Grants.gov Electronic Submission

Use of the Grants.gov web site to research and apply for funding opportunities can be outlined in four simple steps.

1. Find available grant opportunities - The Grants.gov website provides a searchable list of all discretionary grants offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies.
2. Register with Grants.gov - In order to apply for a grant, you must complete the Grants.gov registration process. The registration process can take between three to five business days or as long as four weeks if all steps are not completed in a timely manner. So please register early!
3. Apply - After registering, you are free to apply for the funding opportunities you uncover in your search. Follow the steps you must complete to apply for grant opportunities.
4. Track your application - After submitting your application, use the Grants.gov tracking number to monitor the processing status of your application.

Additional tips:

• After the application is submitted electronically, the applicant will receive the three emails below.
  1. An automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov of the application's submission that will provide a Grants.gov tracking number. (The date-time stamp for this email serves as the official record of your application submission.)
  2. An acknowledgement from Grants.gov that the submitted application package has passed or failed a series of checks and validations.
  3. An acknowledgement that the application has been retrieved and received by the funding agency.
• The electronic application must comply with any page limitation requirements described in the program announcement.
• It is strongly recommended that the applicant retain a printed hard copy of the application.