**Tip! There are four user roles in the grants system:**
1. **Authorized Official** *(can initiate, edit, & submit documents)*
1. This role is exclusively for persons who are authorized to apply for, accept, decline or cancel the grant for the applicant agency. This person must be the executive director of a state agency, chairperson of the county Board of Commissioners, mayor, or chairperson of the City Council.
2. **Agency Administrator** *(can initiate, edit, & submit documents)*
1. this role is primarily for persons who will be directly responsible for the administration of grant applications and/or awards within the grants system.
3. **Agency Staff** *(can edit existing documents but can't initiate or submit)*
1. this role is primarily for persons who will support or assist the Agency Administrator in the administration of grant applications and/or awards (i.e. preparing documents for the Agency Administrator's review and approval).
4. **Agency Viewer** *(view rights only)*
1. This role is primarily for persons who need to view, provide oversight, or audit the activity and/or information within the grants management system.