Forms Development
Forms Development
Forms development is the process by which a grant application form is developed, tested, and made available to users in Grants.gov.
Forms Status Report - provides the daily status for each new/modified form currently in the Grants.gov Forms Development Process
Forms Process - describes the processes involved to create/update a grant application form in Grants.gov
Forms Request - allows grantors to request a new form or changes to a form by completing the Forms Requirements document
Form States Definitions
Active Form Version
Current version of the form that is available under the Forms Repository
The version of the form that is available for grantors while creating new application package templates
Typically, active form is the latest version of the form
May be part of existing or future application packages, if an application package template with active form version is used to create an application package
Inactive Form Version
Prior form version that is not retired yet
May be part of existing application package templates
May be part of existing and future application packages if an existing application package template with inactive form version is used to create an application package
Retired Form Version
Form agency owner requested a specific version of a form to be retired since it is not used currently or planned in future (Retired form versions list is available on Retired Forms page)
All existing application package templates using the form version are deleted
Not part of existing or future application packages
Other versions of the form may be part of existing and future application package templates and application packages
Retired Form
Form agency owner requested all versions of a form to be retired since it is not used currently or planned in future (Retired forms list is available on Retired Forms page)
All existing application package templates using the form are deleted
Not part of existing or future application packages