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For years, applicants have applied for federal grants by submitting a package of PDF forms.
But on Dec. 31, 2017, Grants.gov will officially retire the legacy PDF package as a method to apply for a federal grant. Why? There’s now a fast, easy, and secure alternative to apply for federal grants called Workspace.
Grants.gov Workspace is an online environment optimized for applicants who are collaborating on an application.
Forms can either be completed online within a web browser or downloaded individually and uploaded to Workspace.
Applicants who have already made the switch say Workspace is saving them time and making the application process easier.
Browse our YouTube channel today and plan to use Workspace when applying for your next federal grant.
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I need help. Our company is such a new idea I cannot find any grants or funding opportunities available. Can you please help us. We are a nail polish company that is marketed to include those with visual impairments, religious restrictions or work regulations against polish. We are a new one of a kind truly scented polish made with non toxic ingredients. We have added braille to our labeling to include those with visual impairments, our employees are learning sign language to communicate with those with hearing loss. The idea is not exclude a single individual in our marketing efforts. We need assistance obtaining FDA approval and other equipment for marketing, any ideas where to find help for our company?
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To find currently open federal funding opportunities, please go to the Search Grants tab on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html
We recommend reading through the Grants 101 section of the Grants Learning Center to better understand federal grants before applying for a grant: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/learn-grants/grants-101.html
For information about the Food and Drug Administration and regulations regarding products and services under their jurisdiction, please go to https://www.fda.gov/
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Do I and my company (an LLC) need to be approved to receive grant monies? If so, where do I apply for approval?
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Hi Jay, review the Organization Registration page on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration.html
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BUT WHERE IS IT????? WHERE???? 20+ links to how great the system is, and the actual workspace is hidden in some obscure dimension.
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Grant applicants can create a workspace after logging in and locating a funding opportunity for which they want to apply.
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Agreed. Was thinking exactly the same thing when I say your comment. I submitted 63 proposals in a recent 6 week period, ONE last Sept. in “Workspace” but I have no memory of the submission. Fewer tutorials, more access to the system!!
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this is useless information. Use workspace but do not show how to create one. Typical government. I’m sure they wasted millions developing a byzantine unusable system.
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can’t agree more with the comments, really frustrating. they should open an opportunity for an application system so someone can build one for them
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Check out the Workspace Basic page, which provides step-by-step instructions on navigating Workspace and links to relevant user guide help articles and video tutorials: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview/workspace-basic.html
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Grants.gov is possibly on of the least user friendly sites that I have ever worked in. Workspace? Where? Impossible…
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Thank you for the feedback!
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I’m into my 2nd week trying to login…the Oct. video appears worthless. is there help to navigate this nightmare?
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Hopefully we can help you wake up from the nightmare. Please contact our Support Team at 1-800-518-4726 (International: 1-606-545-5035), or email them at support@grants.gov. They can help you get logged in and, if needed, they can walk you through the process of creating your first workspace.
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We have added braille to our labeling to include those with visual impairments, our employees are learning sign language to communicate with those with hearing loss. The idea is not exclude a single individual in our marketing efforts. We need assistance obtaining FDA approval and other equipment for marketing
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Please visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website for program information: https://www.fda.gov/
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Impossible to navigate. I may need to hire an IT team just to locate the grant forms.
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No need! We’ll save you some money! This short video shows you how: https://youtu.be/hMKELZQ63Do
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Check out the Workspace Basic page, which provides step-by-step instructions on navigating Workspace and links to relevant user guide help articles and video tutorials: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/workspace-overview/workspace-basic.html
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