| Proposal Function |
GAMS Pre Award |
FastGrant |
| Central Information Manager |
Y |
Y |
| Simple 7 Steps to NIH Modular Grant e-submission |
Y |
FastGrant provides all Grants.gov forms for NIH Modular Grant submissions but does not automatically calculate modules
per period from a detailed budget (which is available in GAMS). |
| Stored Sponsor Electronic and Paper Forms |
Y |
FastGrant provides all Grants.gov forms. Non Grants.gov forms can be uploaded into FastGrant |
| Stored F&A (Indirect) Rates |
Y |
N |
| Proposal Forms Auto-Fill |
Y |
FastGrant allows sites to specify default information for use in all Grants.gov proposals (e.g. institutional information
such as address, DUNS, AOR information) |
| Electronic Routing and Approval |
Y |
Y |
| Effort Commitment Review (approval process) |
Y |
N |
| Electronic Submission to Grants.gov |
Y |
Y |
| Stored Sponsor and Program Cost Rules |
Y |
N |
| Link to HR system for Salaries and Fringes |
Y |
N |
| Communications Module |
Y |
Planned for future version |
| Centralized Document Management & Storage |
Y |
Y |
| Proposal To Do Lists |
Y |
All users are provided with lists of proposals in development, ready for submission and submitted. All users are
provided with lists of proposals in different stages of the routing process. Proposal reviewers are provided with a list of
proposals to review. |
| Award Function |
GAMS Post Award |
FastGrant |
| Award Security |
Y |
Not applicable (FastGrant is a proposal management system) |
| Internal and External Contact Directory |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Deliverables Tracking and Notification |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Terms and Conditions Summary |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Compliance Status Checklist |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Communications Module |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Financial Accounting Interface: Send Accounts/Budgets from GAMS to site financial accounting system (FAS). Upload
encumbrances and expenses from site FAS to GAMS. |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Account Creation and Setup |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Budget Load from Pre-Award Proposal |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Budget Modification and Approval |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award Budgeting |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award Budgeting |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award Summary |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award Revision and Approval |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award Block Grants |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Equipment Tracking and Disposition |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Cost-Share Management |
Y |
Not applicable |
| GAMS Award Notice |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award To Do Lists |
Y |
Not applicable |
| Award History and Change Audit |
Y |
Not applicable |
