Create Consolidated Grant Application  > Step-by-Step

After the Program Office releases a consolidated grant, the Agency creates a corresponding consolidated grant application and identifies its sub grant applications.

After you select the grant, a series of “wizard” screens guide you through the process.

NOTE:  A consolidated grant application can be created for any released consolidated grant.  To complete the grant application, the corresponding sub grant applications must be created.

To Create a New Consolidated Grant Application:

1.       If you have access to more than one Program Office, select the correct Program Office.  The Program Office you selected when logging in displays in the upper right corner of all screens.  To change the current Program Office, click its name to open the Select Program Office window.  Click SELECT beside a Program Office to select it.

2.       Select the Program Year.  The current program year displays in the upper right corner of all screens.  To create a project for a different year, click the program year to open the Select Program Year window.  Select a new program year from the dropdown and click OK.

3.       From the main menu, click Grants Management.  The dropdown menu appears.

4.       Click Grant Profiles.  The Grant  Summary screen appears.

5.       Two selection grids appear.  The top selection grid lists all open grants released by the Program Office.  The lower selection grid lists grants due to close within the next 30 days.

Click the column heading in the selection list to sort a column in alphabetical order.

Type all or part of the information (case-sensitive) you wish to locate in one or more fields below the column heading and click the filter icon Description: 00filter.

6.       Click the Select icon Description: 00padpencil in the row to view full details for a listed grant.  The Grant Dashboard screen appears.

7.       If your Agency is eligible to apply, the Create Grant Application button appears.  Click the Create Grant Application button.  The first of several Grant Application Create Wizard screens appears.

Depending on the type of grant, eGrants displays screens containing fields of information to enter.  The fields and screens may vary.  

The following buttons appear on the wizard screens:

Next
Click Next to save the data and move to the next screen of the wizard.

Finish
The Finish button appears only on the last screen of the wizard.  Click Finish to complete the process and save the new grant application.  A unique project number is assigned.

Previous
Click Previous to return to the previous screen to edit or enter information.

Cancel
Click Cancel to exit the wizard without saving the new grant application.

 

IMPORTANT:  You must complete all data fields in all screens.  The screens can be completed in any order.  However, you must proceed to the last screen and click Finish to save the grant application as a new record.

Enter Basic Details

1.       The first screen of the wizard contains fields for entry of basic information about the new project.
Complete the fields.

Grant Title

Read-Only

The Grant Title identifies the name of the grant.

Grant Application Type

Dropdown

Click the dropdown and click the Grant Application Type to select it.  The grant application type manages the way grant applications can be created, approved and submitted.

Previous Year’s Grant Application

Dropdown

If your Agency submitted a grant application for the same program in a previous program year, you can copy all the data from the previous submission.  Click the dropdown and click the year to select it.  Note that the new grant application will be assigned a unique project number for the current program year.  All data entry must be reviewed.  You must complete all approvals and resubmit the new grant application.

2.     Click Next to continue.

Enter Consolidated Application Information

1.   The Consolidated Application screen of the wizard appears only when consolidated applications are accepted for the grant. 

Complete the field.

Grant Title

Read-Only

The Program Title identifies the name of the grant.

 Consolidated Application

Checkbox

Click the checkbox to verify that you are preparing a grant application for a consolidated grant.  Additional information is required about the grant applications to be included in the application after the grant application is created.

2.  Click Next to continue.

Finish

1.   The Finish screen of the wizard appears after you complete each screen and click Next.

Click the Previous button or the wizard links on the left side to review your entry before creating the grant application.

Click Finish to create the grant application.  The Grant Application Detail screen appears. 

2.   From the Grant Application Detail screen, select any option to enter or view information.  To exit the screen, select a new option from the main menu.  You can return to the Grant Application Detail screen at any time.  See Selecting and Viewing Grant Applications.

 

For more information:

Managing Consolidated Grant Applications

Create Consolidated Grant Application > Before You Start

Add Consolidated Sub Grant Applications > Step-by-Step

View Consolidated Sub Grant Applications  > Step-by-Step

 

Creating a Grant Application

Selecting and Viewing Grant Applications

Generating Contract Documents

Completing the Application

Applying Authorized Signoffs

Submitting Grant Applications