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DISCRETIONARY GRANT CYCLE

• President signs program's authorizing legislation
• Congress appropriates funds

PLANNING

• Program Staff develop program regulations, program instructions, etc.
• Program Staff contacts Grants Policy to conduct a policy consultation on the announcement process

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Program Staff develops a Program Announcement to announce funding availability and request applications

APPLICATION EVALUATION

• Program Staff schedule reviews
• Applications are screened by Grants Office; evaluated by reviewers
• Program Staff review evaluation results
• Program Staff mails funding recommendations

NEGOTIATION

• Program Staff negotiate awards

AWARD

• Grant awards are processed
• Grantees are notified
• Unsuccessful applicants are notified

POST-AWARD MONITORING

• DGM and Program Staff monitor grantees performance and reporting
• DGM and Program Staff determine if all grant terms of award have been met

CLOSE-OUT

• Grants are officially closed-out

AUDIT-RESOLUTION (as needed)

IHS Grants Cycle Flow Chart

IHS discretionary grant funds are awarded on the basis of a competitive process. IHS reviews applications, through a formal review process, under the guidance of legislative and regulatory requirements and published criteria established by the Program office. The review process gives IHS discretion to determine which applicants best address the stated program requirements and are, therefore, most worthy of funding and carrying out the goals and objectives of the IHS project. The IHS Grants Management Process is implemented during this time in order to accomplish this task.