Answers.Body: <p>I don't think there is a non-coding way to do this. You could try to manipulate the UI with an extension to accept a submission without an amount value. But there may be reasons in the business logic why an amount is required, i.e. you may experience follow-up problems if there are grant records without that value in your database.</p>
  
  <p>So unless this is a serious problem for you, I think your workaround is the best way to go.</p>
  
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Body: <p>The Grant module requires "Amount Requested" when entering a grant.  This information may not be available when the grant is created.  Why is this a required field?  How can we make it optional?  Workaround is to make it 0.  </p>
  
Tags: <civigrant>
Title: Remove required field in Grant Application
ThreadText: # Remove required field in Grant Application
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-10)
  
  The Grant module requires "Amount Requested" when entering a grant. This information may not be available when the grant is created. Why is this a required field? How can we make it optional? Workaround is to make it 0.
  
  **Tags:** civigrant
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-12. Score: 3
  
  I don't think there is a non-coding way to do this. You could try to manipulate the UI with an extension to accept a submission without an amount value. But there may be reasons in the business logic why an amount is required, i.e. you may experience follow-up problems if there are grant records without that value in your database.
  
  So unless this is a serious problem for you, I think your workaround is the best way to go.
  
  
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