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CT Grant Giver : A Report

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Once a grant organization and program type have been created, a user can then enter information for a specific grant.

The “Grant Name” field should list the name of the grant, allowing the grant to be distinguished by year. The “Grant Organization” field must reflect a grant organization that has already been entered, as with program type; if not, the user will receive an error message. In the example pictured above, the program type of energy assistance and the grant organization of CT Grant Giver have already been defined. The monetary amount of the grant must also be entered, along with the due date in MM/DD/YYYY formatting.
This form contains three yes/no fields: “App Started?”, “App Submitted?”, and “Grant Received?”. These fields …show more content…

For the users’ convenience, all editing forms have an option to provide suggestions for commonly occurring errors. The user can access these suggestions through hovering over the blue question mark located on each page. An example for suggestions provided on the Grant form is shown below.

Database
Introduction
In the instructions outlined above, the user is able to add, edit, and delete data that is stored in the Access database, titled WAIM Grants File. Once this data is entered, WAIM can use the Access file to view the data in a way that helps to address the business problem. For example, through running reports on the data, WAIM can quickly understand any grant applications that are outstanding (serving as a To-Do list), track where received funds have been allotted within the organization (based on program type), and monitor the entry and exit of employees/volunteers. Reports can also serve as a contact directory, allowing easy access to volunteer contact information, as well as contact information for a given grant-giving organization. Data found in the reports is gathered using queries, but the user does not need to directly interact with the queries. The structure of queries can be found in the appendix. When the user opens the WAIM Grants File, the created reports are visible under “Reports” on the left-side pane. To open a report, the user double clicks the report.

Data in the reports is automatically

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