The following checklist provides registration guidance for a company,
institution, state, local or tribal government, or other type of organization.
The registration process is a one-time process, which is required
before representatives of an organization can submit grant application
packages electronically through Grants.gov. The registration process
can take three to five days depending on your organization. The CCR
registration information should be updated annually. Click
here for PDF Version.
Grants.gov Registration
Checklist
What is the purpose of
this step?
How long should it take?
Completed?
1. Has my organization identified
its DUNS Number?
Ask the grant administrator, chief financial
officer, or authorizing official of your organization to identify
your DUNS number.
If your organization does not know its
DUNS Number, call Dun & Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 and
follow the automated prompts to find this information.
The Federal government has adopted the
use of DUNS numbers to track how federal grant money is allocated.
DUNS Numbers identify your organization.
Same Day.
You will receive DUNS Number information
at the conclusion of the phone call.
2. Has my
organization registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)?
Ask the grant administrator, chief financial
officer, or authorizing official of your organization if your
organization has registered with the CCR.
If your organization is not registered,
you can apply by phone (1-888-227-2423) or register online
at http://www.ccr.gov.
When your organization registers with
the CCR, you will be required to designate an E-Business
Point of Contact (E-Business POC). This person will
be given a special password called an “M-PIN”.
This password gives him or her sole authority to designate
which staff members from your organization are allowed to
submit applications electronically through Grants.gov.
Staff members from your organization
designated to submit applications are called Authorized
Organization Representatives (AORs)
If your E-Business POC has forgotten
the M-PIN password, call 1-888-227-2423.
The E-Business Point of Contact will
need to know the M-PIN within the CCR Profile in order to
be able to login at Grants.gov.
Use the worksheet located on the CCR
website (http://www.ccr.gov/CCRRegTemplate.pdf) to aid you
with the CCR registration. Your organization can apply by
phone: 1-888-227-2423 or you may register online at http://www.ccr.gov.
Designating an E-Business Point of
Contact safeguards organizations from individuals who may attempt
to submit grant application packages without permission.
Registering with the CCR is required for organizations
to use Grants.gov.
1-3 days to gather the internal organization
information and prepare the application.
2-3 days from the point of submitting the CCR Registration.
The reason for the 2-3 day delay is due to security information
that needs to be mailed to the organization.
3. Have
the AORs who officially submit applications on behalf of your
organization registered with the Credential Provider to obtain
a unsername and password?
After your organization registers with
the CCR, AORs must wait 3 business days before
they can obtain their usernames and passwords.
Receive a username and password to
submit applications through Grants.gov
AOR usernames and passwords serve as “electronic
signatures” when your organization submits applications
on Grants.gov.
Same Day.
AORs will receive a username and password when they submit the information.
4. Have
those individuals who will officially submit applications on behalf
of the organization registered with Grants.gov for an account?
AORs must register with Grants.gov for
an account at https://apply.grants.gov/GrantsgovRegister. They
will need to enter the username and password they received
when they registered with the Credential Provider (obtained
in Step 3).
This creates an account on Grants.gov
that allows AORs to submit application son behalf of the organization
and track the status of submitted applications.
Same Day.
AORs will be registered
when they submit the information.
5. Has my
E-Business Point of Contact (POC) approved AORs to submit applications
on behalf of the organization?
When an AOR registers with Grants.gov,
your organization’s E-Business POC will receive an email
notification.
Your E-Business POC must then log into
Grants.gov (using the organization’s DUNS number for
the username and the “M-PIN” password obtained
in Step 2) and approve the AOR, thereby giving him or her
permission to submit applications: https://www.grants.gov/ForEbiz.
(You will only be able to log into the EBiz section of
Grants.gov, after an individual from your organization registers
with Grants.gov.)
When an E--Business POC approves an AOR, Grants.gov will
send the AOR confirmation e-mail
AORs can also log
in to the Applicant home page at http://www.grants.gov/ForApplicants
using their username and password (obtained in Step 3) to check
if they have been approved.
Only the E-Business POC can approve
AORs.
This allows your organization to authorize specific
staff members to submit grants.
Depends on how long it takes the E-Business
POC to log in and approve the AOR.
AORs can also
log into Grants.gov to check if they have been approved.
