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Grants 101

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1To ensure a fair competition for limited discretionary funds, the following conditions generally are insufficient to justify late submissions: (1) failure to register in SAM or Grants.gov in sufficient time (SAM registration and renewal can take as long as 10 business days to complete. The information transfer from SAM to Grants.gov can take up to 48 hours.); (2) failure to follow Grants.gov instructions on how to register and apply as posted on its website; (3) failure to follow each instruction in the OJP solicitation; and (4) technical issues with the applicant's computer or information technology environment, such as issues with firewalls or browser incompatibility.

Date Created: January 21, 2020