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title: Mark for Decline
description: Select scored proposals, mark them for decline to the Grant Program Director for approval.
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# Mark for Decline

Select scored proposals, mark them for decline to the Grant Program Director for approval.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_svc\_appl\_pgm\_mg.grant\_program\_manager

Use this procedure to select scored proposals and mark them for decline for the approval of the Grant Program Director.

-   The grant program must be in the **Accepting Proposals** or **Active** state.

-   Proposals must have completed merit review and scoring. Only scored proposals appear on the **Funding Allocation** tab.


## About this task

Proposals that you mark for decline are in a tentative, reversible state indicating that the Grant Program Manager has flagged a proposal for decline. The proposal has not yet been submitted for approval to the Grant Program Director, and you can reverse the recommendation at any time before submitting the decline request.

## Procedure

1.  Mark proposals for decline

    Proposals that you mark for decline are in the tentative, reversible recommendation state indicating that the GPM has flagged a proposal for potential decline. This recommendation can be reversed before submission to the GPD for review. No budget is allocated against proposals in this state, and their amounts are excluded from the Decisions in progress chart segment.

2.  Navigate to **All** > **Public Sector Workspace**.

3.  Navigate to **Lists** > **Grant Programs** and select **All**.

4.  Open the grant program record and select the **Funding Allocation** tab.

5.  In the **Scored Proposals** list, select one or more proposals with **Undecided** funding status.

6.  Select **Mark for Decline** in the toolbar.

7.  In the Mark for Decline confirmation dialog, provide a recommendation reason.

    This field is mandatory. The reason you provide is included in the applicant's rejection letter if the decline is approved.

8.  Select **Mark for Decline** to confirm.

    **Note:**

    Marking a proposal for decline resets any previously allocated budget for that proposal to zero. This action is reversible — you can return the proposal to **Undecided** status before submitting the funding request.