Funding Opportunity Announcement

	Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)	eGrATIS	Grants.gov	Description
Abstract	Required document.	Attach as supporting document attachment	Upload as other attachment.	Max two to three paragraphs summary of proposed objectives. Suitable for publishing.
Signed Cover Letter	Not mentioned in FOA, but is required in eGrATIS.	Attach as required “Coverpage” document	Upload as other attachment.	This is a short letter signed by both Principal Investigator and Business Official.
Narrative: Workplan objectives and activities (“Impact” in eGrATIS PAM module)	Required in FOA.	Created as a Budget Change Request (BCR).	Download *Initial BCR Report* from eGrATIS; Attach in Grants.gov as required “Project Narrative Attachment Form”	New or enhanced objectives and activities.
Narrative: Staffing Plan	Required in FOA as part of Narrative.	Attach as supporting document attachment.	Upload a listing of staff as optional Project Narrative attachment form.	List of staff hired or contractors to accomplish each activity. List should include persons in the “Who will do the work” field in SMART objective builder in eGrATIS.
Detailed Budget and budget justification	Required.	Created as a Budget Change Request (BCR).	Download *Initial* *BCR Report* from eGrATIS; Attach in Grants.gov as “Budget Narrative Attachment Form”	Detail budget with justification for funding and associations to objectives.
Detailed plan to meet the Recovery Act and OMB tracking and reporting requirements as outlined in the FOA Section VI.3 and Appendix A.	Required in FOA Section VI.3 and Appendix A.	Include as a SMART objective in eGrATIS.	Will be uploaded to Grants.gov as part of the *Initial Budget Change Report.*	This is a statement of the grantee’s intent to comply with the reporting requirements of Recovery Act as outlined in the FOA in Section VI.3 and in Appendix A.
Signed 424 and 424A (For each ARRA application)	Required	Attach as supporting document.	Upload as required document.	Budget forms that detail a budget request.
Current Approved Indirect Cost Rate	Required in FOA if requesting indirect costs in budget.	Attach as supporting document.	Upload as optional budget narrative attachment or other attachment.	See Section IV.5 in FOA.