Remember, there is no need to register with Grants.gov. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is already registered.

1. You must have the Grants.gov for Mac OS X (Requires Mac OS X 10.1 or higher) for the University of Wisconsin on your computer. If you do not, please download and install. If you are downloading from off campus, you will be prompted to enter your NetID and password. This file and its contents only need to be downloaded to your computer once.
    
2. Download the Grants.gov application package that is specific to the program to which you are applying. Each grant opportunity has a specific application package. Save the application package on your desktop. The file name must end in .xfd or the Citrix solution outlined here will not work correctly. NOTE: you may want to shorten the name. Long names, or the '-' in the files names, can cause problem with this Citrix solution.
    
3. To run PureEdge for Mac, open the Grants.gov for Mac OS X disk image and double click Start Grants.gov PureEdge.
   
   
   The first time you use Grants.gov for Mac OS X, you may be prompted to open Citrix ICA Client for the first time.
   
   
   You may also be prompted to allow a "system setting" to be changed; for a description of what is being changed, see this document.
   
   
   
4. Wait while the connection is initiated.
   
   
   
5. Acknowledge the UW - Madison computer system warning.
   
   
   
6. You may be prompted to allow "Read" and "Write" access to your hard drive while using Grants.gov. You must click "Allow" if prompted.
   
   
7. You will be required to log in with your UW NetID and password.
   
   
8. You are connected to the PureEdge server! What you are seeing is a Windows/PC blue framed window inside of your Macintosh IE PureEdge Window. All of your navigation to files and working with files needs to occur inside of the blue PC window and not by opening anything from your desktop or regular navigation or File menus.
   
   
   
9. Next, use the file open button and navigate to the location of your saved Grants.gov application package on your computer. Your Desktop is available, but will appear as a folder called "Desktop" on the CS on 'Client'(V:) drive. Remember, the PureEdge file name must end in .xfd. In the example below, an application package called oppNOS-NCCOS-2006-2000366-cfda11.426-cid2016181.xfd is being opened from the Desktop.
   
   Note: You may also need to shorten the name. Long names, or special characters such as '-' in the file name, can cause problems with this Citrix solution.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Begin your Grants.gov application package.
    
    
    
11. Do not leave your Grants.gov session unattended, as the session may be locked after a period of inactivity. If the session is locked, you will not be able to continue your grant application unless it has been saved. Be sure to save frequently! Use the SAVE BUTTON in PureEdge.
     
12. Complete the PureEdge application package and route with a T-form through normal campus approval channels. When you have obtained all necessary approvals RSP will submit the electronic application through Grants.gov.

About Grants.gov for Mac OS X

Grants.gov for Mac OS X uses the central Citrix server provided by Grants.gov and NIH. Grants.gov for Mac OS X is a single, self-contained Mac OS X disk image (.dmg) that includes:

• A read me file that redirects to this web page
• A one-step icon, Start Grants.gov PureEdge, to start using Grants.gov

This functionality is provided by:

• Citrix ICA Client
• A customized Citrix ICA Client file (PEClientCitrix.ica) preconfigured to properly access the Grants.gov Citrix server, set to a reasonable screen resolution (1024 x 768)

Version history

1.0.4uw - First UW-Madison test release.
1.0.5uw - First UW-Madison official release.