By: Beth Gardner Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section

By: Beth Gardner

Procurement and Grants Office

Technical Information Management Section

Phone: 770-488-2700, E-Mail: PGOTIM@cdc.gov

•CDC Website

•Grants.gov

HOW TO FIND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Searching for Grants on the CDC WebsiteStep 1

Step 2

Searching for Grants on the CDC Website

Under Grants and Cooperative Agreements.

Searching for Grants on the CDC Website

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov

• Registration information “Get Started”• Pure Edge Viewer software• Finding a funding opportunity “Find”• Downloading an application package

“Apply”• Check package for errors• Submit application

Participating Federal Agencies• Agency for International

Development• Department of Transportation• Corporation for National

Service• Department of the Treasury• Department of Agriculture• Department of Veterans Affairs• Department of Commerce• Environmental Protection

Agency• Department of Defense• Federal Emergency

Management Agency• Department of Education• Institute for Museum and

Library Services• Department of Energy• National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

• Department of Health and Human Services

• National Archives and Records Administration

• Department of Housing and Urban Development

• National Endowment for the Arts

• Department of the Interior• National Endowment for the

Humanities• Department of Justice• National Science Foundation• Department of Labor• Small Business Administration• Department of State• Social Security Administration

CDC

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

Example for the AOR sign-up screen:

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

1. Register your organization

2. Register the E-Biz point of contact

3. Who in the organization can be the Authorization Organization Representative (you can have multiple)

4. Register in Grants.gov

5. Download Pure Edge Viewer

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

• Organization registers with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), the Federal database for conducting business with the U.S. Government - DUNS Number is required for registration- Two important fields within the CCR:

• E-Business Point of Contact (POC)– Will authorize organizational representatives at Grants.gov

• M-PIN– E-Business Point of Contact will use the M-PIN in the

authorization process

• Organizations can check to see if they are registered and identify their E-Business POC at the CCR website

Step 1 of 3: Organization Registration

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

Step 2 of 3: E-Business Point of Contact (E-biz)• Register your organization with CCR

– You will need a DUNS number– Your Authorizing Official or Chief Financial Officer

should be the E-biz point of contact– E-biz POC will receive a M-Pin – The E-biz POC can give authority to the Authorized

Organization Representative– Registration takes 3-5 business day so don’t delay

Organization E-Biz AOR Grants.govAOR

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“Get Started”

• Organization’s E-Business POC authorizes the organization representative– E-Business POC will receive an email that an organization

representative is attempting to register at Grants.gov– E-Business POC will log into Grants.gov and authorize the

organization representative• Log-in consists of the organization’s M-PIN and DUNS

Number• After the authorization, the organization representative will

now be an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)• Only after the authorization has occurred will the organization

representative be able to submit

– An organization can have more than one AOR

Step 3 of 3: Authorization Organization Representative

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”

Searching for Grants on Grants.govEmail Notifications

• Direct link to the grant opportunity synopsis • Nightly email notifications

• Register and select your specifications

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”

Advanced Search:

Helpful Hint: Use the Shift or Ctrl Key to highlight more than one option in each box.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”Advanced Search:

Helpful Hint: Use the Shift or Ctrl Key to highlight more than one option in each box.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”

Search Results:

Helpful Hints: Further sorting can be done by clicking on the “Close Date or “Agency”.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”

• Provides a quick overview of an opportunity

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“FIND”

- Includes eligibility information - Link to the full announcement

- Abbreviated description of the opportunity - Point of contact

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Helpful Hints: You do not need to register in Grants.gov to obtain the full announcement or the electronic application, only to upload the electronic application.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Helpful Hint: The same Funding Opportunity Announcement will also be posted on the CDC website

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Helpful Hint: You must have Pure Edge Viewer to open the application forms.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

• 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

Non-Windows Users

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Download the application instructions/package from this location.

Register for notification changes.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Select “Save” to save the package to your hard drive.

All mandatory fields are highlighted and denoted with an asterisk

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

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.

To open a form, highlight the form and then click “open Form” button.

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Select this icon to receive field sensitive help

You must use the DUNS Number that matches the DUNS Number you used for the registration process

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

To attached files need to be PDF, you will brows your documents and link to the screen

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Submit button will not become activated until the following has been completed:

-All Mandatory Fields have been completed

- All Mandatory Documents have been moved to the Completed box

- All applicable Optional Documents have been 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

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

-You must be fully register at Grants.gov to submit the application “Get Started”

- Click Submit to begin the upload process

- It may take a few minutes for the upload – it is dependent on the size of your application

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

The application will connect automatically to the Internet and to Grants.gov

Enter your Grants.gov username and password – you must be fully registered to successfully submit

Searching for Grants on Grants.gov“APPLY”

Scroll to the bottom of the confirmation screen to receive:

• Grants.gov Tracking Number •Date/Time Stamp

What to expect after submission?

• Successful Submission– The submitter will receive the following emails:

• Successful Grants.gov verification email• Application downloaded by the agency• Agency-specific tracking number assignment

*This is an optional email notification – CDC does not assign agency-specific tracking numbers, you will not receive this email*

• Unsuccessful Submission– The submitter will receive an email that the

application failed the Grants.gov verification process

Reasons for Unsuccessful Submission

• Incorrect DUNS Number– You must use the DUNS Number that is listed in your

applicant profile• Grants.gov validates the DUNS Number provided in the SF-

424 Form with the DUNS Number in your applicant profile

• Virus Detected– Grants.gov conducts a virus scan before it will accept

an application– If virus is detected, you will need to either re-

download the application package or fix the corrupted file

Contact InformationGrants.gov Contact Center– Monday – Friday, 7AM – 9 PM EST– 1-800-518-4726– support@grants.gov

Center for Disease Control and Prevention- Procurement and Grants Office, Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)- 770-488-2700PGOTIM@cdc.gov