User Group Presentation

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User Group Presentation Release 2.12January
11, 2007
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Overview Release 2.12 Highlights

• GLOBAL CHANGES
• Attachments can now be marked as Internal Use
  Only. (8358)
• Award Tracking Report will not run when table is
  being updated. (10254)
• INBOX Tab Task Filters
• NOTHING NEW
• RFA Tab
• Language for the Email Notification sent to
  Recipients from the Notify Recipient task has
  been updated. (11928)
• To avoid confusion, no FALD Names will appear on
  routing slips, only FALD since they all get the
  task. (12434)
• Enhancements have been made to the FFO and
  Omnibus Synopsis detail pages. (12544)
• Save button is visible on data boxes for the
  FFO and Omnibus Synopsis for the commonly used
  screen resolution of 1024 x768. (12588)
• Audit Trail has been added to Omnibus Synopsis
  details page. (12602)
• New Application Log report has been added to the
  RFA and Competition Details pages for Competitive
  RFAs (12089)

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Overview Release 2.12 Continued

• APPLICATION Tab
• Save as Draft button for Input Paper
  Applications works correctly. (12062)
• Save button for Review Minimum Requirements
  works correctly. (12045)
• Email sent out when application is rejected
  during Review Minimum Requirements is recorded in
  Grants Online and copy is sent to Assigned FPO.
  (12046)
• Format of hard-copy letter for rejected
  applications has been corrected. (12298)
• Paper applications can no longer be entered for
  Non-Competitive RFAs which have closed. (RFA will
  not be returned in results of Search
  Applications. (12398)
• Grant or Cooperative Agreement box is now
  mandatory on PO checklist. (9864)
• System will validate that required items on the
  GMD checklist have been checked off. (12487)

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Overview Release 2.12 Continued

• AWARD Tab
• Workflow has been fixed for administrative
  amendments to ensure that the Grants Specialist
  gets a task after the action is initiated.
  (12158)
• FPOs can add (but not delete) attachments to PPRs
  and AARs submitted by recipients. (12513)
• Language on New Award notifications has been
  enhanced. (11889 and 12514)
• Notifications sent when an Expanded Authority No
  Cost Extension has been submitted now include
  Assigned Program Officer, Grants Specialist, all
  Authorized Representatives, and any PIs
  associated with the award. (12239)
• Award Action Requests
• Expanded Authority link will be removed as soon
  as one has been initiated, even if it has not yet
  been forwarded to NOAA. (11989)
• Amendments generated from AARs will not be
  visible to grantees until they have been sent for
  acceptance. (10255)
• Status of all AARs will be displayed on Grants
  File Launch page. (12068)

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Overview Release 2.12 Continued

• AWARD Tab Continued
• Progress and Financial Reports
• Submit date for PPRs will be populated when
  report is submitted by an FPO. (12303)
• Reports will not be marked as delinquent until
  the day after the Report Due date. (11972)
• Feature has been added to allow NOAA to mark a
  SF-270 request as rejected (payment denied).
  (10932)
• Printed report of SF-270 form has been fixed to
  print all dollar amounts. (12673)
• SF-270 reports will not display any delinquency
  status (12461)
• Fixes to Search Reports feature include
• FPOs can see Financial Reports as well as
  Progress Reports (12176)
• The name of the FPO who accepted the report will
  be displayed for those which have already been
  accepted otherwise the Assigned FPOs name will
  be displayed. (12306 and 12176)

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GLOBAL CHANGES Attachments New Internal Use
Only Flag
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RFA Tab Notification from Notify Recipients
task

• This is an automated notification from NOAA
  Grants Online that an application package has
  been posted at Grants.gov and you have been
• selected by the posting Program Officer for
  notification.
• Grants.gov is available at the URL
  http//www.grants.gov. If you are not registered
  at Grants.gov, please begin the registration
  process
• immediately. It can take up to 2 weeks to fulfill
  all of the registration requirements.
• To retrieve your application package from the
  Grants.gov home page
• 1) Click the "Apply for Grants" link in the upper
  left (under "For Applicants"). Review the
  instructions and download/install the PureEdge
• forms program if you have not already done so.
• 2) Click the "Download a Grant Application
  Package and Instructions link.
• 3) Enter the following Funding Opportunity
  Number
• NOS-OCRM-2007-2000819
• 4) Click the Download Package button.
• 5) Click the "download" link under the
  Instructions Application column.

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RFA Tab Notification from Notify Recipients
task cont.

• Information on the NOAA Request for Applications
  (RFA)
• RFA Name HELP ME
• Fiscal Year 2007
• CFDA Number 11.420
• Opportunity Number NOS-OCRM-2007-2000819
• Agency National Oceanic and
  Atmospheric Administration
• Opening Date 2006-12-12 115007.0
• Program Office NOS Office of Ocean and Coastal
  Resource Management (OCRM)
• Program Officer Richard Schneider
• Closing Date 2007-01-01 220000.0- NOTE
  This is the latest due date for all applications
  in this RFA. Please contact
• the NOAA
  Program Officer for verification of when your
  specific application must be submitted for
• timely award
  processing.
• For further information contact
• Name Mark Abbey
• Phone [phone]
• Address 600 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA 98501
• Email kevin.conaway.junk_at_gmail.com

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RFA Tab No FALD Names on Routing Slips
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FFO and Synopsis New Look and Feel
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FFO and Synopsis New Look and Feel with pop-up
data field
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RFA Tab New Applications Report
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RFA Tab New Applications Report cont.
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Application Report Columns (42 Columns)
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Application Report Column Descriptions
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Application Report Column Descriptions cont.
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AWARD Tab Notification for New Award

• Congratulations, you are the recipient of NOAA
  Award Number NA06NMF4720032.
• All of your award administration/processing is
  done through the NOAA Grants Online website. You
  will receive tasks regarding your award in
• your Grants Online inbox when action needs to be
  taken on your part. You currently have a task to
  "Accept" your NOAA award. You must accept
• the award in order to initiate any further award
  action requests or to access your funds via ASAP.
  The NOAA Grants Online web site can be
• accessed at https//grantsonline.rdc.noaa.gov.
• Name of Recipient Authorized Representative with
  task to accept award
• Gil McRae
• Additional Information about your award is given
  below
• CFDA Number 11.472
• Award File Period 12/01/2006 - 11/30/2009
• Program Office Fisheries Protected Resources
  Program Office (PRPO)
• Program Officer Lisa Manning
• Phone [phone]
• Email kevin.conaway.junk_at_gmail.com
• Total Federal Funding 73,830.00

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AWARD Tab Notification for New Award cont.

• After award acceptance, the Principal
  Investigator(s) must be associated with this
  award by your Recipient System Administrator.
  This
• will provide them with access to the award for
  requesting award actions and submitting project
  progress reports. The Recipient System
• Administrator that you identify during acceptance
  will receive a task to "Manage Award Users".
• Your Username is your first initial followed by
  your last name (and possibly followed by a
  2-digit number). If you do not have your
• Password or need to create an account, please
  email the Grants Online Help Desk during working
  hours at
• GrantsOnline.HelpDesk_at_noaa.gov and provide your
  name and phone number for a return call. If you
  experience any problem in reaching
• the web site, please contact the Help Desk
  immediately. The Grants Online Help Desk is open
  from 900 AM to 500PM Eastern Time,
• Monday through Friday. You can call the Help Desk
  toll free at 1-877-662-2478 or at 301-713-1000
  from within the local Washington D.C.
• Metro area. Email requests can be sent to the
  Help Desk at any time and are answered within one
  business day. The Help Desk cannot sent
• your Password by email for security reasons.
  Newly assigned or expired passwords will force a
  password reset after login. If you are a
• first-time Grants Online user, please click on
  the Account Management tab and change your
  security question/answer.
• We HIGHLY encourage you to review the Grants
  Online Grantee Quick Reference Guide and Grantee
  User Manuals available at
• http//www.ofa.noaa.gov/grantsonline/gol_training
  .html.
• Thank you,
• The NOAA Grants Online Program Management Office.

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AWARD Tab FPOs can see Financial Reports using
Search Reports
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AWARD Tab Assigned Program Officer is displayed
for reports not yet accepted
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Additional Resources

• GrantsOnline.QandA_at_noaa.gov
• GrantsOnline.HelpDesk_at_noaa.gov
• [phone]
• [phone] (1-877-NOAAGRT)
• Grants Online PMO Website at www.ofa.noaa.gov/gra
  ntsonline to Access
• Grants Online Training/Support Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Whats New page