Governments can search multiple places to find grant opportunities. These include:
Grants.gov website (www.grants.gov)
GTAOD and GTAOS pages (which load the Grants.gov opportunities into Advantage Financial via a batch job)
Various grantor databases
Grantor networking
Once a relevant grant opportunity has been identified, it is entered into the Grant Lifecycle Management subsystem. This provides a central repository for grant managers to view details about pertinent grant opportunities which they could eventually apply for on behalf of their department or unit. The opportunity can be entered via the Grant Opportunity (GTOP) transaction or the Grant Opportunity Status Folder (GTOPSF), based on user authorization. Grant Opportunity Status Folder records updated via a Grant Opportunity (GTOP) transaction can be updated directly on the Status Folder or via a Grant Opportunity Revision (GTOPR) Transaction. The system will issue an error if you attempt to update fields directly on the Opportunity Status Folder if a revision transaction is in Draft or Pending status. This edit prevents users from updating data on the Status Folder which will subsequently be overridden once the revision transaction is submitted to Final.
The Grant Opportunity Status Folder (GTOPSF) contains the following tabs:
The "Create Grant Opportunity" topic contains instructions on creating a grant opportunity using the Grant Opportunity Status Folder (GTOPSF).