Easy Steps for Impact Aid e-Application Users

1. Go to http://e-grants.ed.gov/ and scroll to the bottom of the page; click on the

Continue button. This takes you to the e-Grants Portal Page.

2. Click the Register button on the right side of the Portal page. Select the
e-Application module and click the Next button. This will take you to the User
Profile page.

3. Fill in all the required information on the User Profile page.

4. Verify that you have entered your e-mail address correctly. Your system-generated
password will be sent by e-mail to this address.

5. Create a User Name of up to 12 letters or numbers. Remember this name; you

need it to log into the website.

6. Under User Type change the selection from Discretionary/Other Formula Grants to
Impact Aid. If you plan to use e-Application to prepare grant applications for other
programs, select Both.

7. Enter your unique Impact Aid Number as 6 digits with no breaks. You can find this
number near the top of any of your payment vouchers, in the block labeled
Application Number.

1. Application Number 10-AL-2007-9999

2. Voucher Date 02/14/2007

Find your Impact Aid
3. Fiscal Year and Action Number 2007-1 Number in this box on
your section 8002
4. Voucher Record Serial Number 123456
voucher.
5. Pay Type Initial

6. PR/Award Number S041A-2007-1111 The applicant in this

example would enter
7. Grantee DUNS Number 00-000-0000 109999 in the
Payee DUNS Number 00-000-0000 e-Application User
Profile.
8. County Alexander

IMPORTANT! You must accurately enter your own school district’s Impact Aid
number to access your unique identification and property data. Do not use the
number in the example above.

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8. After you verify that all of your entered information is correct, click the Submit
button at the bottom of the page. Then check your e-mail for a message from
e-Grants with your system-generated password.

9. Enter your user name and system-generated password in the Portal Page. You
will be prompted to change your password.

10. The next page will offer you a choice of e-Grants modules. Select e-Application.

11. Next, if you selected “Impact Aid” for User Type on your user profile, the
“Welcome to e-Application” page will appear. Click on Start Page in the box on the
right to display your Start Page. If you selected “Both” for User Type on your user
profile, click List of Your Packages for Impact Aid Grants and then your Start
Page will be displayed.

12. On the right side of the page, click the Add button. (You may have to scroll down a
bit to see it.) This will display the List of Application Packages screen. Find the
appropriate FY 2009 Impact Aid application, and click the underlined title to add it
to your Start Page.

13. On your Start Page, click the underlined application package title to open your
copy of the application. This brings you to the Application for Grants screen, a
page where you will see all of the application's forms listed as underlined links.
Check that your correct Impact Aid Number is displayed near the top of the
page. Open the Cover Page by clicking its underlined link. Verify that the
application is populated with your school district’s information, and update any
items that have changed since last year.

WARNING! If you see an Impact Aid number that begins with “TIA” on this
page, STOP! Delete the package and start again, first checking your user profile to
correctly enter your school district’s Impact Aid Number. Contact the Impact Aid
Program if you need assistance.

14. Enter your data in each application form. Remember to click the Save button at
the bottom of each form whenever you leave it, and check the Form Completed
box on each form you have completed. You can save and close the application at
any time, then come back to it to continue working on your forms, but if you don’t
use the Save button you could lose your data.

15. You can print a single form at any time by clicking on the print/view icon next
to the appropriate form. When you are ready to print, first check your Printer
Properties. Set your printer orientation to Landscape.

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Printer
Properties

Select
Landscape.

Tip! After you submit your application, you can print your complete e-Application
package in PDF by clicking the Request Complete Package In PDF button on the
Submission Confirmation screen. A second window will open informing you that
your request has been received and that you will be notified via e-mail once it is
available. Once you receive the e- mail, click on the link in the text of the message
and enter your username and password in the new window. This will open the PDF
file from which you can view/print the entire package. Remember to set your printer
orientation to Landscape.

16. When all of your tables are complete, you are ready to submit. Click the Ready to
Submit button at the bottom of your Application for Grants screen. If you have
not completed all the mandatory information at the time you click the Ready to
Submit button, an error message will be displayed and you will be returned to the
Application for Grants screen so that you can make corrections. If this happens, be
careful! Your application has not been successfully submitted and you will not
receive a confirmation message. You must make corrections and re-try the
submission process or your application will not be eligible.

17. On the Application Submission screen, enter and verify the Authorized
Representative information, then click the Submit button. Carefully read all the
messages on your screen to make sure that your submission is successful.

18. If your submission is successful, the Submission Confirmation screen will be

displayed. Print and keep the page as proof of timely submission.

19. Check your e-mail for a message confirming that your application was received.
Print and keep this e-mail for your records.

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20. Fax your signed cover page and assurances pages to (202) 205-0088 as
soon as possible, or scan the pages to PDF format and send by e-mail to
[email protected].

Remember! You must submit your e-Application by 4:30 p.m. Washington, D.C. time
on January 31, 2008, and you must fax or e-mail your signature pages by February
5, 2008, or your application will be late. All payments for late applications will be
reduced by 10 percent.

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