Grants.gov is a central portal that allows users to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. The various agencies are phasing in the requirement to submit through Grants.gov incrementally (see chart below). Applying for grants electronically can be a complicated and time-consuming process. All RSAs should plan to attend electronic submission classes taught by Pat Clausen. In addition, this Quick Guide is a great place to start learning about the requirements and procedures.

Type of Grant	Non-AIDS	AIDS
Small Grant Programs (R03)	6/1/06	9/1/06
Exploratory/Development Research Grants (R21/R33)	6/1/06	9/1/06
Research Project Grant Program (R01)	2/1/07	5/1/07
Career Development (K)	6/1/07	9/1/07
Fellowship (F)	8/5/07	9/1/07
Training (T)	9/10/07	1/2/08
Research Program Projects and Centers (P)	10/1/07	1/2/08
Research Projects Cooperative Agreements (U01)	10/1/07	1/2/08

First Time Users of Grants.gov: All first time users of Grants.gov should review the NIH Grants.gov training material at Grants.gov Training Material . While this material focuses on NIH applications, NIH has the most up-to-date training material on Grants.gov and this material is relevant to the electronic submission process that will be used by all government agencies as they transition to Grants.gov.

Additionally first time users of Grants.gov should become familiar with the new SF424 (R&R) Application Guide which replaces the previously utilized PHS 398 application kit.

NIH Electronic Submission FAQs

HOW TO USE GRANTS.GOV AT UCSF

At UCSF there are two systems currently in use for submitting Grants.gov applications

Grants.gov Cayuse: If you are applying to NIH you will be using the Cayuse application software.

Grants.gov PureEdge: If you are applying to a non-NIH government agency you will use the PureEdge software system.

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY ELECTRONIC INFORMATION

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH Commons is designed to make the grant application process paperless and more streamlined by providing the user with the following benefits: checking the status of current grant appliations, Internet Assisted Review (IAR), updating personal profiles, submitting FSRs, and submitting online progress reports with eSNAP. Pat Clausen also teaches an eSNAP class that all users are required to attend. UCSF guidance (Updated 11/21/06)

eSNAP User Guide for UCSF

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Fastlane Procedures for NSF Proposals and Administration at UCSF

NSF FastLane Home Page (Contact C&G for FastLane registration.)

FY 2006 NSF Grants.gov Implementation Strategy

Guide for Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Non-Federal Electronic Submissions

RAMS proposalCENTRAL is used by: Alzheimer's Association, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, California Breast Cancer Research Program, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (UCSF), Universitywide AIDS Research Program and many other non-profit foundations.

Do not create an institution profile. Our institution profile is: “The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco.

Additional Sites

American Heart Association

American Diabetes Association

Prior to sending a proposal by electronic means to an agency, one hard copy of the proposal is required at C&G NO LATER THAN 9 AM FOUR WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE SPONSOR DEADLINE along with one copy of the signed OSR Approval Form, applicable internal certification materials, and agency instructions/guidelines. Any questions about NIH electronic proposal submission should be directed to Jeff Colley at jeff.colley@ucsf.edu.