How to Modify

Most modifications will follow the process below. For one exception, see Minor Changes without a Formal Modification.

The following users can initiate a modification: 

• All Announcements:  

• Announcement Manager and Back-Up 

• NOFOs, NOTAs, NOIs, RFIs: 

• Grants Management Specialist (GMS)/Contract Specialist (CS)  

• Grants Officer (GO) 

• Financial Assistance Office Branch Chief/Team Lead 

• Financial Assistance Office Director 

• Financial Assistance Office Division Director 

 Modify Announcement

Access Publish Page

• On the Announcement Management page, click on the Announcement Title to open an announcement.
• Click on the Announcement Development tab, then select the Publish page from the left-hand navigation.

Initiate Modification

• Review criteria for a modification by selecting the View hyperlink.
• Select Un-Lock Announcement on the header. The announcement fields in EPIC will now be editable again. An unlocked announcement cannot be re-locked until the announcement is re-published.
• Select Initiate Modification to start the announcement modification. You will now see a status bar across the top of every page of the announcement that alerts users that a modification is in progress.
• If at any point you need to stop the modification, select Cancel Modification.
• Edit the applicable EPIC fields as necessary