[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37379-37385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15799]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Standard Data Elements for Electronically Posting Synopses of 
Federal Agencies' Financial Assistance Program Announcements at 
Grants.gov FIND

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice of standard data elements.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM) is 
establishing a government-wide standard set of data elements for 
Federal agencies to use to electronically post, at Grants.gov FIND, 
synopses of announcements of funding opportunities under programs that 
award discretionary grants or cooperative agreements. The data elements 
are designed to give potential applicants: (1) Enough information about 
each funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested enough 
to look at the full announcement, which contains the detailed 
information they need to decide whether they wish to apply; and (2) a 
way to get the full announcement electronically (either directly at 
Grants.gov FIND or through an electronic link to another Internet 
site). The Federal awarding agencies jointly developed these Grants.gov 
FIND data elements as one part of the interagency grants streamlining 
effort under the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement 
Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Phillips, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503; telephone 202-395-3053; fax 202-395-3952; e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In a Federal Register notice on August 12, 2002 (67 FR 52555), the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed standard data elements 
for Grants.gov FIND posting of Federal funding opportunities leading to 
the award of grants, cooperative agreements, and other financial 
assistance instruments. Grants.gov FIND is modeled after FedBizOpps, an 
Internet site established by the General Services Administration, as 
the single site for giving the public access to relevant information 
about procurement contract opportunities that exceed $25,000. Many of 
the proposed data elements

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have been part of a pilot test for Grants.gov FIND, which is to serve 
as a single site where Federal agencies will post electronic synopses 
of opportunities for financial assistance awards. That function is 
expected to be fully operational by October 1, 2003. In response to the 
Federal Register notice, OMB received comments from 22 entities: Two 
State governments, two local governments; four universities; a group of 
universities that participate with Federal agencies in a demonstration 
program on research administration; one organization representing non-
profit entities; two non-profit organizations; three for-profit 
organizations; and seven Federal agencies. All comments were considered 
in developing the final data elements.
    We will continue to consider some of the comments separately from 
this notice because they address issues that are beyond the scope of 
the proposed data elements. Some of the comments (e.g., the general 
ability of the public to access the Internet) relate broadly to all of 
the E-Government initiatives of the President's Management Agenda (of 
which E-Grants is one) and will be considered in that context. Other 
comments relate more specifically either to the E-Grants initiative's 
policies for, or design of, the Grants.gov FIND site. We and the E-
Grants Program Management Office will address the policy issues as we 
establish the requirement for agencies to use the Grants.gov FIND site. 
We will consider comments related to system design (e.g., what search 
capabilities the system will have) as the E-Grants Program Management 
Office finalizes the design of the initial system or makes plans for 
future enhancements. Some of these comments may be addressed in a 
limited way in this notice, to the extent that they relate to other 
comments within the scope of the proposal.
    In addition to changes we made in response to comments on the 
proposed data elements, we made two other significant changes. First, 
we added a data element for ``Announcement Type'' that an agency will 
use to indicate whether the Grants.gov FIND synopsis relates to a new 
announcement or to a modification of one that the agency issued 
previously. Second, we eliminated the data element for ``type of help 
available from Federal agency contact,'' because we believe that the 
name of the data element ``Federal agency contact for electronic access 
problems'' is self-explanatory.
    The following sections present a summary of the major comments 
grouped by subject and our responses to them. Changes to the Grants.gov 
FIND data elements are discussed in the responses to the comments.

II. Comments and Responses

A. General

    Comment: One commenter asked us to clarify the relationship of 
Grants.gov FIND to the Federal Register. For example, the commenter 
asked if every announcement published in the Federal Register would 
also appear at Grants.gov FIND and vice versa.
    Response: Grants.gov FIND and the Federal Register are 
complementary. Grants.gov FIND's primary purposes are to provide: (1) A 
synopsis of each funding opportunity, the minimum information people 
need in order to quickly decide whether they want to review the full 
announcement for that opportunity; and (2) a way to access the full 
announcement electronically. The Federal Register is one place an 
agency may locate the full announcement to which the synopsis links 
electronically.
    It is our expectation that, with few exceptions, announcements of 
opportunities published in the Federal Register will appear in 
Grants.gov FIND. Whether a given opportunity that is synopsized at 
Grants.gov FIND will have its full announcement published in the 
Federal Register is a question for agencies and their program offices. 
Other locations they could consider include the agency's own or an 
alternative Internet location.
    Comment: Twelve commenters suggested additional data elements, 
including: A point of contact for programmatic information; if 
collaboration is required; the population to be served; any geographic 
restrictions; the countries eligible to be beneficiaries; the source of 
funding; whether the opportunity is new; whether there are mandatory 
outcomes or performance standards; whether there are any special 
security requirements; any limit on the number of applications an 
organization may submit; the anticipated number of awards; the duration 
of awards; anticipated award amounts (suggestions included a range; 
upper and lower limits; or information on awards in various subranges, 
such as between $100,000 and $500,000); if matching is required; and, 
if so, whether matching may be either in cash or in-kind and at what 
percentage of the award amount.
    Response: Agree in part. The proposal already included two of the 
suggested elements--whether cost sharing is required and the funding 
agency. Grants.gov FIND should provide the minimum summary information 
that potential applicants need to quickly decide whether they want to 
read the full announcement. As we reviewed the other suggested data 
elements, we considered that factor and also whether abbreviated 
synopsis information would be useful or could instead mislead potential 
applicants. Based on that analysis, we added two required data 
elements--any ceiling setting a maximum amount for an individual award; 
and any floor setting a minimum amount for an individual award. We also 
added two optional data elements for the estimated total program 
funding and expected number of awards, with a policy statement 
encouraging a funding agency to provide this information whenever it is 
possible to do so. The funding agency may include the other suggested 
information, and an appropriate level of additional detail, in the full 
announcement for the funding opportunity.
    Comment: Two commenters suggested that information at Grants.gov 
FIND be harmonized in content and sequential order with the overview 
section of the standard format that we proposed for full announcements 
of funding opportunities (a notice at 67 FR 52548, immediately 
preceding the August 12, 2002, notice on the proposed Grants.gov FIND 
data elements).
    Response: Agree in part. To the extent that the same or similar 
data elements appear in Grants.gov FIND and the overview portion of the 
full announcement, we revised the announcement overview data elements 
to ensure substantive consistency with Grants.gov FIND and the same 
sequential order. However, it is important to note that Grants.gov FIND 
and the overview portion of the full announcement serve different 
purposes and all of the information elements should not be identical. 
Grants.gov FIND is intended to provide sufficient information to allow 
a potential applicant to decide whether to read the full announcement. 
A full announcement's overview section provides additional, more 
detailed information for people who have decided to review the 
announcement and who may be preparing applications.

B. Specific Data Elements

    Comment: One commenter asked where to find the issuing Federal 
agency's name.
    Response: The proposed data elements included the Federal agency 
name within the element entitled ``Federal agency mailing address.'' 
The final set of data elements has an element entitled ``Federal agency 
name'' (see response to next comment).

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    Comment: Three commenters suggested alternative approaches for the 
Federal agency mailing and e-mail addresses. One questioned why the 
mailing address was needed in the Grants.gov FIND synopsis. Another 
asked for the complete postal mailing address, e-mail address, and 
telephone and fax numbers. The third asked that more than one Federal 
agency e-mail contact be allowed.
    Response: We agree in part. We changed ``Federal agency mailing 
address'' to ``Federal agency name.'' Given that the purposes of 
Grants.gov FIND are to provide sufficient information to allow a 
potential applicant to decide whether to review the full announcement 
and to provide a link to that announcement, the only reason that 
potential applicants should need to contact the agency after reviewing 
the Grants.gov FIND synopsis is if they are having difficulty with the 
electronic link to the full announcement. The proposal included data 
elements for that purpose, including the name of a Webmaster or other 
technical point of contact (called ``Federal agency contact for 
electronic access problems'') and his or her e-mail address (called 
``Federal agency contact e-mail address''). Other than that, potential 
applicants should not need to contact the agency before reading the 
announcement, where they will find points of contact for programmatic 
or award administration information.
    Comment: Two commenters asked why the data elements allowed more 
than one Federal agency contact name for help with electronic access 
problems, but only one e-mail address. One commenter saw this as an 
inconsistency. The second commenter suggested that each name be 
associated with an e-mail address and the type of help available. In 
addition, this commenter asked that alternate contact information, such 
as a telephone number, be provided for those without e-mail.
    Response: No change. ``Help desk'' activities for computer hardware 
or software system problems generally flow through a single, central e-
mail address accessible by several people rather than through 
individual e-mail accounts. Therefore, agencies are given the option to 
provide names of multiple individuals at that e-mail address in order 
to provide the public with needed service. We did add, as suggested, a 
telephone number for contacting the agency for electronic access 
problems.
    Comment: One commenter expressed concern that the requirement to 
provide a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number in the 
Grants.gov FIND synopsis would prevent agencies from listing 
international funding opportunities. The commenter asked that an 
additional or alternative system be used that would include 
international opportunities.
    Response: We revised the guidance for the CFDA data element to 
permit an agency to post funding opportunities under programs that are 
not listed in the CFDA. However, doing so does not create a requirement 
for agencies to post international funding opportunities at Grants.gov 
FIND. The types of agency programs and opportunities that will be 
subject to the posting requirement is an issue to be resolved during 
the development of the Grants.gov FIND policy document.
    Comment: Two commenters requested expansion of the ``Funding 
instrument types'' category. One commenter suggested that it would be 
helpful for potential applicants to know if the intended instrument is 
a discretionary or formula grant. That commenter also indicated that if 
an agency selects ``Other,'' there should be a text field to describe 
the meaning of ``Other.'' The second commenter requested that we 
explicitly include types of assistance instruments beyond those already 
specified.
    Response: No change. With respect to the comment about formula 
grants (which can be discretionary or mandatory), if the Grants.gov 
FIND policy document applies the posting requirement to formula grant 
opportunities, the Grants.gov FIND user should be able to distinguish 
formula programs through other data elements (e.g., the funding 
opportunity title and description, as well as the link to additional 
program information through the CFDA Number). With respect to a text 
field to describe what is in ``other,'' the use of instruments other 
than ``standard'' grants, cooperative agreements, or procurement 
contracts currently is limited to certain agencies and programs with 
special authorities. We believe it is best for the reader to consult 
the full announcement for the funding opportunity to learn details 
about any additional instruments.
    Comment: Seven commenters indicated that the ``categories of 
funding activity'' were too broad and did not adequately represent the 
specific aspects of many Federal programs. Several of them asked that 
we consider using keywords to facilitate the search with more 
specificity than allowed by the proposed categories. One commenter 
suggested that we include a text field where an agency selecting 
``Other'' could provide further information.
    Response: Agree in part. We adopted the suggestion to require any 
agency choosing the ``Other'' category to use the accompanying text box 
to provide additional explanation. We did not create more specific 
categories of funding activity. The categories in the proposed data 
elements, which closely mirror the categories in the CFDA, are intended 
only to provide an initial ``filter'' to narrow the field of 
opportunities to match the user's interests. It is unlikely that a 
fixed set of categories or keywords could cover the very broad spectrum 
of Federal activities and still have the necessary degree of 
specificity to let a user search and find only opportunities in a 
specific interest area. Current plans for Grants.gov FIND are to have a 
full-text search capability and electronic announcements would be 
similarly searchable. Nonetheless, we will continue to consider keyword 
searches for possible use in the future.
    Comment: One commenter suggested the guidance for the ``categories 
of funding activity'' encourage agencies to use as many categories as 
feasible to adequately characterize the program.
    Response: No change. The guidance for this data element already 
indicates that the agency may list as many as needed.
    Comment: Eight commenters asked for additions or changes to the 
proposed categories of eligible applicants. One commenter suggested 
adding a separate category for non-profits that do not have 501(c)(3) 
status under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code. Another commenter 
recommended including an ``Other'' category and accompanying text field 
that would allow agencies to provide more specific information about 
eligible applicant categories than the standard list allowed. Other 
commenters addressed the need for greater specificity in the categories 
and/or requested a variety of additions.
    Response: Agree in part. We changed the proposed category of ``Non-
profits other than institutions of higher education [includes community 
action agencies and other organizations having a 501(c)(3) status with 
the IRS]'' to ``Non-profits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, 
other than institutions of higher education''; and added a new category 
for ``non-profits that do not have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other 
than institutions of higher education.'' We changed ``All others (e.g., 
U.S. Federal or foreign governmental entities and non-profits that do 
not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS)'' to ``Other'' and added a 
text field that is required if ``Other'' is selected. We also changed 
``Unrestricted (i.e., open to any

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type of entity below)'' to ``Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of 
entity below), subject to any clarification in the text field entitled 
`Additional information on eligibility'.'' We did not otherwise revise 
the proposed categories to provide greater specificity, which 
appropriately is found in the full announcement.
    Comment: Three commenters recommended changes to the data element 
entitled ``cost-sharing requirement.'' One commenter suggested that 
non-profit organizations may be confused by the term ``cost sharing'' 
and that the term ``local match'' would be better. The second commenter 
asked that the level of cost sharing be included if cost sharing 
applies. The third commenter offered that the field should be expanded 
to include the type of cost-sharing.
    Response: In response to the first comment, we expanded the term 
``cost sharing requirement'' to ``cost sharing or matching 
requirement,'' terminology currently used in OMB Circulars A-102 and A-
110, the circulars containing the government-wide guidance on this 
subject for awards to States, local and tribal governments, 
institutions of higher education, and other nonprofit organizations. We 
similarly changed the title of the cost sharing section in the format 
for the full announcement of the funding opportunity (see the Federal 
Register notice accompanying this one)--we expect that each program 
office, in the full text of that section, will use the term that 
conforms best with what is predominately used by their communities of 
potential applicants.
    We did not expand this Grants.gov FIND data element to address the 
level or type of cost sharing. It is not essential that people have 
those details before deciding whether to review the full announcement. 
Moreover, as indicated in a response to a previous comment, additional 
information in a Grants.gov FIND data element necessarily is less 
detailed than an explanation in a full announcement and therefore could 
mislead potential applicants.
    Comment: One commenter asked that we clarify that the ``due date 
for applications'' data element includes due dates for letters of 
intent or pre-proposals.
    Response: Agree. We changed the description of this element to 
state that the pre-application due date must be provided if a pre-
application is required in order to submit an application.
    Comment: One commenter asked why the description of the data 
element ``Date of Grants.gov FIND posting'' said that an agency might 
post a synopsis to Grants.gov FIND after Federal Register publication 
of the full announcement. The commenter suggested that it would be in 
the spirit of Grants.gov FIND to have the synopsis posted there as soon 
as available.
    Response: No change. Ideally, one could post a Grants.gov FIND 
synopsis simultaneously with issuing the full announcement (which could 
be in the electronic Federal Register or at an Internet site the agency 
selects), so that information in the Grants.gov FIND synopsis would let 
a user immediately find the announcement as soon as both are posted. 
However, perfect synchronization is not practical because one agency 
activates the synopsis and another usually issues the full 
announcement. The language in the proposal therefore recognizes that an 
agency might send the synopsis to Grants.gov FIND and ask that they 
build in a small delay before posting it, to ensure that the full 
announcement is available electronically as soon as the Grants.gov FIND 
synopsis appears. Doing so can avoid unnecessary frustration for 
Grants.gov FIND users, as well as trouble reports and questions to 
agency officials.

    Dated: June 17, 2003.
Linda M. Springer,
Controller.

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                                                       Is agency input
        Data element               Description            required?
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Federal agency user           User ID of Federal    One entry required.
 identification.               agency
                               representative who
                               is authorized to
                               post information to
                               the Grants.gov FIND
                               site.
Federal agency user password  Password of Federal   One entry required.
                               agency
                               representative who
                               is authorized to
                               post information to
                               the Grants.gov FIND
                               site.
Announcement type...........  Type of announcement  One entry required.
                               to which the
                               synopsis relates:
                              Initial
                               announcement..
                              Modification to
                               priviously issued
                               announcement..
Funding opportunity title...  The Federal agency's  One entry required.
                               title for the
                               funding opportunity
                               (including program
                               subcomponent names,
                               as the agency deems
                               appropriate).
Funding opportunity number..  The number, if any,   Optional for initial
                               that the Federal      announcement if you
                               agency assigns to     give no number,
                               its announcement.     Grants.gov FIND
                               For a modification    will assign one.
                               of a previously       Agency input is
                               issued                required for
                               announcement, use     modification.
                               the funding
                               opportunity number
                               of that earlier
                               announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic   Number(s) of the      At least one entry
 Assistance (CFDA) number(s).  CFDA listing(s) for   required (may list
                               program(s) included   more than one) if
                               in the announcement   the Federal agency
                               (e.g., 12.300).       is subject to the
                                                     requirement in 31
                                                     U.S.C. chapter 61
                                                     to report to the
                                                     CFDA. Federal
                                                     agencies that have
                                                     programs that are
                                                     not domestic
                                                     assistance, and
                                                     therefore are not
                                                     listed in the CFDA,
                                                     may arrange with
                                                     Grants.gov FIND to
                                                     insert an
                                                     alternative number
                                                     that will allow
                                                     listing of the
                                                     funding
                                                     opportunity.
Federal agency name.........  Name of the Federal   Optional. If you
                               organization          give no office
                               responsible for the   name, Grants.gov
                               announcement,         FIND will insert
                               including agency      the office name you
                               name and, as          gave when you
                               applicable,           initially
                               specific              registered and got
                               subcomponent (e.g.,   your user ID and
                               department, bureau,   password.
                               directorate, or
                               division).

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Federal agency contact for    Should list name of   At least one entry
 electronic access problems.   person (e.g.,         required. May list
                               webmaster) to whom    more than one.
                               potential
                               applicants should
                               refer questions if
                               they cannot link
                               from Grants.gov
                               FIND to the full
                               announcement (this
                               person is distinct
                               from programmatic
                               and other agency
                               contacts who are
                               listed in the full
                               announcement).
E-mail address for Federal    E-mail address of     Required. May list
 agency contact for            Federal agency        only one.
 electronic access problems.   contact who can
                               help with
                               electronic access
                               problems.
Telephone number for Federal  Telephone number of   Required. May list
 agency contact for            Federal agency        only one.
 electronic access problems.   contact who can
                               help with
                               electronic access
                               problems.
Funding opportunity           A concise             Required.
 description.                  description of the
                               funding
                               opportunity,
                               designed to contain
                               sufficient
                               information for
                               potential
                               applicants to
                               decide whether they
                               are interested
                               enough to read the
                               full announcement.
Funding instrument types....  Types of instruments  Required. Select all
                               that may be awarded   that apply (up to 4
                               (codes provided for   codes).
                               system-to-system
                               interface):
                              Grant (G)
                              Cooperative
                               Agreement (CA)
                              Procurement Contract
                               (PC)
                              Other (O)
                              Note that if your     ....................
                               announcement states
                               that you may award
                               procurement
                               contracts, as well
                               as assistance
                               instruments, the
                               announcement must
                               be posted to both
                               the procurement and
                               assistance modules
                               of Grants.gov FIND.
Category of funding activity  Designed to allow     At least one
                               potential             required and may
                               applicants to         list as many as
                               narrow their          needed. There is no
                               searches to           default value. If
                               programs in CFDA      the category of
                               categories of         funding activity
                               interest to them.     does not clearly
                               Note that the terms   fit in any other
                               are defined in the    listed category,
                               CFDA. List all        must select
                               categories that       ``Other.''
                               apply (codes
                               provided for system-
                               to-system
                               interface):
                              Agriculture (AG)
                              Arts (AR--see
                               ``Cultural
                               Affairs'' in the
                               CFDA)
                              Business and
                               Commerce (BC)
                              Community
                               Development (CD)
                              Consumer Protection
                               (CP)
                              Disaster Prevention
                               and Relief (DPR)
                              Education (ED)
                              Employment, Labor
                               and Training (ELT)
                              Energy (EN)
                              Environment (ENV)
                              Food and Nutrition
                               (FN)
                              Health (HL)
                              Housing (HO)
                              Humanities (HU--see
                               ``Cultural
                               Affairs'' in the
                               CFDA)
                              Income Security and
                               Social Services
                               (ISS)
                              Information and
                               Statistics (IS)
                              Law, Justice and
                               Legal Services
                               (LJL)
                              Natural Resources
                               (NR)
                              Regional Development
                               (RD)
                              Science and
                               Technology and
                               other Research and
                               Development (ST)
                              Transportation (T)
                              Other (O--see text
                               field entitled
                               ``Explanation of
                               other category of
                               funding activity''
                               for clarification.)
Explanation of ``other''      A text description    Required if an
 category of funding           of what other         agency selects
 activity.                     category or           ``other'' as a
                               categories of         category of funding
                               activity are          activity, either by
                               eligible for          itself or in
                               support under the     combination with
                               funding opportunity.  one or more other
                                                     categories.
Estimated total program       The total amount of   Optional. Default,
 funding.                      funding the agency    if agency provides
                               expects to make       no input, is ``not
                               available for         available.''
                               awards under this     However, as a
                               announcement.         matter of
                                                     Government-wide
                                                     policy, agencies
                                                     are strongly
                                                     encouraged to
                                                     provide this
                                                     information
                                                     whenever possible.
Expected number of awards...  The number of         Optional. Default,
                               individual awards     if agency provides
                               the agency expects    no input, is ``not
                               to make under this    available.''
                               announcement.         However, as a
                                                     matter of
                                                     Government-wide
                                                     policy, agencies
                                                     are strongly
                                                     encouraged to
                                                     provide this
                                                     information
                                                     whenever possible.
Ceiling, if any, on amount    Any maximum dollar    Required. Enter a
 of individual award.          amount for an         number or ``none.''
                               individual award
                               under this
                               announcement that
                               the awarding agency
                               will not exceed.

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Floor, if any, on amount of   Any minimum dollar    Required. Enter a
 individual award..            amount for an         number or ``none.''
                               individual award
                               under this
                               announcement (i.e.,
                               if the awarding
                               agency will not
                               make smaller awards
                               under any
                               circumstance).
How to get full announcement  Hypertext stating     Required.
                               where to get the
                               full announcement.
                               If it is available
                               on the Internet,
                               this field should
                               include the
                               descriptor that
                               precedes the URL
                               for the full
                               announcement (e.g.,
                               ``Click on the
                               following link to
                               see the full text
                               of the announcement
                               for this funding
                               opportunity:''
Electronic link to full       The URL for the full  Agency input is
 announcement.                 announcement,         optional because
                               unless the            there will be no
                               announcement is       URL if the agency
                               uploaded in           uploads the
                               Grants.gov FIND.      announcement in
                                                     Grants.gov FIND and
                                                     does not also post
                                                     it on the Internet.
Eligible applicants.........  Designed to help      Required to either
                               potential             select ``99'' for
                               applicants narrow     unrestricted or
                               their searches to     select all others
                               programs where they   that apply.
                               are most likely to
                               be eligible,
                               although they still
                               must read the full
                               announcement for
                               details because
                               eligibility may be
                               further limited to
                               certain subsets of
                               applicants within
                               the categories
                               below (codes
                               provided for system-
                               to-system
                               interface).
                              99--Unrestricted      ....................
                               (i.e., open to any
                               type of entity
                               below), subject to
                               any exceptions
                               listed in the text
                               field entitled
                               ``Additional
                               information on
                               eligibility''
                              Government codes:
                              00--State
                               governments.
                              01--County
                               governments.
                              02--City or township
                               governments.
                              04--Special district
                               governments.
                              05--Independent
                               school districts.
                              06--State controlled
                               institutions of
                               higher education.
                              07--Native American
                               tribal governments
                               (Federally
                               recognized).
                              08--Public housing
                               authorities/Indian
                               housing authorities.
                              Non-Government
                               organizations:
                              11--Native American
                               tribal
                               organizations
                               (other than
                               Federally
                               recognized tribal
                               governments).
                              12--Nonprofits with
                               501(c)(3) IRS
                               status, other than
                               institutions of
                               higher education
                              13--Nonprofits
                               without 501 (c)(3)
                               IRS status, other
                               than institutions
                               of higher education
                              20--Private
                               institutions of
                               higher education.
                              21--Individuals.....
                              22--For-profit
                               organizations other
                               than small
                               businesses.
                              23--Small businesses
Additional information on     Explanatory           Required if agency
 eligibility.                  information to        selects either
                               provide any needed    category 25 or
                               clarification of      category 99 in
                               the meaning of        ``eligible
                               ``unrestricted''      applicants'' field.
                               (e.g., all but        If agency selects
                               foreign entities),    category 99 and
                               to identify types     there are no
                               of recipients meant   further
                               by ``all others,''    limitations, enter
                               or to provide         ``no
                               further information   restrictions.''
                               about limitations     Optional for
                               for any other         additional
                               categories (e.g.,     information related
                               for categories 6      to any category
                               and 20, a             other than 99 or
                               limitation to         25.
                               historically Black
                               colleges and
                               universities).
Cost sharing or matching      Answer to question:   Required.
 requirement.                  Is cost sharing
                               ormatching
                               required? (Y or N).
Due date for applications...  Date when             Required if
                               applications are      ``Explanation of
                               due (or latest date   application due
                               when applications     dates'' field is
                               accepted, if          not completed.
                               announcement has      Optional otherwise.
                               multiple due dates
                               or is a general
                               announcement that
                               is open for a
                               specified period
                               with applications
                               accepted at any
                               time during that
                               period). Note: This
                               field is to contain
                               the date when pre-
                               applications,
                               rather than
                               applications, are
                               due if an applicant
                               must submit a pre-
                               application to be
                               considered for an
                               award.

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Explanation of application    Used by agencies      Optional (note ``Due
 due dates.                    wishing to post       date for
                               more information      applications''
                               about due date(s)     field is required
                               for potential         if this
                               applicants. For       ``Explanation of
                               example, the field    application due
                               may be used to        dates'' text field
                               describe programs     is not completed).
                               with multiple due
                               dates or ones where
                               applications are
                               accepted, reviewed,
                               and funded at any
                               point within a
                               broad time window.
                               The field also may
                               be used to add
                               information about
                               the time when
                               applications are
                               due (e.g., 5 p.m.
                               EDT on the date
                               given in the ``Due
                               date for
                               applications''
                               field).
Date of Grants.gov FIND       Month, day, and year  Required.
 posting.                      when the agency
                               wants the synopsis
                               posted on
                               Grants.gov FIND
                               (e.g., some
                               agencies may build
                               in delays to allow
                               announcements to
                               appear first in the
                               Federal Register or
                               at agency Internet
                               sites. Format is
                               MMDDCCYY.
Date for Grants.gov FIND to   Month, day, and year  Optional. Default,
 archive.                      when the agency       if agency provides
                               wants the synopsis    no input, is 30
                               archived. Format is   days after the date
                               MMDDCCYY.             given in the ``Due
                                                     date for
                                                     applications''
                                                     field.
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[FR Doc. 03-15799 Filed 6-20-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3110-01-P