PLEASE NOTE: . Please read the information below and plan your grant preparation accordingly.
GRANTS.GOV
Grants.gov is the single access point for all grant programs offered by 26 Federal grant-making agencies. It provides a single interface for these agencies to announce grant funding opportunities and for grant applicants to apply online. Some agencies require electronic proposal submissions exclusively via Grants.gov while others may require both electronic and hard copy submissions. Consult with your pre-award/proposal staff contact.. Your proposal is submitted by ORA/SP (Contract and Grant Officer).
Software requirements: Your Business-Research staff contact will download all necessary forms found on Grants.gov once you have identified the funding opportunity you wish to pursue. However, for you as PI to view and/or assist with completing the forms, your computer must be equipped with the most current version of Adobe Reader.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
NIH’s goal is 100% electronic submission. Only complex, multi-project applications continue to require paper submission. Once technical constraints are addressed, NIH will schedule the transition to electronic submission for these programs.
Timing of the transition to electronic submission of NIH’s complex, multi-project grant programs has not been determined. Please be sure to work closely with your Business-Research staff contact to insure that your proposal meets the requirements for electronic submission.
PI Registration(NIH): Required for NIH Submissions via Grants.Gov. PI registration through NIH eRA Commons is required to review grant application submissions transferred from the Grants.gov site to the NIH. The review by the PI and ORA must be conducted within 48 hours of the application being made available in the NIH eRA Commons. Proposal submission must be coordinated with ORA/SP. Consequently, UCI’s ORA is requesting that NIH proposals that require submission through Grants.gov must be sent to SP for review, approval, and submission 3-5 days before the due date. Therefore, please allow an additional week when requesting proposal processing assistance in Social Ecology (i.e. 4 weeks+1week).
To register in the NIH eRA Commons through UCI:
- Home Page for NIH eRA Commons registration and updates
- Overview of eRA Commons and business functions
- Commons Helpdesk at 1-866-504-9552 or via e-mail at commons@od.nih.gov
Notice of Grant Award: Notices of Awards (NoAs) are sent via email to grantee organizations and are accessible in the eRA Commons through the Status module.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)
Proposals to NSF must be submitted electronically either through NSF FastLane or Research.gov. The majority of applications will continue to be submitted via Fastlane unless specifically noted in the funding opportunity that will either authorize, or in some cases, require use of Grants.gov to prepare and submit proposals. Upon successful insertion of the Grants.gov submitted proposal in the NSF FastLane system, all further interaction is conducted via the NSF FastLane system. Proposers should note that all collaborative proposals must continue to be submitted through FastLane as Grants.gov does not currently support this type of functionality. Fastlane allows PIs to check on project status and submit reports, notifications and requests.
PI Registration at UCI for NSF Fastlane: If you have never submitted a proposal to NSF, or have not submitted a proposal to NSF through UCI, or have submitted an NSF proposal through another institution, the NSF database needs to be updated to reflect your employment with UCI.
U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
DOJ Office of Justice Programs allows grantees to search for funding opportunities and determine eligibility to apply for solicitations found on OJP’s Funding page. Competitive/discretionary grant applications generally are submitted through Grants.gov and formula grants, congressional earmarks, and continuation grants must be submitted through OJP’s Just Grants. Just Grants is similar to NIH eRA Commons and offers grantees proposal tracking, proposal and award data, profile information, and provides create/update functions.Just Grants requires registration and log-in.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
The majority of EPA funding opportunities require proposal submission through, or in conjunction, with Grants.gov. See “Key Links” for information on funding, instructions, forms, guidance and grantees [http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/]