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MEGS-PlusTraining for Application

WIA Core 2012

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MEGS-Plus: WIA CoreBackground

If you haven’t used MEGS-Plus, it is recommended to review Agency Training (a broad overview of MEGS-Plus) before this presentation

This session focuses on: Initiate the application Complete and submit the application

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MEGS-PlusTraining for Application

WIA Core 2012

Part 1: Initiate the Application

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Getting There

After login, this is your Home Page.

If you have applications to initiate, click on View Available Applications/Tasks.

If you don’t this section doesn’t even show.

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Available Applications/Tasks

This shows all available to initiate applications. Click on the Initiate button to start the process.

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Agreement

To initiate you need to click on “I Agree”

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Application Menu

The Detail link is clicked to see more about the application’s Agency Status

To enter the application to create/edit, select “View Edit”

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Application Menu

The View/Edit page for initiation requires you to click on “Review Grant Selections”

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Review Grant Selections

Click on “Apply Now” for each applicable Funding Source

Click on “Save” and receive the message “the information has been saved”

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MEGS-PlusTraining for Application

WIA Core 2012

Part 2: Complete & Submit the Application

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Getting There

After login, this is your Home Page.

Within My Application/Tasks, click on “open Application/Tasks”

And you see the applications available to work on (as shown) Notice the scroll

bar (far right) Click on the

“identifier” of the specific application desired

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Getting There

The Detail link is clicked (as shown) to see more about the application Agency Status

To enter the application to create/edit, select “View Edit”

Also notice “Change Status” You select this when

ready to submit (more later)

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – View/Edit Page

This page lists the forms that comprise the application Also shows who

created and when last updated

Click on the link to access the page for creation/edit of info

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – View/Edit Page

By the way, the pages/forms for WIA Core include: Other

Cover Page, Assurance and Certifications, Important Information

Management Activities Fiscal Agent Info, Grant Selections, Regional Provider Info,

Regional Partnerships, Adult Ed Program Offerings Budget

Federal General Instructions, Federal Institutional, Anticipation Tuition/Fees, Anticipated Local Other

Program Info Regional Project Narrative

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Management Activity: Info Pages

For both the Additional Fiscal Agent Info and Regional Provider Info pages… Select from the

dropdown the Agency Type

Complete all “*” fields Name, Address,

Phone, Email, etc. Select “save” (not

shown)

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core –Management Activity: Regional Partnership

Select from dropdown the Region Number

And enter in the table at least 1 Agency Name and Roles or Services

Select “save”

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core –Management Activity: Adult Ed Program Offerings

Enter information including all required “*” fields

For the program, Click on the box for the

intended program(s). At least 1 must be selected

and then enter both tuition/fees and hours

Click Save (not shown).

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core –Budget: Summary

The top box shows funding source, grant, agency

The middle box shows the Budget Summary by function codes (along the left) and object codes (along the top)

Enter the required “*” contact information (at the very bottom)

Then select Budget Detail

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Budget: Detail

This page shows the Budget Detail Select add or edit a budget item

Also notice “Global Errors” button (more later)

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Budget: Item

On the bottom half of the page, select the function code (from the dropdown)

Enter description And enter budget

If enter salary also need benefits

If entered Salary/Benefits then must have FTE/hours

Click on Save Budget Item (top of page).

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core –Project Narrative

Complete all required “*” fields

The Regional Project Narrative must provide detailed information for ALL programs and ALL funding sources.

Please notice beneath each entry box in the character length limitation

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Global Errors

On many pages, there is a Global Error button. Select at any time.

When you select, the result tells you what is not yet right/complete It also notes things which

are completed and correct For errors, click on the

link and it takes you to the page with an error

All errors must be corrected before submission.

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Submission: Change Status

When you think you are done and want to submit You can get to this

Application Menu page (from many pages) by clicking on the Identifier

Select “View Status Options” within the Change Status section

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Submission: Change Status

The Change Status page shows available options including ability to submit to MDE for review

If unsure, simply back out. Choose neither option.

A reminder…click on the Detail link to see more about the application

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MEGS-Plus: WIA Core – Submission: Change Status

If you submit the application and no global errors, you receive this page

If you click “I Agree” then this “commits” the Agency will meet “assurances and certifications”

If you click “I do not agree” you are taken to the Application Menu

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MEGS-PlusTraining for Application

WIA Core 2012

That’s all and thanks!

Any questions???