{"id":65589,"date":"2026-04-17T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/sage-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T18:01:18","slug":"sage-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/new-tools\/sage\/sage-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"SAGE Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAGE &#8211; the <em><strong>S<\/strong>ystem to <strong>A<\/strong>dminister <strong>G<\/strong>rants <strong>E<\/strong>lectronically<\/em> &#8211; is the web-based system used by faculty, researchers, administrators and staff.<\/p>\n<p>You can stay up-to-date on changes in SAGE (and FIDS) by subscribing to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/manage-your-office-of-research-subscriptions\/\">Office of Research Information Services (ORIS) News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The core SAGE system allows you to carry out several tasks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"SAGE Budget\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/sage-budget\/\">SAGE Budget<\/a> helps you create an accurate budget for your grant proposal. It auto-populates data from the payroll and financial systems, helps you select proper rates, and calculates totals automatically.\n<ul>\n<li>You can connect a budget to a standard or Grant Runner eGC1 to populate budget data.<\/li>\n<li>You will need to connect a budget to an Award Setup Request.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eGC1 Forms\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/egc1-forms\/\">eGC1 Forms<\/a> are the electronic Grants and Contracts forms you use to route your grant proposal through the University&#8217;s internal compliance process.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Grant Runner Overview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/grant-runner\">Grant Runner<\/a> applications combine the eGC1 and sponsor forms for some NIH funding opportunities requiring SF424 R&amp;R forms, including Modular, Detailed and Subaward Budgets. With the click of a button, OSP can electronically submit your application via Grants.gov to the sponsor.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Approvals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/approvals\/\">Approvals<\/a> is the electronic routing engine that stages eGC1s, Advances, and Award Setup Requests for approval by associated departments, colleges, compliance offices, and the Office of Sponsored Programs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/advances\/\">Advances<\/a> creates an online request form for an advance budget number.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/awards\/\">Awards<\/a> allows you to create Award Setup Requests and Modification Requests.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/tools\/sage\/guide\/subawards\/\">Subawards<\/a> submits a request for a new subaward or a modification of an existing one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAGE &#8211; the System to Administer Grants Electronically &#8211; is the web-based system used by faculty, researchers, administrators and staff. 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