The lesson describes the use of the Grants Portal to monitor the approval process for scope of work and cost estimates.
Upon completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
Explain the reviews and obligation processes in Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment
Define the reporting and monitoring process as it relates to Grants Portal
Phase IV: Obligation
This is Phase IV of the Public Assistance process: Obligation.
The objective is to obligate projects, complete the Recovery Transition Meeting with the Applicant, and transition Field Operations to the Region.
Note: All Projects are completed in Emmie
Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment as the System of Record
The Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment is the software that the Recipient will use to complete the process of the funding and approval of grants.
All information from Grants Portal including project documents will be copied and entered into the Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment software. Once all additional reviews, including Recipient review in this software, the project is then copied and transferred into Grants Portal for Applicants to be able to see the final version of the project prior to grant obligation.
The Recovery Transition Meeting
This phase is the conclusion of the Public Assistance process with FEMA and Applicant will be able to view the details of the Recovery Transition Meeting in Grants Portal.
The Recipient and the Applicant should come prepared to the Recovery Transition Meeting to ask any last questions to the Program Delivery Manager.
Recipient Responsibilities:
Coordinate with the Program Delivery Manager in order to attend the Recovery Transition Meeting
Assist the Applicant by asking questions of the Program Delivery Manager
Ensures all the required Recipient forms are completed
Applicant Responsibilities:
Ask clarifying questions about the closeout process
Identify audit requirements
Ensure that all damages have been captured and placed into a grant
Sign the Recovery Transition Meeting form during the meeting and then electronically sign in Grants Portal
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (1 of 7)
The following slides outline how to sign a Recovery Transition Meeting in Grants Portal. To start the process, navigate to "My Organization."
Select "Event PA Requests" from the "My Organization" pane on the left side of the screen
Select the magnifying glass to the left of the event
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (2 of 7)
There will be a notification at the top of the section containing general information about the project. The notification will state that the project is "pending Recovery Transition Meeting approval."
Select "Review RTM or Sign RTM Report"
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (3 of 7)
The Applicant is now able to view the "Recovery Transition Meeting" section. There are tabs across the top labeled:
"Recovery Transition Meeting"
"RTM Checklist"
"Notes"
"Schedule History"
Instructions to review and verify the Recovery Transition Meeting:
Select each of these tabs to review and verify that the information provided is correct
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (4 of 7)
After verifying that the information contained in all four tabs is accurate, the Applicant selects the "Sign RTM" button on the top right corner of the screen.
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (5 of 7)
After selecting the "Sign RTM" button, the "Sign Recovery Transition Meeting" page will appear and a summary of the Recovery Transition Meeting details will be at the top of the page. There will also be reminders for the Applicant regarding how to reach the Program Delivery Manager. The Program Delivery Manager upon the completion of the Recovery Transition Meeting, will answer questions in the Grants Portal based on the information from that meeting. The Program Delivery Manager will then send via Grants Portal the information to the Applicant to sign.
After reviewing the information, the Applicant selects the orange "Click to Sign" button at the bottom of the page to sign the Recovery Transition Meeting
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (6 of 7)
After selecting the "Click to Sign" button, a pop-up window will appear. There is a series of fields that must be completed with the following information.
Type the Applicant's name
Select the desired font style for your signature
Enter the Grants Portal password
Select the green "Sign" button
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting (7 of 7)
Once the Applicant has signed the Recovery Transition Meeting, the pop-up box will close, and Grants Portal will return to the "Sign Recovery Transition Meeting" page.
Once ready, the Applicant can select the green "Submit" button in the top right corner of the screen
Signing the Recovery Transition Meeting: Video Example
Watch the video on signing the Recovery Transition Meeting.
Reports and Monitoring: Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard
The Dashboard in Grants Portal is easily customizable, so the Applicant and Recipient will be able to quickly locate and access different parts of the system. Tiles serve as shortcuts to data that the Applicant or Recipient wish to access quickly.
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Tiles (1 of 2)
Creating Tiles
The Applicant/Recipient logs into Grants Portal and navigates to "Applicant Event Profiles."
Select the "Filters" arrow to expand it and filter the items to create the tile
Select items to be filtered
Select the yellow star icon in the top right corner of the "Filters" arrow
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Tiles (2 of 2)
Selecting the yellow star icon will result in creating a tile on the Dashboard. When the Recipient/Applicant navigates back to the Dashboard the new tile will appear.
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Widgets (1 of 4)
Widgets are applications or components of an interface, that enable a user to perform a function or access a service.
Applicants and Recipients can locate and add widgets to their dashboard by navigating to the task pane on the left side of the dashboard.
Select "Intelligence"
Select "Widgets"
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Widgets (2 of 4)
On the "Widgets" page, the Recipient can view the complete list of widgets available.
Select the green "Add to Dashboard" button
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Widgets (3 of 4)
After selecting the green "Add to Dashboard" button, the "Select Widgets" pop-up window will appear.
Select the event from the drop-down list
Select the Widget size
Select the green "Add" button
Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Creating Widgets (4 of 4)
The Applicant or Recipient navigates back to the Dashboard in order to view and confirm the creation of the new widget.
Reports and Monitoring: Customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard: Video Example
Please watch the video on customizing the Grants Portal Dashboard with tiles and widgets
Exporting Information from Grants Portal
There is no printing capabilities in Grants Portal, however, it is possible to export information when there is an option to download certain components/documents.
Grants Portal Hotline
Technical assistance is available through the Support Helpline at 866-337-8448.
Lesson 6 Summary
In this lesson, participants learned about the use of the Emergency Management Mission Integrated Environment for reviews and obligation, the monitoring of reports in Grants Portal and customization of Dashboard items.
The next lesson includes a review of the course and the key points from each lesson.