What if I have not received a validation by the closing date?

If you submit your application within two days prior to the application transmittal deadline, you may not receive your validation or rejection notification until after the closing date. We recommend that if you have not received the two e-mail notifications indicating receipt and validation by 4:30:00 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the application deadline date, then print your application and mail a hard copy of it, adhering to the hard copy application submission procedures and requirements written in this application. For example, cover pages with signatures must be included in hard copy applications and cannot be faxed later.