GrantSolutions Grants Management Services

Grant Recipient Training Part 2: Submitting JVSG NonCompetitive Applications in GrantSolutions

The U.S. Department of Labor

June 2022
Greetings

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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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Agenda

• Introduction to GrantSolutions

• Login

• Apply for a JVSG Non-Competitive Grant

o Locate an Announcement

o Complete and Submit an Application

o Revise a Returned Application

• Help and Support

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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

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GrantSolutions Grants Management Services does not replace Grants.gov.

Manage financial 

assistance and submit 

applications for noncompetitive financial 

assistance

Apply to competitive 

funding opportunities
GrantSolutions Login Instructions: Go-Live

Grant Recipients received a welcome email on June 10, 2022, with instructions on how to log into GrantSolutions.

Subject: VETS is now in GrantSolutions | Your action: Confirm Access and Verify Your Profile

From: [Your Agency Point of Contact]

As a Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) grant award Grant Recipient, an account has been created for you in 

our new grants management system: GrantSolutions. Please complete the following steps, in the specified order:

• STEP 1 - If you do not have one yet, please create a Login.gov account.

• STEP 2 - Log into GrantSolutions through Login.gov.

• STEP 3 – Review the information found in your GrantSolutions profile and, if necessary, update it accordingly.

Notes: 

The email associated with your GrantSolutions access is the one associated with your VETS processes. If you need to add that email address to 

Login.gov or if you get the “Access Restricted error” in Login.gov, please follow the instructions on how to add a GrantSolutions email address 

to a Login.gov account.

No new accounts were created for previous GrantSolutions users (i.e., organizations that were awarded by other Federal Agencies that use 

GrantSolutions). These Grant Recipients can access their VETS awards in GrantSolutions with their original account, following the above 

Login.gov instructions.

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GrantSolutions Login Screen

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GrantSolutions Login Instructions: Post Go-Live

• Post Go-Live account requests (new account requests and account modifications)

o Submit the Grant Recipient User Account Request Form to the GrantSolutions help desk at 

help@grantsolutions.gov

 The Rules of Behavior page must be signed by the requestor

 The Grant Recipient Authorizing Official must sign Part 2 of the Grant Recipient User Account 

Request Form

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Reminder: Navigation and My Grants List (Classic Experience)

• Access the menu bar from most screens within GrantSolutions

• Use My Grants List to view or perform actions for active and expired awards

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Reminder: Navigation and My Grants List (New Experience)

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Apply for JVSG Non-Competitive Awards

JVSG Only
Apply for Non-Competitive Awards (JVSG)

• Agenda

o Who can apply to an announcement in GrantSolutions?

o General Notifications

o Demo apply for Non-Competitive Awards

o Demo how to revise a returned application
Apply for Non-Competitive Awards (JVSG)

• JVSG Non-Competitive Announcements 

are posted in GrantSolutions

o Announcements will be directed toward 

specific organizations

Note: Continue to process the Stand Down 

Grant Program as you do today. The Stand 

Down Grant Program process does not 

change for Grant Recipients. 

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Apply for Non-Competitive Awards (JVSG):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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Apply for JVSG Non-Competitive Awards

• Submit Application Package from “Application Control Checklist” screen

o Click Verify Submission

o Click Final Submission

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Help and Support
Help and Support

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

https://home.grantsolutions.gov/home/getting-started-request-a-user-account/

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

selecting Help/Support – Documentation from the menu bar.

• Visit https://www.dol.gov/grants/grant-solutions for more information about DOL’s 

GrantSolutions transition 

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Help and Support

• When you are live in GrantSolutions, 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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Objectives 

Review

You should now be able to:

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Thank you for joining!