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Preaward Authorizations

The Preaward Authorizations section allows you to identify both the sponsor-authorized and institutional-authorized amounts committed to the award for the preaward period, if applicable.

The Preaward Authorizations section includes the Sponsor Authorization and Institutional Authorization sections.

Figure 1536 Award Document, Commitments Page, Preaward Authorizations Section - Example

 

Table 646 Award Document, Commitments Page, Preaward Authorizations Section - Field Descriptions

Field

Description

Authorized Amount

The sponsor-authorized amount available to spend.  Enter the Authorized Amount into the box.

Effective Date

The start date of the pre-award period.  Enter the Effective Date in MM/DD/YYYY format or select the Effective Date by clicking Picture.

Comments

Information about this Sponsor Authorization for future reference. 

Expand the text field for additional notes by clicking  to open a pop-up box.

Enter the Comments into the box.

Authorized Amount

The institution-authorized amount available to spend.  Enter the Authorized Amount into the box.

Effective Date

The start date of the pre-award period.  Enter the Effective Date in MM/DD/YYYY format or select the Effective Date by clicking Picture.

Comments

Information about the Institutional Authorization for future reference.

Expand the text field for additional notes by clicking  to open a pop-up box.

Enter the Comments into the box.

Subtopics:

Sponsor Authorization

Institutional Authorization