S2S - 'ED_GEPA427' Form Instructions

ED GEPA 427 Form

The Grants.gov ED GEPA427 form (aka Dept. of Education General Education Provisions Act Notice) allows you to transmit one optional attachment file to the sponsor.  In Kuali Research the Narrative Type used to populate this form is the 'ED_GEPA427_Attachment' Type - which is Proposal Narrative Type ID 51.  Whatever is entered as the Description when uploading this attachment will map as the file name in the ED 427 form.

Instructions

Once a Grants.gov opportunity containing the ED GEPA427 form is attached in your federally-sponsored proposal you can follow the following instructions to populate/map the necessary attachments.

• Navigate to the Kuali Research Attachments tab -> Proposal panel
• Select the +Add button to create a new attachment
• Select the Attachment Type of 'ED_GEPA427_Attachment'
• Select Status of 'Complete'
• Enter a Description - which will map as the File Name in the form
• Upload the desired Attachment
• Click 'Save'

Print/Submit

• After successfully uploading the attachment(s) go to the S2S Opportunity Search tab -> Forms panel
• Check the ED_GEPA427 form in the select column and click the 'Create PDF' button
• Also, if this form needs to be included in the submission remember to check the 'Include' checkbox prior to final submission to Grants.gov.
• Upon Print and/or Submission the form will populate like below with the referenced attachment appended behind the form.

Notes

• Sponsors may request a non-PDF file type for this attachment. The file will be transmitted, but only PDF files are able to be previewed with the Grants.gov S2S Form when printed.

• To avoid errors at Grants.gov or your sponsor follow the program announcement instructions regarding the proper file name and format. If no instructions are provided, we recommend using the following guidance for the Description and File Name:

  • The file name and Description should be unique to each upload for this Attachment Type.
  • The file name should not contain ANY special characters, as other characters or symbols will cause errors in transmission.
  • Use only Numbers 0-9, Uppercase  A-Z, or lowercase a-z, Periods (.), dashes (-), and underscores (_)

Current Version: ED_GEPA427-V1.1

Past Version(s): ED_GEPA427-V1.0