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1. On the login page of PAMS, click on the Search Solicitations link. The link is located in the blue bar on the top of the page and also under the New Registrations on far right of the page.
2. Choose the solicitation list. You can view the Funding Opportunity Announcements by clicking on the View a list of Funding Opportunity Announcements link or you can view Lab Announcements by clicking on the View  a list of DOE National Laboratory Announcements.

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1. On the home page of PAMS click on the Proposals Tab then click the Search Solicitations link in the Getting Started section.
2. Choose the solicitation list. You can view the Funding Opportunity Announcements by clicking on the View a list of Funding Opportunity Announcements link or you can view Lab Announcements by clicking on the View  a list of DOE National Laboratory Announcements.

Create Submission

Once you have identified the solicitation, you can create a submission to respond to the solicitation. The figure below identifies rules for a solicitation when you can create and respond to a submission:

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Follow the steps mentioned below to create and submit a preproposal:

1. Click on the Actions/Views link and then click on Submit Preproposal link.
2. Provide the required information on the Submit Preproposal page. Note that fields marked by a red asterisk are mandatory. To choose a PI, click on the Select PI button.
3. Search for the PI using the search criteria. Click on the Action link against the PI record and then click on Select PI. If the PI is not registered to the institution in PAMS click on Invite PI button.
4. Click on Save and Continue and then Go button if you want to save the preproposal and navigate you to the My Preproposals page.Click on Submit to DOE and then Go button if you want to submit the preproposal to the DOE
5. Complete the form by entering the required information. Note that fields marked by a red asterisk are mandatory. Click Attach File and select your file. Click the Attach button to attach the Preproposal document. Click Save to save the document in the My Preproposals list page for later completion. Click Submit to DOE to submit the Preproposal.

Create and Submit a Letter of Intent

Follow the steps mentioned below to create and submit a letter of intent:

1. Click on the Actions/Views link and then click on Submit Letter of Intent link.
2. Provide the required information on the Submit Letter of Intent. To choose a PI click on the Select PI button.
3. Search for the PI using the search criteria. Click on the Action link against the PI record and then click on Select PI. If the PI is not registered to the institution in PAMS, click on the Invite PI button link.
4. Click on Save and Continue and then Go button if you want to save the letter of intent and navigate you to Complete the form by entering the required information. Note that fields marked by a red asterisk are mandatory. Click Attach File and select your file. Click the Attach button to attach the Letter of Intent document. Click Save to save the document in the My Letters of Intent list page for later completion. Click on Submit to DOE and then Go button if you want to submit the letter of intent to the DOELetter of Intent.

Reopen and Resubmit Preproposal or Letter of Intent

You can reopen a submitted preproposal or letter of intent, modify it and resubmit the same before the due date of the submission. Follow the steps mentioned below to reopen the preproposal/letter of intent:

1. Click on the Proposals tab. Click on View My Letters of Intent or View My Preproposals link to navigate to the list of Preproposals or Letters of Intent.
2. From the My Letters of Intent or My Preproposals click on Actions link and then click on Reopen Preproposal or Reopen Letter of Intent link.

At this point of time you have reopened the preproposal/letter of intent. You can modify the preproposal/ letter of intent and resubmit the same. Please note once you reopen the preproposal/letter of intent it will no longer be considered by DOE until you resubmit the preproposal/letter of intent. Once the due date has passed you will not be able to submit the preproposal/letter of intent.

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You can submit a proposal in PAMS only in response to DOE National Laboratory Announcements only. For Funding Opportunity Announcements, proposal responses must be submitted through Grants.gov only. Follow the steps mentioned below to create and submit a proposal:

1. Search for DOE National Laboratory Announcements from the Search Solicitations tab.
2. Click on the Actions/Views link for a Solicitation and then click on the Submit Proposal link.
3. Provide the required input information on the Cover Page , choose Save and Continue and click on (fields marked by a red asterisk are mandatory), choose the save options, and click Go to start updating working on the Budget page.section
4. On the budget page, provide the necessary information for each year (fields marked by a red asterisk are mandatory).
5. Complete each section by clicking on the  icon the icon against each section. Choose Save and Continue save options and click on Go to continue and upload any additional attachments.
6. On the Attachments tab, upload any necessary attachments. Choose Save and Continue and click Go to save the proposal in My Proposals. Choose Attachments to do so. Once all sections are complete, choose Submit to DOE and click Go to submit the proposal to DOE.

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