Web
site/Internet address as may be identified by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)'' since this policy is issued by OMB.
Comment: A commenter indicated that the second sentence of the
introductory paragraph appears to make Grants.gov FIND (the terminology
that will supercede ``FedGrants.gov'') the primary location for
publication of the complete funding opportunity, since it states that
agencies are required to post funding opportunities for all
discretionary grant and cooperative agreement programs at that site.
Their understanding is that the posting requirement is for the synopsis
with a link to the full announcement (unless uploaded in Grants.gov
FIND) and that agencies will continue to post their full announcements
at a location(s) consistent with any applicable statutory requirements
and policies. This needs to be clarified.
Response: Agree in part. Grants.gov has a search mechanism to be
used to locate synopses and link to full announcements. As such,
Grants.gov will continue to be the site used to post synopses and, for
some agencies, full announcements unless, or until, another web/
Internet site has been identified by OMB.
The policy has been revised to state that the synopsis should be
posted with URL links through which the full announcement can be
obtained. However, when agencies post the full announcement at
Grants.gov, a URL link from the synopsis to the full announcement is
not necessary because the synopsis and full announcement share the same
URL; in this event, the synopsis must indicate that the full
announcement can be found at Grants.gov FIND.
Comment: Two commenters indicated that under Section 4(a),
``Applicability,'' the intent was to post synopses of funding
opportunities, not grant awards.
Response: Agree. The language in the policy, Section 4(a),
``Applicability,'' has been changed to ``funding opportunity
announcements and modifications to the announcements.''
Comment: With respect to Section 4(a), ``Applicability,'' several
commenters recommended that limited eligibility and sole source funding
opportunities be considered exceptions to the policy. One commenter
wanted to add the word ``competitive'' before the terms ``discretionary
grants and cooperative agreements.'' In addition, a commenter wanted to
add the word ``grant awards'' after ``discretionary.''
Response: Agree with ``single-source'' funding opportunities
[``sole source'' is an acquisition term with a definition that does not
apply to grants] being excepted because a single-source award is not
considered a true funding opportunity for anyone other than the
intended recipient. As such, a third exception has been added to
Section 4(a), indicating that synopses of single-source announcements
will not need to be posted. Since an exception has been added for
single-source awards, which are not competitive, adding the word
``competitive'' would be unnecessary.
An exception, however, was not added for limited eligibility
announcements because limited eligibility announcements are, in fact,
true funding opportunities which often include a competitive component.
As such, these announcements must be posted to Grants.gov FIND in order
to provide the public maximum opportunity to view potential funding
opportunities, thereby maintaining transparency consistent with the
customer service mandates prescribed in Public Law 106-107.
Furthermore, this requirement should not be burdensome to agencies
because most agencies use systems which automatically extract from the
full announcement the information needed to develop and post the
synopses to Grants.gov FIND. Inserting ``grant awards'' has not been
added since the intent is to post announcements and not
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awards. As previously indicated, the policy has been changed to reflect
the posting of funding opportunities rather than awards in Grants.gov
FIND.
Comment: One commenter expressed concern about having funding
opportunity announcements that are targeted for a set of pre-cleared
potential applicants (in terms of top-secret or sensitive work
associated with national security) included as synopses in Grants.gov
FIND and requested another exception be added to meet this need.
Response: Disagree. The policy in Section 4 already states that
``agencies should continue to post their full announcement at
location(s) consistent with any applicable statutory requirements and
policy.'' If such requirements prohibit an agency from the public
posting of a funding opportunity announcement, then there would be no
requirement for a synopsis to be posted in Grants.gov FIND.
Comment: One commenter thought the exception at Section 4a (2), is
too restrictive and did not address the ``nature of overseas awards.''
In addition, the commenter thought the definition of the exception
stating, ``A program with 100 percent of potential eligible applicants
who live outside the United States, and who demonstrate lack of
Internet access, and the agency has requested a waiver from OMB,'' is
very narrow and potentially burdensome and questioned how it could be
applied. In addition the commenter agreed with the policy, but
suggested the policy should reflect flexibility with respect to posting
announcements for overseas recipients and the second exception should
be removed altogether.
Response: Agree in part. Reference to lack of internet access and
requiring agencies to request a waiver from OMB has been eliminated
from the policy directive. Instead, the policy exception has been
revised to state, ``announcements of funding opportunities for awards
less than $25,000 for which 100 percent of potential eligible
applicants live outside of the United States.'' It should be noted that
while the exceptions to the policy do not require agencies to post
synopses, agencies are not precluded from the option of posting a
synopsis in Grants.gov FIND. The second option was therefore modified,
but not eliminated.
Comment: One agency commenter was concerned about the effective
date of postings in Grants.gov FIND. Specifically, the commenter was
concerned that when a funding announcement is published that may result
in the award of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, the
proposed three-day requirement is in conflict with the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.203(a) which requires agencies to
publish a notice of solicitation at least fifteen days prior to the
issuance of the solicitation (with certain exceptions).
Response: No change. The requirements to post the synopsis within
three days of posting the full announcement represents the latest
timeframe during which the synopsis must be posted. Agencies have the
flexibility to post the synopsis prior to this timeframe to meet
statutory or regulatory requirements.
Comment: Four commenters recommended changes to the policy
regarding reference to the Administrative Procedures Act and suggested
the reference be removed and be replaced with ``statutory or regulatory
requirements.'' Also, one commenter recommended that the word ``some''
be inserted before ``agencies'' in reference to ``agencies may need to
announce the funding opportunity in the Federal Register.'' As noted by
the commenter, not all agencies are required to publish in the Federal
Register.
Response: Agree. The reference to the Administrative Procedures Act
has been replaced with ``statutory or regulatory requirements.'' In
addition, the word ``some'' has been inserted in front of ``agencies.''
Comment: One commenter noted that ``the notice is still vague about
whether agencies can post grant opportunity announcements solely at
Grants.gov, and therefore, bypass the Federal Register.'' The commenter
asked whether or not it was acceptable to post the full information on
agency Web sites with a link from Grants.gov FIND.
Response: No change. The policy indicates that agencies must post
synopses of funding opportunities in Grants.gov FIND, which, in turn,
states methods through which an agencies' full announcement can be
accessed. The policy indicates that agencies may also put an
``availability notice'' of the funding opportunity in the Federal
Register, which identifies the funding opportunity availability and
contact information, for those that do not have Internet access.
However, the policy indicates that the agency will have to follow its
own statutory or regulatory requirements with regard to publishing in
the Federal Register. And in response to a similar comment on the
Grants.gov FIND Notice of Standard Data Elements [68 FR 3780, IIA.
Comments and Responses], OMB responded as follows: Grants.gov FIND and
the Federal Register are complementary. The Grants.gov FIND's primary
purposes are to provide: (1) A synopsis of each funding opportunity
with the minimum information people need in order to quickly decide
whether they want to review the full announcement for that opportunity;
and (2) a way to access the full announcement electronically. The
Federal Register is one place an agency may locate the full
announcement to which the synopsis links electronically. Whether a
given opportunity that is synopsized in Grants.gov FIND will have its
full announcement published in the Federal Register, on the agency's
web site, or at Grants.gov FIND, is a question for the agency and their
program offices.
Comment: An agency commented that it is not required to obtain a
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, since many of its
announcements are advertised as ``Broad Agency Announcements,'' which
may result in contracts, grants or cooperative agreements.
Response: Agree. The Grants.gov FIND Notice of Standard Data
Elements [68 FR 37382], states the following with respect to the CFDA
element, ``Is agency input required?'' At least one entry is required
(may list more than one), if the Federal agency is subject to the
requirement in 31 U.S.C. Chapter 61, to report to the CFDA. Federal
agencies that have programs that are not domestic assistance, and
therefore, are not listed in the CFDA, may arrange with Grants.gov to
insert an alternate number that will allow listing of the funding
opportunity. Consistent with this approach, language has been added to
clarify that agencies should work with Grants.gov to obtain an
alternate number in situations where the CFDA does not apply.
Linda M. Springer,
Controller.
To the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Subject: Requirement to Post Funding Opportunity Announcement
Synopses at Grants.gov and Related Data Elements/Format.
1. Purpose. This policy directive establishes a government-wide
requirement for Federal agencies to electronically post synopses of
announcements of funding opportunities under financial assistance
programs that award discretionary grants and cooperative agreements,
using a standard set of data elements. The purpose of the synopsis is
to provide potential applicants (1) enough information about the
funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested in viewing
the full
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announcement; (2) one or more ways (e.g., an Internet site, e-mail
address or telephone number) to get the full announcement with the
detailed information; and (3) one common Web site to search for all
Federal grant opportunities by key word, date, Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, specific agency or across agencies.
The attached data elements are the government-wide standard developed
for Federal programs that award discretionary grants and cooperative
agreements.
2. Authority. The policy directive is part of the implementation of
the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999
(Public Law 106-107). This policy is also designed to further implement
the Grants.gov initiative, one of the 24 electronic government (E-Gov)
initiatives under the President's Management Agenda.
3. Background. Public Law 106-107, requires the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to direct, coordinate, and assist Executive
Branch departments and agencies in establishing an interagency process
to streamline and simplify Federal financial assistance procedures for
non-Federal entities. The law also requires executive agencies to allow
applicants to electronically apply for and report on the use of funds
from any Federal financial assistance program administered by the
agency.
The posting of standard synopses in an electronic environment
provides government customers the opportunity to locate funding
opportunities in one place and to decide whether or not to apply for
the opportunity. Establishing data standards for the electronic format
of the synopses and the posting of synopses on the Internet serve to
implement Public Law 106-107 and the President's Management Agenda.
4. Policy. The data elements/format attached to this policy
directive are the government-wide standard for posting synopses at
http://www.Grants.gov or such Web site/Internet address that may be
identified by OMB, for programs that award discretionary grants and
cooperative agreements. Agencies should continue to post their full
announcement at location(s) consistent with any applicable statutory
requirements and policy. All Federal agencies are required to post
synopses of announcements of funding opportunities for programs that
award discretionary grants and cooperative agreements at the Grants.gov
FIND module and are also encouraged to post other types of Federal
funding opportunities at Grants.gov FIND. The synopsis shall be posted
with universal resource locator (URL) links through which the full
announcement can be obtained. A URL link from the synopsis to the full
announcement is not necessary for full announcements posted to
Grants.gov because the synopsis and full announcement share the same
URL. However, in this event the synopsis must indicate that the full
announcement can be found at Grants.gov FIND.
a. Applicability. All Federal agencies will be required to post
synopses of their discretionary grant and cooperative agreement funding
opportunity announcements and modifications to the announcements at
Grants.gov or a Web site/Internet address identified by OMB, using the
standard data elements/format, except for:
(1) Programs that only publish funding opportunities in the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
(2) Announcements of funding opportunities for awards less than
$25,000 for which 100 percent of eligible applicants live outside of
the United States.
(3) Single source announcements of funding opportunities issued by
an agency which are specifically directed to a known recipient.
b. Effective Date. This policy directive is effective thirty days
from this date of publication, and all agencies shall post announcement
synopses at the Grants.gov FIND module beginning November 7, 2003. A
synopsis of the Federal funding opportunity shall be posted at
Grants.gov FIND no later than three business days after release of the
full announcement.
c. Exemptions. Requests for exemptions must be directed to OMB,
Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM).
5. Agency Responsibilities.
a. Issue any needed direction to offices that award discretionary
grants and cooperative agreements on the requirement to post a synopsis
at the Grants.gov FIND module, including the standard data elements/
format. Synopses must follow the format to ensure all required data
elements are included.
b. Ensure the synopsis posted at the Grants.gov FIND Module will
have full instructions regarding where to obtain the full announcement
for the funding opportunity. To further satisfy statutory, regulatory,
or the agency's policy requirements, some agencies may need to announce
the funding opportunity in the Federal Register.
c. Obtain a Catalog of Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for all
programs that post a synopsis at Grants.gov. For those programs that do
not have an assigned CFDA number, the program office or agency must
contact the Grants.gov Program Management Office to obtain an alternate
identifier to be used in the synopsis posted at the Grants.gov FIND
module.
6. Information Contact. Direct any requests for exemption or
questions about the policy to the Office of Federal Financial
Management (OFFM), 202-395-3993.
Linda M. Springer,
Controller.
Grants.gov FIND Data Elements/Format
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Data element Description Is agency input required?
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Federal agency user User ID of Federal agency representative One entry required.
identification. who is authorized to post information
to the FedGrants.gov site.
Federal agency user password Password of Federal agency One entry required.
representative who is authorized to
post information in the FedGrants.gov
site.
Announcement type........... Type of announcement to which the One entry required Modification requires
synopsis relates: Initial announcement date and only changes made to the
Modification to previously issued initial announcement.
announcement.
Funding opportunity title... The Federal agency's title for the One entry required.
funding opportunity (including program
subcomponent names, as the agency deems
appropriate).
Funding opportunity number.. The number, if any that the Federal Optional for initial announcement, if a
agency assigns to the announcement. For number is not assigned, FedGrants.gov
a modification of a previously issued will assign one. Agency input is
announcement, use the funding required for modification.
opportunity number of the earlier
announcement.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Number(s) of the CFDA listing(s) for At least one entry required (may list
Assistance (CFDA) number. program(s) included in the announcement more than one) if the Federal agency is
(e.g., 12.300). subject to the requirement in 31 U.S.C.
chapter 61, to report to the CFDA.
Federal agencies that have programs not
listed in the CFDA, may arrange with
FedGrants.gov to insert an alternative
number that will allow listing of the
funding opportunity.
Federal agency name......... Name of the Federal organization Optional. If an name office name is not
responsible for the announcement, provided, FedGrants.gov will insert the
including agency name and as office name provided when the agency
applicable, specific subcomponent initially registered and obtained a
(e.g., department, bureau, directorate, user ID and password.
or division).
Federal agency contact for Should list name of person (e.g., At least one entry required. May list
electronic access problems. webmaster) to whom potential applicants more than one.
should refer questions if they cannot
link from FedGrants.gov to the full
announcement (this person is distinct
from the programmatic and other agency
contacts who are listed in the full
announcement).
E-mail address for Federal E-mail address of Federal agency contact Required. May list only one.
agency contact for who can help with electronic access
electronic access problems. problems.
Telephone number for Federal Telephone number of Federal agency Required. May list only one.
agency contact for contact who can help with electronic
electronic access problems. access problems.
Funding opportunity A concise description of the funding Required.
description. opportunity, designed to contain
sufficient information for potential
applicants to decide whether they are
interested enough to read the full
announcement.
Funding instrument type..... Types of instruments that may be awarded Required. Select all that apply (up to 4
(codes proved for system-to-system codes).
interface):
Grant (G)
Cooperative Agreement (CA)
Procurement Contract (PC)
Other (O)
Note that if your announcement states
that you may award procurement
contracts, as well as assistance
instruments, the announcement must be
posted to both the procurement and
assistance modules of Grants.gov FIND.
Category of funding activity Designed to allow potential applicants At least one entry required and may list
to narrow their search to programs in as many as needed. There is no default
the CFDA categories of interest to value. If the category of funding
them. Note that the terms are defined activity does not clearly fit in any
in the CFDA. List all categories that listed category, must select,
apply (codes provided for system-to- ``Other.''
system interface):
Agriculture (AG)
Arts (AR-see ``Cultural Affairs'' in
CFDA
Business and Commerce (BC)
Community Development (CD)
Consumer Protection (CP)
Disaster Prevention and Relief (DPR)
Education (ED)
Employment, Labor and Training (ELT)
Energy (EN)
Environment (ENV)
Food and Nutrition (FN)
Health (HL)
Housing (HO)
Humanities (HU-see ``Cultural Affairs''
in CFDA)
Income Security and Social Services
(ISS)
Information and Statistics (IS)
Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL)
Natural Resources (NR)
Regional Development (RD)
Science and Technology and other
Research and Development (ST)
Transportation (T)
Other (O-see text field entitle
``Explanation of other category of
funding activity'' for clarification.)
Explanation of ``other'' A text description of ``Other'' category Required if an agency selects ``other''
category of funding or categories of funding activity as a category of funding activity,
activity. applicable to the funding opportunity. either by itself or in combination with
one or more other categories.
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Estimated total program The total amount of funding the agency Optional. Default, if agency does not
funding. expects to make available for awards provide input, is ``not available.''
under this announcement. However, agencies should provide this
information whenever possible.
Expected number of awards... The number of individual awards the Optional. Default, if agency provides no
agency expects to make under this input, is ``not available.'' However,
announcement. agencies are strongly encouraged to
provide this information whenever
possible.
Ceiling, if any, on amount The maximum dollar amount for an Required. Enter a number or ``none.''
of individual award. individual award under this
announcement that the awarding agency
will not exceed.
Floor, if any, on amount of Any minimum dollar amount for an Required. Enter a number or ``none.''
individual award. individual award under this
announcement (i.e., if the awarding
agency will not make smaller awards
under any circumstances).
How to get full announcement Hypertext stating where to get the full Required.
announcement, if it si available on the
Internet. This field should include the
descriptor that precedes the URL for
the full announcement (e.g., ``Click on
the following link to see the full text
of the announcement for this funding
opportunity'').
Electronic link to full The URL for the full announcement, Agency input is optional because there
announcement. unless the announcement is uploaded in will be no URL if the agency uploads
Grants.gov FIND. the announcement in Grants.gov FIND and
does not also post it on the Internet.
Eligible applicants......... Designed to help potential applicants Required to either select ``99'' for
narrow their searches to programs where unrestricted or select all others that
they are most likely to be eligible, apply.
although they still must read the full
announcement for details because
eligibility may be further limited to
certain subsets of applicants within
categories below (codes provided for
system-to-system interface). 99-
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of
entity below), subject to any
exceptions listed in the text field
entitled ``Additional information on
eligibility.''.
Government Codes:
00-State governments
01-County governments
02-City or township governments
04-Special district governments
05-Independent school districts
06-State controlled institutions of
higher education
07-Native American tribal governments
(Federally recognized)
08-Public Housing Authorities/Indian
housing authorities
Non-Government organizations:
11-Native American tribal organizations
(other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
12-Nonprofits with 501(copyright))(3)
IRS status, other than institutions of
higher education.
13-Nonprofits without 501(copyright))(3)
IRS status, other than institutions of
higher education
20-Private institutions of higher
education
21-Individuals
22-For-profit organizations other than
small businesses
23-Small businesses
25-Others (see text field entitled
``Additional information on
eligibility'' for clarification)
Additional information on Explanatory information to provide any Required if agency selects either
eligibility. needed clarification of the meaning of category 25 or category 99 in
``unrestricted'' (e.g., all but foreign ``eligible applicants'' field. If
entities) to identify types of agency selects category 99 and there
recipients meant by ``all others,'' or are not further limitations, enter ``no
to provide further information about restrictions.'' Optional for additional
limitations for any other categories information related to any category
(e.g., for categories 6 and 20, a other than 99 or 25.
limitation to historically Black
colleges and universities).
Cost sharing or matching Answer to question: Is cost sharing or Required.
requirement. matching required? (Y or N).
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Due date for applications... Date when applications are due (or Required, if Explanation of application
latest date when applications accepted, due dates' field is not completed.
if announcement has multiple due dates Optional otherwise.
or is a general announcement that is
open for a specified period with
applications accepted at any time
during that period).
Note: This field is to contain the date
when pre-applications, rather than
applications, are due if an applicant
must submit a pre-application to be
considered for an award.
Explanation of application Used by agencies wanting to post more Optional (Note: ``Due date for
due dates. information about due date(s) for applications'' field is required if
potential applicants. For example, the this ``Explanation of application due
field may be used to describe programs dates'' text is not completed).
with multiple due dates or ones where
applications are accepted at any point
within a broad time window. The field
also may be used to add information
about the time when applications are
field due (e.g., 5 p.m. EDT on the date
given in the ``Due date for
applications'' field).
Date of Grants.gov FIND Month, day, and year when the agency Required.
posting. wants the synopsis posted on Grants.gov
FIND (e.g., some agencies may build in
delays to allow announcements to appear
first in the Federal Register or at
agencies Internet site. Format is
MMDDCCYY.
Date for Grants.gov FIND to Month, day and year when the agency Optional. Default, if agency provides no
archive. wants the synopsis archived. Format is input, is 30 days after the date given
MMDDCCYY. in the ``Due date for applications''
field.
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