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SOAR: AN INTRODUCTION_________________________________________ 1

WHERE TO FIND SOAR____________________________________________ 1

SOAR SIGN UP PROCESS__________________________________________ 2

A. STEP 1: ORGANIZATION SEARCH 2 1. CREATE NEW ORGANIZATION 3

B. STEP 2: USER REGISTRATION 3

SIGNING ONTO SOAR______________________________________________ 5

A. MAIN MENU 5 1. START A NEW APPLICATION 6 2. EXISTING APPLICATIONS 6 3. UPDATE USER PROFILE 6 4. UPDATE USER PASSWORD 6 5. UPDATE ORGANIZATION PROFILE 6 6. SYSTEM DISCLOSURE 6

START A NEW APPLICATION 7

A. SYSTEM DISCLOSURE 7

B. SELECT ORGANIZATION 7

C. ACTIVE RFPs 8

D. GETTING STARTED 8

E. GENERAL INFORMATION 9

APPLICATION FORM 9

A. NAVIGATING BETWEEN TABS 10 1. PREVIOUS OR NEXT BUTTONS 10 2. CLICKING ON TABS 10

B. GENERAL INFORMATION 10

C. PROJECT BUDGET 11

D. FUNDING 12

E. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 12

F. LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 13

G. CONTACTS 14

H. COOPERATING ENTITIES 14

I. QUESTIONNAIRE 15

J. ATTACHMENTS 16

K. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT 17

L. STATUS 18

M. FEEDBACK 18

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SAVING AND PRINTING YOUR APPLICATION

A. SAVING YOUR AP PLICATION

B. PRINTING YOUR APPLICATION

EDITING, PREVIEWING, AND SUBMITTING APPLICATION 20

A. EDITING AN EXISTING APPLICATION 20

B. PREVIEWING YOUR APPLICATION 21

C. APPLICATION COMPLETION CHECK 22

D. SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION 22

ADDITIONAL MAIN MENU OPTIONS 23

A. UPDATE YOUR USER PROFILE 24

B. UPDATE USER PASSWORD 25

C. UPDATE ORGANIZATION PROFILE 26

D. SYSTEM DISCLOSURE 27

RESOURCES 28

A. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) 28

B. NOTES OR HINTS 28

C. SOAR HELP DESK________________________________________________ 28

 

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