December 5, 2017

Reminder - Grants.gov is retiring PDF Applications effective December 31st - Use Workspace going forward

Attachment: Workspace Instructions

Dear MU Grants Community,

As a reminder, Grants.gov PDF applications will be officially retired from use on December 31st and Workspace will become your standard Grants.gov application method.   As previously instructed, if you plan to apply for federal funding through Grants.gov, you will need to register and do so in Workspace. Please refer to the attached reference to assist you in registering and using Workspace.  

In addition, Grants.gov provides extensive resources to assist you in this transition:

·         There’s an online help manual covering how-to instructions and the finer details of the system – including a useful search feature. 

·         There’s a large compilation of Applicant Training Resources and Videos available on Grants.gov beginning with Becoming a Workspace Wizard.

·         Finally, agencies such as EPA are hosting Grants.gov-led webinar sessions – even if you don’t apply for EPA funding, the content may assist you in your preparing an application in Workspace.  Information and registration can be found here. 

As a reminder, when preparing your National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) grant proposals, please CONTINUE to do so using NIH ASSIST and NSF FASTLANE as the preferred method for those agencies.    

And, as always, please don’t hesitate to contact OSPA if you have questions, or need assistance.    

Thank you,

Brenda