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Grants.gov Workspace

Effective December 31, 2017, grants.gov will officially retire the legacy PDF application package as a method to apply for a federal grant.  Applicants will be required to submit proposals through a standard federal grants application process on grants.gov called Workspace.  Grants.gov Workspace is a shared, online environment designed to make applying for a federal grant as convenient as possible.  Forms can be completed within a web browser or downloaded individually and uploaded into Workspace.  PIs familiar with NIH ASSIST and NSF Fastlane will find the Workspace application comparable to those systems. 

Beginning September 1, 2017, all proposals submitted through grants.gov that allow the use of Workspace must be submitted via that system.  The funding opportunity announcement will indicate whether Workspace can be used for a particular funding opportunity.  OSPA will no longer support other submission methods for those proposals. 

If you are planning to submit a proposal via grants.gov workspace please contact ospa@siu.edu as soon as possible for registration and organization affiliation.  Researchers may contact ospa@siu.edu to schedule a brief overview of the Workspace system. 

Note, this does not apply to proposals submitted through the NSF Fastlane system or NIH ASSIST system.

Links to the User Guide and other information are available here:

https://www.grants.gov/help/html/help/GetStarted/Get_Started.htm

Grants.gov Workspace Overview

Grants.gov Workspace Training Video Series

Grants.gov Community Blog articles on Workspace 

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