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Sponsor
In the PIV process, the Sponsor acts on behalf of NIH to request an Applicant be issued an ID badge. Training must be completed before a PIV Sponsor can request a badge for an Applicant.
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| Training time: 10 minutes | PIV Sponsor Training for NIH (PDF Document 13 Pages) (PowerPoint slides & Certificate) |
Registrar
In the PIV process, the Registrar acts on behalf of NIH to enroll an Applicant into the PIV system, ensure completion of a background check, and approve the issuance of the ID badge.
| Training time: 10 minutes | Access the Registrar training. |
Issuer
In the PIV process, the Issuer initializes and personalizes ID badges at a PIV Card Issuing Facility (PCIF). For NIH, there are three PCIFs – the NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD; Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), Hamilton, MT; and, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC. The Issuer delivers the badges to authorized Applicants (either directly or through a Remote Issuer). The badges are delivered only after the appropriate identity authentication and background checks on the Applicant have been completed.
| Training time: 10 minutes | Access the Issuer training. |
Remote Issuer
In the PIV process, the Remote Issuer is not located at or near a PIV Card Issuing Facility (PCIF). The Remote Issuer serves as a proxy to the Issuer by delivering ID badges to authorized Applicants who are also remote to a PCIF.
| Training time: 10 minutes | Access the Remote Issuer training. |
Applicant Representative
The Applicant Representative represents the interests of current or prospective federal employees, contractors, and affiliates who are Applicants for ID badges.
| Training time: 10 minutes | Access the Applicant Representative training. |
* These training modules were developed through the cooperative efforts of all the agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services.
