Grant Recipient Training Part 2

Submitting Sole Source Applications in the GrantSolutions
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Before We Start...

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Objectives

At the end of this training, 

you will be able to:

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Login to 

GrantSolutions

Apply to a Sole Source 

Grant

Find Help
Agenda

• Introduction to GrantSolutions

• Login

• Apply to a Sole Source Grant

• Help and Support

• Attendee Feedback

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Introduction
Introduction

• The GrantSolutions Grants Management 

Services is the Department of Labor 

(DOL) award processing system

o GrantSolutions is a grants management 

software platform that enables Federal 

agencies to manage grants and 

cooperative agreements through the 

entire award life cycle

• Role based system 

o Users may only perform tasks in the 

system if they have the appropriate 

assignments 

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Introduction

GrantSolutions does not replace Grants.gov.

Manage financial 

assistance and submit 

applications for Sole 

Source financial 

assistance

Apply to funding 

opportunities

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Introduction

• Grant Recipients use GrantSolutions to:

o View and Apply to Notice of Funding 

Opportunities (Announcements)

o View or print their Notice of Awards

o View Award History

o Communicate with Grantors via Notes

o Request Award modifications using Manage 

Amendments 

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Introduction

• Grant Recipients should have their GrantSolutions accounts.

• If you did not receive an email with your GrantSolutions account, first contact your DOL POC to 

confirm that an account has not yet been created for you.

• For users who do not have their accounts and who join your organization in the future, please 

sign and return both parts of the GrantSolutions Recipient User Account Request Form to the 

GrantSolutions help desk at help@grantsolutions.gov

o Part 1 – Rules of Behavior (ROB)

 The Requestor must sign the ROB page

o Part 2 – Account Request Form

 The Supervisor or Authorized Official must sign Part 2

• Should you require any changes to your existing GrantSolutions account, please submit Part 2 

of the Recipient User Account Request Form only to the GrantSolutions Help Desk at 

help@grantsolutions.gov. 

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Introduction: GrantSolutions Login Screen

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Introduction: My Grants List Screen

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Apply to a Sole Source Announcement 
Apply to a Sole Source Announcement 

• Agenda

o Discuss General Notifications

o Apply for Sole Source Award

o Demo how to revise a returned application
Apply to a Sole Source Award: General Notifications

• Announcement Posted: When a Directed Announcement is 

posted in GrantSolutions, the following staff within the targeted 

organization receive an email notification:

o Principal Investigator/Program Director

o Grantee Authorizing Official

o Applicant

o Guest

• Application Returned from the Grantor: When an application is 

returned for changes, an email notification is sent to the 

following staff:

o New Applications

 (Existing Grant Recipient) All individuals listed on the SF-424

 (Applicant) All staff in the applicant organization

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Reminder: Revise then Resubmit the Application

If the Grantor returns the application for changes and the changes have been made, remember to 

resubmit the application by following the steps below:

1. From the “GrantSolutions Application Control Checklist” screen after changes have been made, 

click the Verify Submission button at the bottom of the screen.

2. The “GrantSolutions Submission Verification” screen displays. Click the Final Submission button to 

submit the application back to Grantor to review..

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Help and Support
Help and Support

• Grant Recipient User Account Request Form – Access directly by going to:

Recipient User Account Request Form

• Grant Recipients may access documentation and training videos from within GrantSolutions by 

selecting Help/Support – Documentation from the menu bar.

• Visit the DOL GrantSolutions Resource Site for more information

• For further questions, please reach out to your DOL Agency POC

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Help and Support

• The GrantSolutions Help Desk is available to 

provide technical assistance

o Monday – Friday, 7 AM to 8 PM Eastern Time

 Excluding Federal Holidays

o Email: help@grantsolutions.gov

o Phone: 866-577-0771

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Attendee Feedback

Provide your feedback about today’s training. 

Your valuable input will help to tailor future 

trainings with you in mind:

Attendee Feedback Survey

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Objectives 

Review

You should now be able to:

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Login to 

GrantSolutions

Apply to a Sole Source 

Grant

Find Help
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