RAPSS General FAQs

Yes, all new proposals must be submitted through RAPSS, effective August 8. During the current transition period, which will be completed in October, the RAPSS team is developing the ability to migrate existing activities on grants, contracts, and awards into RAPSS. Until that is accomplished, for transactions already in progress that were not previously submitted through RAPSS, the current paper endorsement process will be in effect. A matrix outlining the intended uses for RAPSS now and in the future is posted here.

Yes these files will be accepted.

Yes. Since this is not an application constraint but more of a CAS requirement that your NetID/password is case sensitive.

The RAPSS test environment will be made generally available for continual practicing. Assistance will also be made available using RAPSS training videos and tutorials which will eventually be posted on the RAPSS home page.

In general a “workspace” is any space on the RAPSS site that you are currently viewing/working on.

Examples:

• If you are in your “Inbox”, that would be considered your user or personal workspace.
• If you click on the “Grants” tab that would be considered your grants workspace.
• If from the “Grants” tab you click on the desired “Proposal”, that would be considered your proposal workspace.

The deadline date can be accessed a few ways:

• From your Inbox, click on the “In Progress” tab
• From the “Grants” tab, view date listed under your proposal
• From the proposal link, view the Proposal Information listed under the “Project Information” tab
• From the “Edit Proposal” tab, click on section 12.0.1

Your main “homepage”, also known as your “Inbox” or “personal workspace”, can be accessed by clicking on the “Inbox” tab in the upper right hand corner of the RAPSS page.

The diagram below shows the most basic workflow a proposal (and SF424) can go through.

The tabs below, as listed under your “Inbox” or “personal workspace”, reflect the following workflow information:

My Inbox: Items that currently require your action

• Proposal Team
• Department Approver
• Grant Specialist

In Progress: Items that are under development or in the review process. The application has not been submitted to the sponsor. During this phase you may see your application go through some of the following stages:

• Department Review
• Specialist Review
• Signing Official (SO) Final Review

Pending: Items that have been submitted to the sponsor. They are awaiting notification from the Sponsor regarding the status of the application.

• Sponsor Review
• Award Notification Received
• JIT Requested

Active: Items that have been awarded by the sponsor.

Completed: Items that are either:

• Withdrawn
• Not Funded
• Otherwise Completed

They may neither be worked on nor may they be returned to an active state.