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# Grant proposal funding statuses

# Grant Proposal funding statuses {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated June 8, 2026  
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Status values a grant proposal can hold during the Funding Allocation workflow, including the trigger, the responsible role, and whether the status is terminal.
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| Status | Definition | Triggered by | Role | Terminal |
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| Undecided | Default state after scoring. No recommendation applied. | System (automatic) | None | No |
| Marked for Funding | Grant program manager has flagged the proposal for potential funding. Tentative and reversible before submission. | Mark for funding action | Grant program manager | No |
| Marked for Decline | Grant program manager has flagged the proposal for potential decline. Tentative and reversible before submission. | Mark for decline action | Grant program manager | No |
| Submitted for Funding | Grant program manager has submitted the proposal to the Grant Program Director for potential funding as part of a Funding Request. Proposals are locked. | Send for approval action | Grant program manager | No |
| Submitted for Decline | Grant program manager has submitted the proposal to the Grant Program Director for potential decline as part of a Funding Request. Proposals are locked. | Send for approval action (decline track) | Grant program manager | No |
| Funding confirmed | Grant Program Director has confirmed the funding recommendation. Proceeds to award notice generation, agreement signing, and contracting. | Grant Program Director approves the funding request | Grant Program Director | Yes |
| Decline confirmed | Proposal formally declined after Grant Program Director review. Proceeds to rejection letter generation. | Grant Program Director approves the funding request (decline track) | Grant Program Director | Yes |
| Returned | Grant Program Director has sent the proposal back for revision. Proposal remains in the Returned state in the grant program manager's working queue. Budget is released. | Grant Program Director rejects the funding request | Grant Program Director | No |
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