{"id":65464,"date":"2026-04-17T11:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/grant-runner\/grant-runner-form-validations\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:01:26","slug":"grant-runner-form-validations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/grant-runner\/grant-runner-form-validations\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Runner Form Validations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to verify that you have entered all of the required data, and included any required attachments, on your Grant Runner application forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the left navigation menu, you can look for any red exclamation mark &#8220;<a href=\"#icons\">validation icons<\/a>&#8221; to the right of the form name. This indicates missing data. When the form is complete, you will see a green check mark icon.<\/li>\n<li>For a single form, you can use <a href=\"#pop\">Field Pop-Overs<\/a> and the <a href=\"#show-form-errors\">Show Form Errors<\/a> link, described below.<\/li>\n<li>For an overall check, select Check for Errors from either the left navigation menu or the Certify &amp; Route page to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/egc1-forms\/egc1-grant-runner-errors-warnings-summary\/\">Errors and Warnings Summary<\/a>, described in its own article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you select <b>Ready to Submit<\/b><strong> = No<\/strong> on the Certify &amp; Route page, you can route your Grant Runner application for review even if it still has outstanding Grants.gov or NIH errors.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You must fix all errors for your application to be eligible for submission via Grants.gov.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"icons\">Validation Icons<\/h2>\n<p>The following image shows the left navigation menu with the validation icons.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/gr_nav_validation_icons.jpg\" alt=\"example of red and green validation icons\" width=\"276\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pop\">Field Pop-Overs<\/h2>\n<p>As you work on a form, you will notice some fields outlined in red. Generally, this indicates a required field, as does the red asterisk (*) following the field\u2019s label. If you click on that field, a \u201cpop-over\u201d explanation will display.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 378px;height: 30px;border-width: 1px;border-style: solid\" src=\"\/research\/tools\/sage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/gr_error_popover.jpg\" alt=\"example of error pop-over\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Some fields may not be marked with the asterisk (*) but may still be required based on other data entered.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"show-form-errors\">Show Form Errors<\/h2>\n<p>Another way to look for errors on a form is to use the <strong>Show Form Errors<\/strong> link on the \u201cicon bar\u201d at the upper right of the form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/gr_show_form_errors.jpg\" alt=\"show form errors link\" width=\"229\" height=\"32\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clicking the <strong>Show Form Errors<\/strong> link displays a list of errors at the top of the page. 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