Dear Colleagues:

Egrants is now open and ready to accept 2009 applications. You will find the following changes in the system this year:

• Although Budget Sections I, II, and III will still appear in eGrants, you will no longer be required to comply with the 15% and 33% match requirements for member support costs and program operating costs. You will be held to the single match level appropriate for your program according to our regulations and the 2008 appropriations language.
      
• The MSY factors/percentages have been revised to align with those used by the National Service Trust, as described in the Application Instructions (reduced half-time .381, quarter-time .2646 and minimum time .2117).
      
• You will see new narrative fields for Clarification Summary and Continuation Changes. Enter N/A in the Clarification Information field. The Clarification Information field will only be used by those applicants selected to participate in the post-review pre-award clarification period.
      
• Enter N/A in the Continuation Changes field unless you are submitting a continuation request and wish to report changes.
      
• You will see new fields to Enter Source of Matching Funds in all three sections of the budget. You may disregard the Enter Source of Matching Funds option in Sections I and II. Please enter all of your Sources of Matching Funds for your total budget in Budget Section III:
      
  • Click on Enter Source of Matching Funds in Section III.
        
  • Enter a brief description of the match (maximum 250 characters). For example, “Ford Foundation Grant” or “Site Contribution” or “Donated Supplies.”
        
  • Enter the amount of the match.
        
  • Select the appropriate Match Classification: In-kind, Cash, or Not Available.
        
  • Select the appropriate Match Source: State/Local, Other, Federal, Not Available, Private.
        
  • Click on Save and Close.

For New and Recompeting National applicants only:

• Performance measure screens will not appear unless your new/recompete application is selected for post-review, pre-award clarification. Performance measure screens will appear for continuation applications.

Subapplications will no longer be entered into eGrants for National Direct and Professional Corps new and recompeting applicants. These applicants will submit one aggregated budget like the state commissions. National grantees will enter information about sites where members serve in the My AmeriCorps portal. This change ensures that the Corporation, as a federal agency, only collects necessary information in our systems. See the WBRS Transition page for more on the rationale for this change, and ideas for managing subgrantee budgets. Subapplications that have already been entered will appear for continuation applications.