Manage Submissions - Overview
Submissions in PAMS include the following:
- Proposals
- Preproposals
- Letters of Intent
You can use PAMS to manage submissions as follows:
- Create/Edit/Delete/Submit Submissions
- View Submissions created by other users of the institution (provided you have access to the same)
How Do I Respond to a solicitation?
Responding to a solicitation could be through either a Preproposal or a formal Proposal. The flow below summarizes the process for responding to a solicitation:
How Do I Search Solicitations?
The first step in managing submissions is to identify the solicitation. Once the solicitation is identified, you can respond with the appropriate submission requested.
I Am Not Logged in to PAMS
- On the login page of PAMS, click the Search Solicitations link. The link is located under New User Registration on the right side of the page.
- Choose an appropriate solicitation list. You can view the Funding Opportunity Announcements by clicking the View a list of Funding Opportunity Announcements link, or you can view Lab Announcements by clicking the View a list of DOE National Laboratory Announcements.
I Am Logged in to PAMS
- Click the Proposals tab and then click the Search Solicitations link.
- Choose the solicitation list. You can view the Funding Opportunity Announcements by clicking the View a list of Funding Opportunity Announcements link, or you can view Lab Announcements by clicking 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:
I want to view submissions from my institutions:
Follow the steps mentioned below to view any submissions associated with the institution:
- Click on the Proposals tab.
- Click on View My Preproposals, View My Letters of Intent or View My Proposals to see the list of submissions you have access to.
- Click on Actions and then click on View link to view the submission.