Over the next few years, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will be transitioning its discretionary grants application process to use the federal government-wide Grants.gov website. During this transition, a particular discretionary application package and the location for submitting it could appear at any one of several locations. The purpose of this web page is to help you find all ED grant application packages and where to submit them during the transition.

Finding Grant Opportunities: Application availability notices for all discretionary grant programs, when announced, are listed at Grants.gov. Please use the "Find Grant Opportunites" search. The search results page links to a synopsis of the opportunity and to the full text of the announcement notice.

Finding Application Packages: The description paragraph in the Grants.gov synopsis tells where to find the application package for a grant program. The full announcement also tells where to find an application package. During the transition period, an application package may be found at one of several locations:

• Grants.gov,
• e-grants.ed.gov, or
• http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.

Submitting Applications: The description paragraph in the Grants.gov synopsis or the full notice will indicate the method of application submission:

• electronic submission at Grants.gov;
• electronic submission at e-grants.ed.gov;
• electronic submission at Institute for Education Sciences grant submission website (https://ies.constellagroup.com); or
• by mail or other method.

Tips for Electronic Submission Using Grants.gov

• Register early. The one-time registration process can take up to 5 days or more. Registration must be completed in order to submit an application.
• The Pure Edge Viewer must be used to download the application package. This can be downloaded from the Grants.gov "Apply for Grants" page.
• To search for application notices and packages, enter the CFDA number (format 84.XXX) without the letter. For example: enter 84.133 to search for 84.133A.

Additional Helpful Links:

• Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov)
• e-Application (http://e-grants.ed.gov)
• IES Grants Submission Website (https://ies.constellagroup.com)
• Webcast for Grants.gov users (http://www.connectlive.com/events/grantsgov)
• New Policies for the Electronic Submission of Grant Applications (http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/gposbul/
  esubmitpolicysummary.html)
• Electronic Submission Policies at ED (http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/
  2005-1/021005d.html)
• Submission Procedures & Tips for ED Applicants (http://e-grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf)
• Grants.gov Registration Checklists for:
  • Organizations (applicants on behalf of an organization)
  • Organizations (Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) on behalf of an organization)
  • Individuals (applicants on their own behalf)