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• Grants Management Specialist/Contract Specialist (GMS/CS)
• Contracting Officer (CO)
• Financial Assistance Office Branch Chief/Team Lead
• Financial Assistance Office Director
• Financial Assistance Office Division Director

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Create an Announcement

1.  Hover over the Announcement menu and select Announcement Management.
2.  Click on Create Announcement.
3.  Announcement Type: Select NOFO, Lab Call, NOI, NOTA, or RFI. Note: if NOI is selected, you will need to relate the announcement via the Related Announcement grid.
4.  Enter the Announcement Title. Note: A working title is okay. You can change it later.
5.  Enter the Anticipated Fiscal Year of Publication. 
6.  Select Anticipated Funding Source.
7.  If BIL or IRA was selected as a funding source, select the applicable Anticipated Funding Source Provisions from the prepopulated drop down list.
8. Servicing Office: Select the GMS/CS and CO’s office. (GFO or NETL). Notes: You cannot change this later. If Lab Call is selected, this field defaults to HQ.
9. Select your Technology Office from the drop-down. 
10. Select the Announcement Manager. This will default to your name, but you can use the drop-down list to select any EERE Project Lead registered in EPIC for the selected office.
11. Click Save & Continue. 

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Assign a Number to

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an Announcement (NOFO, NOTA, RFI, NOI)

1. Obtain Announcement Number:
   a. For NOFOs, NOTAs, RFIs, or NOIs: The GMS/CS creates an announcement in STRIPES to obtain a number. 
   b. For Lab Calls: Not applicable. EPIC will automatically assign a number to the Lab Call. This field is not editable. 
2. Hover over the Announcement menu and select Announcement Management.
3. The GMS/CS has two options to assign the number:
   1. Option 1: Click the Assign Announcement Numbers tab, find the desired announcement and enter 
      the number from STRIPES. 
   2. Option 2: Locate your announcement in the grid, click the blue Action button next to it, select Assign 
      Announcement Number, then enter the number from STRIPES.

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