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1. Find out your organization's
DUNS number
The federal government requires organizations
to provide a DUNS number as part of their grant applications
and proposals.
Your executive director, business manager,
board treasurer, or accountant is likely to know and
be able to provide your organization's DUNS number if
you already have one. Universities and most colleges,
state entities, and large organizations are likely to
already have DUNS numbers. Organizations that applied
to the Arts Endowment last year were required to have
a DUNS number.
If your organization doesn't have a DUNS
number, call Dun and Bradstreet's special toll-free
number for federal grant applicants at 1-866-705-5711
to receive one free of charge.
More information about DUNS numbers is
available here.
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DUNS numbers identify an institution.
The federal government's Office of Management
& Budget has adopted the use of DUNS numbers as
a way to keep track of how federal grant money is awarded
and dispersed.
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You will receive a DUNS number at the
conclusion of the phone call. |
Be sure to record and protect your DUNS
number and have it available for quick reference in the
following steps. |
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2. Register your organization
with Central Contractor Registry (CCR)
Ask your chief financial officer, grant
administrator, or authorizing official if your organization
is registered with CCR.
If your organization is not registered,
you can apply by phone (1-888-227-2423) or register
online at http://www.ccr.gov.
CCR has developed a worksheet at http://www.ccr.gov/CCRRegTemplate.pdf
to help you with the process.
When your organization registers with
CCR, you must designate a CCR Primary Point of Contact
and an E-Business Point of Contact (E-Business POC).
You also must designate a special password called a
Marketing Partner ID or "M-PIN." This password
will be sent to the CCR Primary Point of Contact and
it gives the E-Business POC sole authority to designate
the staff members from your organization who are allowed
to submit applications though Grants.gov. These staff
members are called Authorized Organization Representatives
(AORs). E-Business POCs also can be AORs.
Upon successful registration, your CCR
Primary Point of Contact will receive:
- A Confirmation Number.
- A Trading Partner Profile, which we recommend printing
out for your records as it will help you keep track
of the roles assigned to staff members.
- An e-mail confirmation that will contain a link
to establish your Trading Partner Identification Number
(TPIN), which will allow you to make changes to your
Trading Partner Profile in the future.
In the future, if you cannot locate your
M-PIN password, call CCR at the phone number above. |
The CCR will house your organizational
information, allowing Grants.gov to verify your identity
and to pre-fill organizational information on your grant
applications.
Designating AORs ensures that only authorized
individuals can submit grant applications on behalf
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1-3 days to gather information about
your organization and prepare the application.
After you submit your registration information,
the CCR will send an e-mail confirmation, generally
on the same day. Your CCR Primary Point of Contact must
then log on to obtain your TPIN. |
Be sure to record and protect your Confirmation
Number, M-PIN, and TPIN. Have them available for quick
reference. |
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3. Register with Grants.gov's
credential provider.
Your AORs must apply for UserIDs and passwords
from Operational Research Consultants (ORC) at https://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister.
They will need to know your organization's DUNS number
in order to complete the process.
Remember, after your organization initially
registers with CCR, AORs must wait for the CCR Primary
Point of Contact to obtain the TPIN before they can
obtain their UserIDs and passwords.
We recommend printing out your ORC eAuthentication
Account Confirmation and keeping it for your records. |
AOR UserIDs and passwords serve as "electronic
signatures" when your organization submits applications
through Grants.gov. |
Same day.
AORs will receive UserIDs and passwords
when they submit their information. |
Be sure to record and protect your UserID
and password. Have them available for quick reference. |
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4. Register with Grants.gov
First, AORs must register with Grants.gov
at https://apply.grants.gov/GrantsgovRegister
using their UserIDs and passwords.
Second, your organization's E-Business
POC must approve registration of AORs.
When an AOR registers with Grants.gov,
the E-Business POC will receive an e-mail notification.
Your E-Business POC must then log on to
Grants.gov (using the "M-PIN" password) and
approve the AOR, thereby giving him or her permission
to submit applications.
When an E-Business POC approves an AOR, Grants.gov will
notify the AOR via e-mail.
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This creates an account on Grants.gov
that allows AORs to submit applications for your organization
and allows your organization to authorize specific individuals
to submit applications. |
Same day.
Registration will be complete when the
AOR submits his or her information. Registration approval
depends on the time it takes your E-Business POC to
log on and approve AORs.
AORs can log on to Grants.gov to find
out who serves as their organization's E-Business POC
and to see if they have been approved.
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