Awards Holds
OSP and GCA can apply and remove holds from an Award Setup Request or a Modification Request.
A hold can be placed for a variety of reasons and applied when the Award Setup Request or the Modification Request is in any of the following statuses:
- OSP Setup
- OSP Assigned
- Returned
- GCA Workday setup
For additional information, review the Award Setup Holds page for GCA.
Placing a hold
1. Select the Holds form section located on the left navigation menu beneath “Supporting Documents.”
2. Select the Edit (little pencil icon) button in order to add holds.
The Holds form will display:

3. Select all manual holds and compliance checks that apply:
- General Hold
- Export Control Hold
- IACUC Approval Hold
- IRB Approval Hold
- Campus Input Required
- Sponsor Input Required
- GCA/OSP Coordination Required
4. When you are done, select the Save Changes button (on the right side of the page).
Near the top of the page, the following text will display in a red font color (on all pages):
“Holds or compliance checks are in process. View the Holds or Review & Submit section for more information.”

Your changes will be saved and displayed in the Comments & History section of the Award Setup Request or a Modification Request.
Note: If there are no holds, the Holds content area will show “No holds or compliance checks added.”
Knowing a Hold has been Placed
On the Award Request List
If a hold is applied to the Award Setup Request or Modification Request, a hold indicator icon will display to the right of the Request ID.
The following image shows an example of an added hold on the Award Request List:

In the Request
Once a Hold is applied to the Award Setup Request or Modification Request, near the top of the page, the following text will display in a blue font color (on all pages):
“Holds or compliance checks are in process. View the Comments & History section for more information.”
Note: There is no campus email notification when a hold is placed or removed on an ASR or MOD.
The following image shows an example of this text:

In Comments & History
More detailed information is displayed in the Comments & History section of the Award Setup Request or a Modification Request.
The following image shows an example of an added hold:
