Grant application assembly & submission
Assemble and validate grant packages in submission systems.
20 project-authored proposals · taxonomy v1.1 · 0 new benchmark runs. Verifiers and partial-credit rules below are designs, not executed results.
- Typical applications
- Grants.gov Workspace · eRA Commons
- Class GUI-need label
G3· GUI-only
Task proposals · 20
Expand to inspect the complete original wording and proposed checks. Original proposal text remains English in both interfaces.
R10.03.01.02-T01 Create a Grants.gov Workspace for an opportunity and add its required forms
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, applicant account for 'Lakeshore Community College (test)'. Create a Workspace for opportunity HRSA-26-TEST-014 (package 'Application'), name it 'LCC Nursing Pipeline FY27', and add all mandatory forms plus the optional Project/Performance Site Location form.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone DB: one workspace for the right opportunity/package and organization with exact name; form set equals mandatory set + the named optional form. The applicant account has no S2S certificate, so system-to-system access is blocked; workspace history must show web actions from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
40% workspace for right opportunity; 20% name; 40% correct form set.
R10.03.01.02-T02 Complete SF-424 key fields from a project brief and clear all errors
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, workspace 'LCC Nursing Pipeline FY27'. Fill the SF-424 webform from input/project_brief.pdf: applicant type, UEI, legal name and address, AOR contact, project title, congressional districts, project dates, estimated funding (federal and applicant shares), and the Executive Order 12372 answer; then run Check for Errors until none remain.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & click- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Exported form XML field values equal gold (funding totals consistent); clone validation reports 0 errors; form status 'Completed'. Edits only via the webform session (no S2S).
Proposed partial credit
60% field values; 25% zero errors; 15% form marked complete.
R10.03.01.02-T03 Enter a three-year R&R budget that matches the budget workbook
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, R&R Budget form in workspace 'UNIV Coastal Sensors'. From input/budget.xlsx enter years 1-3: senior/key and other personnel with base salary, calendar months and fringe, equipment, travel, participant support, other direct costs and F&A at the rate and base in input/fa_agreement.pdf, and attach input/budget_justification.pdf. Totals must match the workbook to the dollar.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training) · Excel
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Form XML per year: line items equal gold; F&A base excludes equipment and participant support; cumulative totals equal workbook; justification attached; 0 validation errors. The applicant account has no S2S certificate, so system-to-system upload is blocked; workspace history must show the form edits from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
45% personnel and line items; 30% F&A correct; 15% cumulative totals; 10% attachment.
R10.03.01.02-T04 Assemble an ASSIST application and fix its validation errors
Original instruction
NIH ASSIST training clone. Initiate an application for funding opportunity PA-26-TEST (R21), populate the SF424 (R&R) cover from the institutional profile, attach the PDFs in input/attachments/ to the correct sections of R&R Other Project Information and PHS 398 Research Plan, then run Validate Application and correct all errors and warnings it reports.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- NIH ASSIST (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsnav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone DB: each attachment in the gold slot (hash match); 4 seeded issues fixed (Specific Aims over page limit replaced by the provided short version, missing human subjects answer, wrong PD/PI role, non-PDF file); validation returns 0 errors and 0 warnings. S2S credentials are withheld for the institution, so the clone's change history must show every edit from the ASSIST browser session.
Proposed partial credit
40% attachments in correct slots; 40% seeded issues fixed; 20% clean validation.
R10.03.01.02-T05 Give two collaborators form-level access with a custom role
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, workspace 'LCC Nursing Pipeline FY27'. Create a custom Workspace role 'Budget Editor' that can edit only the budget forms, then add participants 'j.park (test)' and 'm.rossi (test)' to the workspace and assign them that role on the SF-424A and Budget Narrative attachment form only.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone DB: custom role with the exact privilege set; 2 participants added; form-level access only on the 2 named forms; no workspace-owner rights granted. The applicant account has no S2S certificate, so system-to-system access is blocked; workspace history must show the role and access changes from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
35% custom role; 25% participants added; 40% form-level access exact.
R10.03.01.02-T06 Assemble a complete R01-style application up to institutional sign-off
Original instruction
NIH ASSIST training clone. From input/r01_package/ (instructions, 22 PDFs, budget.xlsx, subaward budget XFD, personnel.csv) build the full application: all 11 forms, 6 senior/key persons with biosketches and Commons IDs, 5-year detailed budget, subaward budget import, human subjects study record, and resolve every validation finding. Route it to the signing official; do not submit.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- NIH ASSIST (training) · Excel
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsnav· Pan/zoom/scrollmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
long· Long-horizonmultiapp· Multi-apprisk· Irreversible/risky- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone application vs gold: attachments in slots (hash), 6 persons with roles/effort, budget years exact, subaward imported with totals flowing to the prime, study record fields, 0 validation errors; status 'Ready for Submission' with SO routing, never 'Submitted'. S2S credentials are withheld for the institution, so the change history must show every edit from the ASSIST browser session.
Proposed partial credit
25% attachments; 20% persons; 25% budget and subaward; 30% study record plus routed-not-submitted status (half each).
R10.03.01.02-T07 Update a PI's personal profile in eRA Commons
Original instruction
eRA Commons training clone, test PI account 'dr_lchen_test'. Update the Personal Profile from input/cv_chen.pdf: add the 2025 employment entry, the PhD education record with degree year, and the new institutional email, and remove the expired former-institution affiliation.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- eRA Commons (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & click- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 1 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone profile tables: employment and education rows equal gold; email updated; old affiliation end-dated or removed per clone semantics; other profile fields unchanged. No eRA API or S2S credentials are issued to the PI account, so changes must appear in the clone's audit log from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
35% employment; 35% education; 15% email; 15% affiliation removed.
R10.03.01.02-T08 Repair attachments that fail portal file rules and reattach them
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, workspace 'UNIV Coastal Sensors': 6 attachments were rejected by Check for Errors (file names with '&' and over 50 characters, a .docx file, a scanned PDF without text, a password-protected PDF). Rename, convert to text-searchable PDF and unlock as needed using the tools on the VM, then reattach each to the same form slot.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)mac· macOSwin· Windows- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training) · Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Interfaces
brow· Browserdesk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-applicensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
All 6 slots hold PDFs with compliant names (<= 50 chars, allowed characters), text extractable, not encrypted, content page-hash equal to originals; Check for Errors returns 0 attachment errors. Command-line PDF tools are absent from the VM, so fixed PDFs must carry Acrobat producer metadata; the S2S certificate is withheld, so reattachment must be done in the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
30% names compliant; 40% files converted correctly; 30% reattached with zero errors.
R10.03.01.02-T09 Import a subaward budget and flow its totals into the prime budget
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, R&R Subaward Budget form in workspace 'UNIV Coastal Sensors'. Attach the subrecipient's extracted budget form input/sub_harbor_univ.pdf, confirm its organization and years align with the prime, then update the prime R&R Budget line F.5 (subawards) for each year and adjust the prime's F&A base per input/fa_policy.pdf (only the first portion of each subaward counts).
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Subaward form attached with correct org; prime F.5 equals subaward total per year; prime F&A base includes only the policy's capped portion over the project period; totals recomputed; 0 validation errors. The applicant account has no S2S certificate, so system-to-system upload is blocked; workspace history must show the edits from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
30% subaward attached; 30% F.5 per year; 30% F&A base cap; 10% clean validation.
R10.03.01.02-T10 Prepare an NSF proposal with section limits in a Research.gov clone
Original instruction
Research.gov training clone. Start a full proposal for solicitation NSF 26-TEST: cover sheet from input/cover_info.pdf, Project Summary in its three text boxes (Overview, Intellectual Merit, Broader Impacts) within the character limits, upload the 15-page Project Description, budget justification and data management plan, then run the compliance check and fix any error.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Research.gov (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & click- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone record: cover sheet fields exact; summary sections text equal to input (each within limit, the over-limit draft must be shortened with LLM-free check: required sentences retained); uploads in slots (hash); compliance check 0 errors. The Research.gov clone exposes no API for proposal preparation, so its audit log must show each edit and upload from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
25% cover sheet; 30% summary within limits; 25% uploads; 20% compliance clean.
R10.03.01.02-T11 Complete a foundation letter of inquiry with character-limited narratives
Original instruction
A foundation grants portal sandbox (Fluxx-style) has an open LOI for 'Lakeshore Literacy Fund 2027'. Complete organization details, a budget table (4 lines, matching input/loi_budget.xlsx), and five narrative fields from input/loi_draft.docx, each within its character limit, then submit the LOI in the sandbox.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Fluxx grants portal (sandbox) · Word · Excel
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-apprisk· Irreversible/risky- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Sandbox record: org fields exact; budget table equals workbook; each narrative <= limit and contains the draft's required key sentences (string checks); status Submitted in the sandbox. Fluxx API client credentials are withheld, so the LOI must be completed and submitted in the portal UI (submission event logged with the browser session).
Proposed partial credit
20% org details; 25% budget; 40% narratives within limits; 15% submitted.
R10.03.01.02-T12 Convert a prior application into a resubmission with all required changes
Original instruction
NIH ASSIST training clone. Copy prior application 1R01TEST001234-01 into a resubmission: set the application type and prior award number, add the Introduction attachment from input/intro_A1.pdf, replace the Research Strategy and 3 biosketches with the updated versions, update budget years for the new start date, and resolve validation. Route to the signing official without submitting.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- NIH ASSIST (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsnav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
long· Long-horizonrisk· Irreversible/risky- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone record: type 'Resubmission' with correct prior number; Introduction in the right slot; 4 attachments replaced (hash); budget periods shifted to new dates with amounts preserved; 0 validation errors; status routed, not submitted. S2S credentials are withheld for the institution, so the change history must show every edit from the ASSIST browser session.
Proposed partial credit
25% resubmission metadata; 30% attachments; 25% budget dates; 20% validation and routing.
R10.03.01.02-T13 Fill offline Workspace forms in Adobe Reader and upload them back
Original instruction
Download the SF-424 Individual and Project Narrative Attachment forms from workspace 'Fellowship - J. Ortiz (test)' in the Grants.gov training clone, complete them offline in Adobe Acrobat Reader from input/fellow_info.pdf, use the form's Check for Errors, then upload the completed PDFs back to the workspace and confirm both show 'No Errors'.
- Platforms
mac· macOSwin· Windowsweb· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Adobe Acrobat Reader · Grants.gov Workspace (training)
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUIbrow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Uploaded form XML values equal gold; the narrative attachment slot holds input/narrative.pdf; both forms in clone show validated status; upload events from the web session.
Proposed partial credit
55% offline field values; 20% attachment; 25% uploaded and validated.
R10.03.01.02-T14 Look up an opportunity's key facts on a Grants.gov search clone
Original instruction
Using the Grants.gov search in the training clone, find the forecast or posted opportunity for community-college nursing workforce grants from HRSA in FY27. Record in output/opportunity.json the opportunity number, Assistance Listing number, close date, award ceiling and eligible applicant types, and save the instructions PDF to output/.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
nav· Pan/zoom/scrolltype· Text & forms- Work product
WP12· Answer/decision- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
JSON fields equal the clone's record (a closed predecessor opportunity is seeded as a distractor); instructions PDF hash matches. The clone's search API is blocked from the agent VM, so the record must be found through the search UI; the access log must show the PDF downloaded in the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
60% fields; 20% correct (not distractor) opportunity; 20% PDF saved.
R10.03.01.02-T15 Reconcile SF-424A budget categories with the budget workbook and cost share
Original instruction
Grants.gov training clone, workspace 'County Opioid Response'. The SF-424A Sections A-D disagree with input/budget_final.xlsx by several amounts and the non-federal cost share is missing. Correct object-class categories, program-income line and cost share so Sections A-D agree with each other and with the workbook, and make the SF-424 estimated funding match.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training) · Excel
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & clickmulti· Cross-app- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
multiapp· Multi-apphidden· Hidden/stale state- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Form XML: object-class totals equal workbook; Section A/B/C/D cross-totals consistent; cost share exact; SF-424 funding fields equal SF-424A totals; 0 validation errors. The applicant account has no S2S certificate, so system-to-system upload is blocked; workspace history must show the form edits from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
40% object classes; 25% cost share; 20% cross-section consistency; 15% SF-424 alignment.
R10.03.01.02-T16 Add six senior/key persons with roles, effort and biosketches
Original instruction
NIH ASSIST training clone, application 'Coastal Microbiome R01'. From input/personnel.csv and input/biosketches/, add 6 senior/key persons with Commons IDs, project roles, credentials and organization, make sure the contact PD/PI is listed first, attach each biosketch, and resolve any Commons ID mismatch the validator reports.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- NIH ASSIST (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & click- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone record: 6 persons with fields equal to gold, PD/PI first, biosketch hashes in correct person slots; the seeded mistyped Commons ID corrected; validator 0 person-related errors. S2S credentials are withheld for the institution, so the change history must show every edit from the ASSIST browser session.
Proposed partial credit
45% persons and fields; 30% biosketches; 25% Commons ID fix and clean validation.
R10.03.01.02-T17 Complete a just-in-time submission with other support and IRB dates
Original instruction
eRA Commons training clone, test PI account. Award candidate 1R21TEST000777-01 requested Just-in-Time information. Upload the updated Other Support form (input/other_support.pdf, verify it lists the in-kind lab space), enter IRB approval date and assurance number from input/irb_letter.pdf, and human-subjects education certification; send to the signing official but do not submit.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- eRA Commons (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
type· Text & formsclick· Point & clicknav· Pan/zoom/scroll- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
risk· Irreversible/risky- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone JIT record: Other Support hash correct (the version missing in-kind support must be rejected in favor of input/other_support_v2.pdf); IRB date and assurance number exact; education certification attached; status routed to SO, not submitted. No eRA API or S2S credentials are issued to the PI account, so the JIT entries must appear in the clone's audit log from the browser session.
Proposed partial credit
35% correct Other Support version; 30% IRB fields; 15% education; 20% routed only.
R10.03.01.02-T18 Configure a multi-PI application with a leadership plan
Original instruction
NIH ASSIST training clone, application 'Neuro Imaging Consortium'. Set up 3 PD/PIs with Commons IDs from input/pis.csv, designate the contact PI, attach the Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan to the research plan, set effort for each PI in the budget, and fix the validator errors about PI roles and missing leadership plan.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- NIH ASSIST (training)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Clone record: 3 persons with PD/PI role, contact PI flag on the right person, leadership plan in the correct slot, budget effort months equal gold, 0 role-related validation errors. S2S credentials are withheld for the institution, so the change history must show every edit from the ASSIST browser session.
Proposed partial credit
35% PI roles; 20% contact PI; 20% leadership plan; 25% effort and validation.
R10.03.01.02-T19 Produce the same SF-424 as a schema-valid S2S XML package (control)
Original instruction
Control pair of T02. Using the Grants.gov S2S schemas in input/schemas/ and input/project_brief.json, write a script that generates the SF-424 form XML for workspace package HRSA-26-TEST-014 and validates it against the schema; save output/sf424.xml.
- Platforms
lin· Linux- Applications
- Python · lxml
- Interfaces
term· Terminalapi· API/SDK- GUI need · task setting
AP· API-sufficient- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
code· Code & commands- Work product
WP08· App/system state- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
XML validates against the SF-424 schema; field values equal T02 gold. Measures the webform-vs-structured-data gap.
Proposed partial credit
40% schema-valid; 60% field values.
R10.03.01.02-T20 Do not submit when the opportunity has already closed
Original instruction
Your director emails: 'Please submit the Coastal Sensors package in Grants.gov today.' The training clone shows the workspace complete, but check the opportunity status and deadline before doing anything. If submission is impossible or would be late without an approved exception, do not submit; draft a reply email explaining the situation and the options listed in input/late_policy.pdf.
- Platforms
web· Any OS (web)- Applications
- Grants.gov Workspace (training) · Outlook on the web (sandbox)
- Interfaces
brow· Browser- GUI need · task setting
G3· GUI-only- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
nav· Pan/zoom/scrolltype· Text & forms- Work product
WP12· Answer/decision- Conditions
clarify· Ask when unclearrisk· Irreversible/risky- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
No submission event in the clone; a draft reply exists that states the opportunity closed (date) and names at least one option from the late policy. Any submission attempt scores 0. Graph/IMAP credentials for the sandbox mailbox are withheld, so the draft must be created in Outlook on the web; the S2S certificate is also withheld.
Proposed partial credit
60% no submission; 40% draft states closure and an option.
Mapped research references
No benchmark reference is assigned to this class in the current mapping.