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NOTICE: Prior to submitting applications through Grants.gov, please ensure you meet all Grants.gov system and software requirements, including Adobe software compatibility. You can verify if your version of Adobe software is compatible with Grants.gov, by visiting https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/adobe-software-compatibility.html.

NOTICE: As of Friday, April 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has begun utilizing the U.S. Department of State’s SAMS Domestic grant management system. SAMS Domestic is supported by the Department’s Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS). Award recipients will be using the SAMS Domestic Portal (Service Now) module in ILMS to complete all award-related activities. ECA award recipient organizations and recipient representatives must be registered with the U.S. Department of State’s SAMS Domestic system: https://mygrants.service-now.com

In the event you are having difficulty registering, please contact the ILMS help desk, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help applicants and recipients.

• 1-888-313-4567

If the issues are not rectified in a timely manner, please contact ECA_SAMSDomestic@state.gov.

Recipient Webinars

The SAMS Domestic Support Team will be conducting recipient webinars using Adobe Connect on the following dates and times for the U.S. Department of State recipient community.  If multiple people from your organization plan on participating in the webinar, please try to coordinate meeting in the same room and access the session using a single computer. The number of participants allowed within the Adobe Connect platform during each session is limited to 100, and we would like to preserve as many attendance slots as possible to allow maximum participation.  We encourage recipients to log-in early to ensure their participation before the log-in capacity is met.  Additional SAMS Domestic webinars will be available and advertised later.

Topics covered in these webinar sessions include:

• Account Creation
• Multifactor Authentication
• Searching for a Funding Opportunity
• Submitting an Application
• Countersigning an Award
• Post Award Activities and Reporting

To participate in the webinar, please follow the instructions below:

1. Go to: http://abureaustate.adobeconnect.com/samsdomesticrecipients/
2. Select “Enter as a Guest”
3. Type your FIRST NAME LAST NAME (ORGANIZATION)
4. Click on “Enter Room”
5. Ensure that your computer’s volume is turned on to confirm you can hear the presenter

**For Domestic US attendees/callers, you may also dial in using an alternate conference line provided below.

• Conference phone number: +1 (571) 429-4731
• Conference PIN: 89370913

If you have never attended an Adobe Connect meeting before, please review the resources below:

• Test your connection: http://abureaustate.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

• Overview of AdobeConnect: http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

Training Resources

For your convenience, training information and resources can be accessed from the Support page of the SAMS Domestic Portal.