Introducing the “Getting Started Guide”
You asked, and we listened! If you need help understanding where to begin with GARP, then check out our new Getting Started Guide here. This 5-page resource is your one-stop shop to get oriented with GARP. The guide provides:
- Quick reference to core resources: Find everything you need to get up and running with GARP, all in one place.
- Step-by-step grant reporting workflows: Easily follow the recommended process for submitting and managing reports.
- Links to training guides and videos: Access visual and written tutorials tailored to help you maximize the portal’s features.
- Explanation of what is NOT in GARP!
We’ve added links to this helpful guide on most of the garphub.org pages, including information on what is NOT in GARP. Please download this guide so you can feel confident in making the most of the GARP modules from the outset.
Seamlessly Jump Between Modules
If you haven’t noticed it already, we’ve added links so now you can effortlessly jump from one module to another while viewing a specific grant. You will find these links on the Grant Profile pages in each of the modules, in the Actions panel.
These are available when viewing all State Fire and Volunteer Fire Program grants in the Cross Program ARM, Landscape ARM, Community ARM and Response ARM.
Pro Tip! When using the links, use your mouse to right-click and select ‘Open in New Tab’ so you don’t lose your place in the starting module.
Note: this feature is not applicable for CWDG grants because these grants are not integrated with any other module outside the Community ARM.
Clarifying Reporting by ‘Calendar Year’
Confused about fiscal years vs. calendar years for your federal grants? Although federal grants are ‘funded’ by the federal fiscal year, ALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORTING PERIODS ARE BASED ON CALENDAR YEARS AND QUARTERS.
To help remind you of this, we have added the letters “CY” to numerous locations in the GARP modules, such as when adding new reports, or when viewing the Reporting or the SFP and VFP Dashboard pages in Cross Program ARM.
Want to learn more about reporting cadences? Go here!
