Purpose: This procedure demonstrates how to obligate funds for discretionary applications, continuation awards or formula records. In order for users to obligate (with the exception of G5 team members who may need to obligate for program office users in certain situations), they must have a license stating the dollar amount and subprograms within which they are allowed to obligate. Also, the user who committed funds in G5 is not allowed to obligate the same funds in G5.
G5 Role: G5 Functional Obligate Team, G5 Program Office Obligate Team
Navigation Path: Grant Maintenance > Awards > Obligate Funds
Prerequisites: The prerequisites for this topic are:
1. Funds have been committed in G5 for the discretionary application or the allotment is approved for the formula record.
2. Where applicable, award continuation has been rolled over.
3. The applicant UEI has been verified.
4. The Grant Award Notification (GAN) has been printed.