Application Information

ClosedThe Application Information page is the ASSIST landing page for the entire application. This page is the first page you see when selecting an application or initiating a new application.

IMPORTANT: You can access Application Information any time by selecting the Return to Application Info button on the Actions panel.

The Application Information page includes two sections: Application Information and Opportunity Information.

Application Information Page

Application Information Section

The Application Information section reflects the information entered during the initiation process and is read-only.

  • Application Identifier
    • Unique, system-generated number assigned to the application in ASSIST.
  • Application Project Title
    Title of the application/project as entered by the person who initiated the application.
  • PD/PI Name
    Contact PI for the entire application.
  • Organization
    The lead applicant organization name of the submitting institution.
  • Project Period
    The start and end dates of the project.
  • Status
    The current status of the entire application. The Submit Application button is also located here. It is disabled until the application is ready to be submitted. For information on submitting the application refer to the topic titled Submit the Application.

TIP: Hover over the status with your mouse for a short description of the status.

  • Status Date
    The date and time of the last status update.

    When an application is in Submitted status, the View Submission Status Details link displays next to the status. Selecting this link displays the submission details for ASSIST, Grants.gov, and Agency when available.

Opportunity Information Section

The Opportunity Information section displays read-only summary information concerning the funding opportunity against which the application will be submitted. The following information is displayed:

  • Opportunity Number
    • The Notice of Funding Opportunity number.
  • Opportunity Title
    • The name of the announcement.
  • Agency
    • The Agency offering the grant opportunity (e.g., NIH).

Delete the Application

If you are the Signing Official you have access to the Delete Application feature in ASSIST. The Delete Application feature allows you to permanently delete an entire application in any status.

IMPORTANT: Deleting an application is a permanent action. Once deleted, the application cannot be accessed, re-instated, or viewed. There is no way to recover a deleted application.

NOTE: ASSIST also has a Delete Component feature for deleting individual components of a multi-project application. Refer to the topic titled Delete a Component for steps on deleting individual components.

To delete the entire application:

  1. Open the Application Information page of the application you wish to delete.

  2. ClosedFrom the Actions panel, select the Delete Application button.

    Application Information screen highlighting the Delete Application button

    ClosedA confirmation message displays as follows: You are about to delete this application. Once this application has been deleted you will no longer be able to re-instate or view it. Do you wish to continue with the delete?

    Popup showing the first confirmation message for deleting an application

  3. Select the appropriate action:

    You may cancel the action at this point by selecting the Go Back button. If you choose Go Back, the delete process ends, you return to the summary tab from which you began, and the following steps are no longer applicable.

    –OR–

    To continue with the deletion, select the Continue button.

    ClosedUpon continuing, a second confirmation displays as follows: Selecting Continue will delete this application permanently.

    Popup showing second confirmation message for deleting an application

  4. This warning provides a final means of aborting the deletion. Carefully select the appropriate action:

    To stop the deletion process, select the Go Back button. If you choose Go Back, the delete process ends, you return to the summary tab from which you began, and the following steps are no longer applicable.

    –OR–

    To confirm the action and permanently delete the application, select the Continue button. Remember that this action is irreversible. Once the application is deleted, you cannot re-instate it.

You cannot delete an application if one or more of the forms are locked by yourself or another ASSIST user. If a form is locked, you will see the following error on your screen after continuing from the second confirmation screen:

The application cannot be deleted as the following form(s) are currently locked by <User ID> in: <application ID>: <locked form>

Once you've successfully deleted the application, the ASSIST log in page displays with the message Application successfully deleted.

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