In this topic, you will learn how to enter budget periods for discretionary awards.
Steps:
Click the Budget Data and Abstracts menu item to begin the process of entering budget periods.
Step 1Enter the search information into the Fiscal Year field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "2009".
Step 2Enter the search information into the CFDA/Subprogram field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "84.003A".
Step 3Enter the search information into the Schedule No. field.
For this example, enter a valid value e.g. "2".
Step 4Click the Search button to search for PR/Awards which meet the criteria.
Step 5Click the Select button to mark PR/Award Number Z003A090002.
Step 6Click the Maintain Budget button to display the award and budget information.
Step 7Click the Show Calendar button to display the calendar for the Budget Period Start Date.
Step 8Note: You can change the year and month to the correct date. For this example, the calendar has been advanced to July 2009.
Step 9Select the July 1, 2009 cell.
Step 10Click the Show Calendar button to display the calendar for the Budget Period End Date.
Step 11Note: You can change the year and month to the correct date. For this example, the calendar has been advanced to September 2009.
Step 12Select the September 30, 2009 cell.
Step 13Click the Add button to add another budget period.
Note: You may enter budget periods until the number of budget periods is equal to the number of budget periods specified on the associated subprogram.
Step 14Note: The Budget Period Start Date for the next budget period defaults based on the End Date of the previous budget period.
Click the Show Calendar button to display the calendar for the Budget Period End Date for the new budget period.
Step 15Note: You can change the year and month to the correct date. For this example, the calendar has been advanced to September 2010.
Step 16Select the September 30, 2010 cell.
Step 17Click the Continue > button to move to the Budget Details tab.
Step 18Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 19Click the Continue > button to move to the Summary tab.
Step 20Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 21Click the Submit Budget button to submit the budget periods to the system and move to the Confirmation tab.
Step 22The system displays a message confirming that the budget periods have been saved successfully.
Click the Vertical scrollbar to scroll down.
Step 23Note: If you want to enter budget periods for additional PR/Awards, click the Done button and return to the search screen to repeat the process.
Step 24Click the Go To Home button to return to the My Home Page screen.
Step 25Congratulations!
You have successfully entered budget periods for discretionary awards.