In order to create or add a synopsis, you must have the Manage Synopses role and then create a grant opportunity.
Note: If you have already added a grant opportunity component that is not a synopsis, make sure the other opportunity component is not in Draft status. See the Create Grant Opportunities help article to learn more.
When you are on the Create Synopsis page, you will need to fill out the following fields under the General Information section (* denotes mandatory fields):
Version: The version number is automatically generated by the system.
*Funding Instrument Type: Select the particular type of funding that represents the grant opportunity. You can highlight more than one option by using either the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
*Category of Funding Activity: These are the high-level categories found in the Assistance Listings (previously known as CFDA). You can highlight as many categories as apply. If you select Other, you will need to add further information within the Category Explanation regarding your opportunity.
Category Explanation: In this field, indicate the category and a brief explanation. This field is required if Other is selected as the Category of Funding Activity.
Expected Number of Awards: List the number of grants to be awarded.
*Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Select Yes or No.
*Post Date: This is the date when the opportunity will be posted to Grants.gov. If you set the date in the future, the opportunity will not get posted until that date. If you enter today’s date, then the opportunity will be automatically posted after you publish the opportunity. If you set the post date for the future, any changes and modifications you perform on the synopsis will not be made public. Only after the synopsis has been posted will modifications be made public.
Close Date: This is the date when the application is due.
Close Date Explanation: Use this field to add comments about the Close Date (* required if Close Date is left blank).
Archive Date: By default, the Archive Policy is set for 30 days from the Close Date. You have the following three options: Automatic, 30 days after the close date; Automatic, on the date that you specify; Manual Archive – you will need to return to Grants.gov and manually archive by modifying the synopsis and selecting the option to automatically archive on a specified date. You will need to enter in the date for the archive to occur.
Estimated Total Program Funding: If you know this information, please enter the total program funding. The field will only accept numbers – do not enter a dollar sign; it will be automatically inserted.
*Award Ceiling: Enter the dollar amount using only numbers. The dollar amount will be automatically formatted; therefore, do not enter a dollar sign, commas, or any other non-numeric character.
*Award Floor: Enter the dollar amount using only numbers. The dollar amount will be automatically formatted; therefore, do not enter a dollar sign, commas, or any other non-numeric character.
Next, you will need to fill out the following fields under the Eligibility section (* denotes mandatory fields):
*Eligible Applicants: Select the eligible groups for this synopsis. Again, you can select more than one group by using the SHIFT or the CTRL key.
Additional Information on Eligibility: If you select “Other” as your eligible group, you will need to enter text into this field. Also, if you need to include additional information on the eligibility, you can use this text field to provide that further explanation.
Finally, you will need to fill out the following fields under the Additional Information section (* denotes mandatory fields):
*Description: Enter a description about the funding opportunity. Use the formatting tools available in Grants.gov to format the text in the description.
Link to Additional Information: Enter the full URL where the full announcement for this opportunity is located. If a URL is not provided and there are related documents or links, Grants.gov will automatically display a link to the Related Documents tab.
Link Description: If you enter an Announcement URL, you will need to enter text into this field. The text will appear as a hyperlink on Grants.gov, and the applicant can click on the text in order to view the Full Announcement.
*Grantor Contact: This information is pre-populated by the system based on the user information for whoever is currently logged into the system. Grantors are still able to edit the pre-populated Agency Contact field.
*Grantor Contact E-Mail Address: This is also pre-populated by the system and can be overwritten.
*Grantor Contact E-Mail Description: Enter text which will be presented as a hyperlink to the email address provided. For example, if you entered “Help Desk”, then when the synopsis is published and someone clicks on “Help Desk” it will open up an email with the email address already pre-populated in the “To” field.
After completing the required fields, click either the Save Draft button or the Publish button if you are ready to make this available to the public.
Selecting Save Draft will direct you to the Manage Opportunity (DRAFT) page where you may continue working on this opportunity at any time by clicking the Continue button.
Selecting the Publish button will navigate to the Create Synopsis Confirm page. Review the information and click the Publish button at the bottom of the page. If you need to correct any information, click Modify to return to the previous page and make the changes. If you click Publish, you will be directed to the Synopsis tab of the Manage Opportunity page, where you will see a success message.
If the post date you have entered is today’s date, then the synopsis will appear in the Search Grants tab within several minutes. If the post date is in the future, you will still receive a confirmation message. However, the synopsis will not be visible in the Search Grants tab until the actual post date you entered.
Note: You will be able to edit and modify the synopsis until the post date without any of those edits being visible to the applicant. You may enter partial information in the draft status prior to publishing to the public.