diff --git a/django/api/services/spreadsheet_uploader.py b/django/api/services/spreadsheet_uploader.py
index e6dd2285..c76059e5 100644
--- a/django/api/services/spreadsheet_uploader.py
+++ b/django/api/services/spreadsheet_uploader.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def transform_data(
     if (missing_columns):
         errors_and_warnings['Headers'] = {}
         errors_and_warnings['Headers']['Missing Headers'] = {
-            "Expected Type": "The spreadsheet provided is missing headers",
+            "Expected Type": "missing one or more required columns",
             "Rows": missing_columns,
             "Severity": "Critical"
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/AlertDialog.js b/frontend/src/app/components/AlertDialog.js
index 8a2b4cb2..c592bd27 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/AlertDialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/AlertDialog.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import DialogActions from "@mui/material/DialogActions";
 import DialogContent from "@mui/material/DialogContent";
 import DialogContentText from "@mui/material/DialogContentText";
 import DialogTitle from "@mui/material/DialogTitle";
-import ErrorOutlineIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ErrorOutline';
-
+import WarningAmberIcon from '@mui/icons-material/WarningAmber';
 const AlertDialog = (props) => {
   const {
     open,
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const AlertDialog = (props) => {
         aria-describedby="alert-dialog-description"
       >
         <DialogTitle id="alert-dialog-title">
-          <ErrorOutlineIcon className="error" /> {title}
+          <WarningAmberIcon className="error" /> {title}
         </DialogTitle>
         <DialogContent>
           <DialogContent id="alert-dialog-description">
diff --git a/frontend/src/uploads/UploadContainer.js b/frontend/src/uploads/UploadContainer.js
index 1f8277d0..c5e76419 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uploads/UploadContainer.js
+++ b/frontend/src/uploads/UploadContainer.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
     cancelAction: () => {},
     cancelText: "cancel",
   });
+  const [failedFiles, setFailedFiles] = useState([])
 
   const axios = useAxios();
   const axiosDefault = useAxios(true);
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
             const rows = errorDetails[errorType].Rows;
             const rowCount = rows.length;
             totalIssueCount.criticalErrors += rowCount;
+            setFailedFiles([...failedFiles, uploadFiles])
+            setUploadFiles([])
             if (!groupedCriticalErrors[column]) {
               groupedCriticalErrors[column] = {};
             }
@@ -138,6 +141,12 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
   
     return { groupedCriticalErrors, groupedErrors, groupedWarnings, totalIssueCount };
   };
+  const clearErrors = () => {
+    setGroupedCriticalErrors({})
+    setGroupedErrors({})
+    setGroupedWarnings({})
+    setTotalIssueCount({})
+  }
 
   const showError = (error) => {
     const { response: errorResponse } = error;
@@ -183,7 +192,6 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
         const errorCheck = responses.some(
           (response) => !response.data.success
         );
-
         setAlertSeverity(errorCheck ? "error" : "success");
         const message = responses
           .map(
@@ -193,7 +201,6 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
           .join("\n");
         setAlert(true);
         setAlertContent(message);
-
         const warnings = {};
         responses.forEach((response, index) => {
           const responseWarnings = response.data.errors_and_warnings;
@@ -210,18 +217,27 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
           setGroupedErrors(groupedErrors);
           setGroupedWarnings(groupedWarnings);
           setTotalIssueCount(totalIssueCount);
-
           setAlertDialogText({
             title:
-              totalIssueCount.criticalErrors > 0 ? "Your upload contained critical errors that must be fixed before it can be processed!" : "Your file has been processed and contains the following errors and warnings!",
+              totalIssueCount.criticalErrors > 0 ? "File upload failed" : "Your file has been processed and contains the following errors and warnings!",
             content: (
               <>
                 {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors >= 1 && (
                   <div>
-                    <span className="error">
-                      {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors} Critical Errors
-                    </span>
-                    - Must fix before file can be processed
+                    {groupedCriticalErrors && groupedCriticalErrors.Spreadsheet &&
+                    groupedCriticalErrors.Spreadsheet['Missing Worksheet'] &&
+                      <div>
+                        File Upload Failed - The sheet name doesn't match the required
+                        “{groupedCriticalErrors.Spreadsheet['Missing Worksheet'].Rows[0]}”.<br/>
+                        
+                      </div>
+                    }
+                    {groupedCriticalErrors && groupedCriticalErrors.Headers && 
+                    groupedCriticalErrors.Headers['Missing Headers'] &&
+                    <div>
+                      The file is missing one or more required columns.
+                    </div>
+                  }
                 </div>
                 )}
                 {totalIssueCount.errors >= 1 && (
@@ -339,7 +355,6 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
         ))}
       </Alert>
     ) : null;
-
     return (
       <div className="row">
         <div className="col-12 mr-2">
@@ -381,6 +396,8 @@ const UploadContainer = () => {
                   setAlert={setAlert}
                   loading={loading}
                   totalIssueCount={totalIssueCount}
+                  clearErrors={clearErrors}
+                  failedFiles={failedFiles}
                 />
               </Paper>
               {adminUser && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDrop.js b/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDrop.js
index d0e4d71c..063a3548 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDrop.js
+++ b/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDrop.js
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import UploadIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Upload";
 import { useDropzone } from "react-dropzone";
 
 const FileDrop = (props) => {
-  const { disabled, setFiles, setAlert } = props;
+  const { disabled, setFiles, setAlert, clearErrors} = props;
   const [dropMessage, setDropMessage] = useState("");
   const onDrop = useCallback((files) => {
     setAlert(false);
     setDropMessage("");
     setFiles(files);
+    clearErrors();
   }, []);
   const { getRootProps, getInputProps } = useDropzone({ onDrop });
   const uploadBoxClassNames = disabled ? "file-upload disabled" : "file-upload";
diff --git a/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDropArea.js b/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDropArea.js
index 69ef484e..eb59dbb5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDropArea.js
+++ b/frontend/src/uploads/components/FileDropArea.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import FileDrop from "./FileDrop";
 import getFileSize from "../../app/utilities/getFileSize";
 
 const FileDropArea = (props) => {
-  const { disabled, setUploadFiles, uploadFiles, setAlert } = props;
+  const { disabled, setUploadFiles, uploadFiles, setAlert, totalIssueCount, clearErrors, failedFiles } = props;
 
   const removeFile = (removedFile) => {
     const found = uploadFiles.findIndex((file) => file === removedFile);
@@ -14,27 +14,34 @@ const FileDropArea = (props) => {
     setUploadFiles([...uploadFiles]);
   };
 
-  function FormRow(file) {
+  function FormRow(file, success) {
     const { name, size } = file;
+    const uploadRowClassname = totalIssueCount.criticalErrors >= 1? 'error': success==false? 'error': 'upload-row'
     return (
       <Grid container alignItems="center" key={name}>
-        <Grid item xs={7} className="upload-row">
+        <Grid item xs={7} className={uploadRowClassname}>
           {name}
         </Grid>
-        <Grid item xs={3} className="upload-row">
+        <Grid item xs={3} className={uploadRowClassname}>
           {getFileSize(size)}
         </Grid>
-        <Grid item xs={2} className="upload-row">
+        <Grid item xs={2} className={uploadRowClassname}>
+          {success == true &&
           <Button
-            className="delete"
-            onClick={() => {
-              removeFile(file);
-            }}
-            type="button"
-            id="trash-button"
+          className="delete"
+          onClick={() => {
+            removeFile(file)
+            clearErrors();
+          }}
+          type="button"
+          id="trash-button"
           >
             <ClearIcon padding={0} sx={{ color: "red" }} />
           </Button>
+          }
+          {success == false &&
+            <>Failed Upload</>
+          }
         </Grid>
       </Grid>
     );
@@ -57,12 +64,13 @@ const FileDropArea = (props) => {
                   disabled={disabled}
                   setAlert={setAlert}
                   setFiles={setUploadFiles}
+                  clearErrors={clearErrors}
                 />
               </span>
             </Tooltip>
           </Box>
         </div>
-        {uploadFiles.length > 0 && (
+        {(uploadFiles.length > 0 || failedFiles.length > 0) && (
           <Box className="upload-list" pt={3} rb={2}>
             <Grid container direction="row">
               <Grid item xs={7}>
@@ -72,7 +80,12 @@ const FileDropArea = (props) => {
                 <h3>Size</h3>
               </Grid>
               <Grid item xs={2} />
-              {uploadFiles.map((file) => FormRow(file))}
+              {failedFiles.map((failed, index) => {
+                return failed.map((file) => {
+                  return FormRow(file, false);
+                });
+              })}
+              {uploadFiles.map((file) =>FormRow(file, true))}
             </Grid>
           </Box>
         )}
@@ -86,4 +99,4 @@ FileDropArea.propTypes = {
   uploadFiles: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape()).isRequired,
   setAlert: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
-export default FileDropArea;
+export default FileDropArea;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadIssues.js b/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadIssues.js
index 3f4bebec..9b0e2080 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadIssues.js
+++ b/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadIssues.js
@@ -27,6 +27,42 @@ const UploadIssues = ({
   const criticalMsg = "Must fix before file can be processed";
   const errorMsg = "Must fix before uploading";
   const warningMsg = "Can upload without fixing";
+  const renderUploadFailed = () => {
+      const missingHeadersError = groupedCriticalErrors?.Headers?.["Missing Headers"];
+      let missingHeadersMsg = '';
+      if (missingHeadersError) {
+        const missingColumns = missingHeadersError.Rows;
+        const columnsText = missingColumns.length === 1
+          ? `column "${missingColumns[0]} is "`
+          : `columns "${missingColumns.join(', ')}" are `;
+      
+        missingHeadersMsg = `Your file has been processed and the ${columnsText} not found in the dataset. 
+          Please ensure that your dataset matches the provided template, and that all required columns are present. 
+          You can download the template for reference. Once corrected, you can upload your file again.`;
+      }
+      const missingWorksheetError = groupedCriticalErrors?.Spreadsheet?.["Missing Worksheet"];
+      let missingWorksheetMsg = '';
+      if (missingWorksheetError) {
+        const sheetName = groupedCriticalErrors.Spreadsheet['Missing Worksheet'].Rows[0]
+        missingWorksheetMsg = missingWorksheetError ? 
+        `File Upload Failed - The sheet name doesn't match the required “${sheetName}”.
+        Please rename the sheet to the required “${sheetName}” before the next upload.` : '';
+      }
+      const errorMsg = missingHeadersMsg || missingWorksheetMsg;  
+    return (
+      <Box ml={4} mt={2}>
+        {errorMsg}
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+      
+
+  const errorHeading = () => {
+    const missingHeadersError = groupedCriticalErrors?.Headers?.['Missing Headers']?.ExpectedType;
+    const missingWorksheetError = groupedCriticalErrors?.Spreadsheet?.['Missing Worksheet']?.ExpectedType;
+    return missingHeadersError || missingWorksheetError;
+  }
+  
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -36,19 +72,16 @@ const UploadIssues = ({
             className="error"
             sx={{ marginLeft: 1, marginRight: 1 }}
           />
-          Your file upload results
+         {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors >= 1 ? `File upload failed - ${errorHeading()}`: 'Your file upload results'}
         </h2>
-        <Box sx={{ ml: "2rem", mb: "1rem" }}>
-          {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors > 0 ? 'Your file cannot be processed because it contains critical errors. Please review them below.': 'Your file has been processed and contains the following errors and warnings. Please review them below'}
-        </Box>
         {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors >= 1 && (
-          <Box ml={2} mt={2}>
-            <span className="error">
-              <strong>{totalIssueCount.criticalErrors} Critical Errors &nbsp;</strong>
-            </span>
-            - {criticalMsg}
-          </Box>
+          renderUploadFailed()
         )}
+        {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors == 0 &&
+          <Box sx={{ ml: "2rem", mb: "1rem" }}>
+            Your file has been processed and contains the following errors and warnings. Please review them below
+          </Box>
+        }
         {totalIssueCount.errors >= 1 && (
           <Box ml={2} mt={2}>
             <span className="error">
@@ -65,6 +98,8 @@ const UploadIssues = ({
             - {warningMsg}
           </Box>
         )}
+        {totalIssueCount.criticalErrors == 0 && (
+          <>
         <Accordion elevation={0} sx={{ "&:before": { height: "0px" } }}>
           <AccordionSummary
             aria-controls="panel1-content"
@@ -107,7 +142,10 @@ const UploadIssues = ({
             )}
           </AccordionDetails>
         </Accordion>
-        {totalIssueCount.warnings >= 1 && totalIssueCount.errors === 0 && (
+        </>
+        )}
+        {
+          totalIssueCount.warnings >= 1 && totalIssueCount.errors === 0 && (
           <Box>
             <h3>Do you want to upload the file regardless of the warnings?</h3>
             <Box mt={3}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadPage.js b/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadPage.js
index fc1b1bca..4db57c7f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadPage.js
+++ b/frontend/src/uploads/components/UploadPage.js
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ const UploadPage = (props) => {
     downloadSpreadsheet,
     setAlert,
     loading,
-    totalIssueCount
+    totalIssueCount,
+    clearErrors,
+    failedFiles
   } = props;
+
   const selectionList = datasetList.map((obj, index) => (
     <MenuItem key={index} value={obj.name}>
       {obj.name}
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ const UploadPage = (props) => {
             setAlert={setAlert}
             setUploadFiles={setUploadFiles}
             uploadFiles={uploadFiles}
+            totalIssueCount={totalIssueCount}
+            clearErrors={clearErrors}
+            failedFiles={failedFiles}
           />
         </div>
         <Box pt={3} rb={2}>