Answers to Your Questions About the Discretionary Grants Process (August 2005)
Table of Contents
- Before We Begin
- How do I apply for student financial assistance?
- What is a formula grant and how do I get more information about formula grant programs?
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- What is a discretionary grant?
- What is a cooperative agreement?
- How does the Department establish discretionary grant programs?
- How are the Department's programs organized?
- How do I obtain information about the Department's discretionary grant programs?
- How do I learn if I am eligible to receive a discretionary grant?
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- How do I apply for funding from a Department discretionary grant program?
- What is an application package?
- How do I get an application package?
- Can I apply for an ED grant online?
- How does the Department decide what goes into an application package?
- What are certifications and assurances?
- What are regulations?
- What are funding priorities?
- Is there anything I can do to help shape regulations and funding priorities?
- Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning the application?
- What do I need to know about indirect costs and the indirect cost rate when preparing my application?
- What are performance measures?
- What do I need to know about protection of human participants in research when preparing my application?
- Where do I send the completed application?
- What happens if I miss the application deadline?
- What if there are technical problems with e-Application on the deadline date?
- What if there are technical problems with Grants.gov on the application deadline date?
- What if I find an error or realize I have omitted something in my application after the deadline?
- What happens to an application once the Department receives it?
- What do the letters and numbers mean in my PR/Award number?
- What happens if my application is not eligible?
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- How does the Department consider my application for funding?
- How are application reviewers chosen?
- What criteria do reviewers use to score my application?
- How does the Department take into account variations in scoring practices among reviewers?
- Does a high score guarantee funding?
- How long does it take the Department to decide on my application?
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- What happens to my application after the application review process?
- How does the Department decide which applicants get funded?
- How do I learn that my application has been funded?
- Is an application always funded for the entire amount requested?
- What does it mean if my project has cost sharing or matching requirements?
- What information does my Grant Award Notification contain?
- What happens after I get the grant award?
- How do I get my grant funds?
- How long does it take to get my grant funds?
- How do I get funds after the first year if my organization receives a multi-year award?
My Responsibilities as a Grantee
- What responsibilities do I have under a discretionary grant or cooperative agreement?
- What must I do if I need to change some part of my project from the original application?
- What can I do to help my request for a change get processed quickly?
- Do OMB circulars apply to my grant award?
- How do I make sure that I am complying with the regulations that apply to my award?
- How does the Department know how my project is doing?
- What do I need to do to prepare for a site visit?
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- What happens after the project has ended?
- What responsibilities do I have after the project has ended?
- What does the Department do with the information in my final performance report?
- What happens if I cannot send my final report by the due date because I have not finished the work of the project?
- What happens if I have completed the work of the project but cannot send my final report by the due date for some other valid reason?
- How do I get help completing my final report?
- Where do I send my report and how many copies do I need to send?
- What happens if I do not send the Department required reports?
- Do I have to keep any records related to my grant project after the Department closes out my grant?
- What kinds of records do I need to keep?
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- What are the audit requirements for my grant?
- What happens if the Office of Inspector General selects my project for an audit?
- What happens if the audit report determines certain costs or activities are unallowable?
- Can I appeal the Department's decision that I must repay money?
For your convenience, a PDF version of this document is available for download: grantmaking2005.pdf (424K)
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Last Modified: 08/11/2006
