Unlock the full potential of Grants.gov and discover the perfect grant opportunity for your organization. Use these essential search tips and tricks to navigate the vast landscape of funding opportunities offered on Grants.gov.
Continue reading Grant Searching Made Easy: Mastering Keywords on Grants.govSafeguarding Federal funds and maintaining a secure cyber environment is of the utmost importance to awarding agencies. Recipients are a crucial part of safeguarding funds. Security is everyone’s responsibility, and an effective cyber security strategy helps prevent and identify fraud. Your diligence is key. We encourage you to share this information within your organization.
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Grants.gov always looks for new ways to serve its users and improve their experience. In 2020, Grants.gov implemented a new self-service help tool – Grant, the Grants.gov chatbot. Recently, a new and improved version of the chatbot was implemented with revisions based on user feedback. You are invited to test it out and provide feedback we will use to develop the next version.
Continue reading Grant, the Grants.gov Chatbot, can help you find the answers you need.As an applicant using Grants.gov, it’s crucial you manage your Grants.gov and Login.gov passwords effectively. In this blog post, we provide tips and advice on keeping your account secure, using and resetting your passwords, and using your password to log into the Grants.gov mobile application and website.
Continue reading How to Manage Your Passwords in Grants.govNote: This blog post was originally published on September 30th, 2020 and updated on June 3, 2022.
Grants.gov user registration is quick, easy, and free of charge. However, applicant users who are adding a new organization profile to their Grants.gov account must first ensure that the organization is fully registered on the System for Award Management (SAM).
What follows is a quick guide to making sure that you have everything you need to add a new organization profile to Grants.gov: a UEI, a SAM registration, and a Grants.gov account to which you want to associate the new organization.
Continue reading How to Add a New Organization Profile on Grants.gov [Updated]As of February 21, 2022, users must sign in to Grants.gov with Login.gov credentials. With the recent changes to the Grants.gov login process, many users may have questions about creating and linking a Grants.gov account with Login.gov. This blog post aims to address the new steps required to create a Grants.gov account and link it with a Login.gov account.
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Note: This blog post was originally published September 14th, 2021 and updated on March 10th, 2022
Federal grant applicants who are registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) are assigned a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) that will phase out the nine-character Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number on April 4, 2022.
Continue reading How to Find an Applicant’s UEI Within Grants.govSometimes applicants have questions about the specific requirements for a funding opportunity. For example, they might seek a clarification about what should be included in a budget narrative. Or they may have trouble accessing the full Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) electronically.
When questions like these arise, applicants should reach out to the Grantor Contact listed near the bottom of the Synopsis tab on the FOA (called the View Grant Opportunity page in Grants.gov).
Continue reading How to Find the Grantor Contact Information on a Funding OpportunityGrants.gov offers a wide range of help-focused resources – both for existing applicant users and for potential applicants new to Grants.gov.
Continue reading How to Get Help When Using the Grants.gov SystemFirst-time applicants can understandably feel daunted by the task of applying for a federal funding opportunity on Grants.gov. Here, we explain, at a high level, the key steps in the application process, providing a roadmap that will help applicants feel more confident about the journey ahead.
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