Grants.gov & the University of Michigan

Grants.gov is the federal web portal for finding grant opportunities from any federal agency and locating application packages, as well as where ORSP submits electronic applications.

A link to the federal site: Grants.gov

A link to eResearch

Use eResearch Proposal Management for most Grants.gov opportunities. The forms can be created in that system and submission is system-to-system.

Even Grants.gov submissions that cannot be handled system-to-system are handled in eRPM for other processing and delivery to ORSP. Upload forms to eRPM

Adobe versions of Grants.gov forms

Cautions!

Be sure you have the latest version of the application packet for any particular opportunity.
You must use at least Adobe Reader or Professional 8.1.3 for the Adobe forms. Adobe 9 or 10 is recommended.
Earlier versions may not work, may lead to crashes, and have security vulnerabilities.
Adobe Forms are taking a long time to open and send through Grants.gov. Be sure to get the completed files to ORSP with a full four (4) business days for processing.

Note: Grants.Gov files sometimes get corrupted. Make a back up every time you save the file.

Grants.gov recommended versions of software for use with Grants.gov.

Grants.gov Step by Step at UM [pdf]

A one-page overview of how to prepare grant applications using Grants.gov [04/2008]

Frequently asked questions

Using Grants.gov at UM

How to Find an Application Packet on Grants.gov

Standard information for Application Forms

Subawards Information needed

Last reviewed: April 2012

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