Attention Faculty or Staff of Educational Institutions

To submit your application via Grants.gov, you should first check with your Office of Sponsored Programs* to verify that your organization is registered with Grants.gov. It is the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) of your organization who must register the educational institution or applicant organization. Most applications by faculty, staff, or other principal investigators are actually submitted on behalf of the institution at which they are employed; awards are made to the institution. All registration steps for the institution are completed by the AOR; likewise, the AOR is the person who must actually submit the application to Grants.gov. Questions about Grants.gov should be directed first to your Office of Sponsored Programs, which will assist you in submitting your application. Please provide that office with sufficient notice of your intent to apply using Grants.gov.

The only time it is appropriate to register as an individual with Grants.gov is when you are submitting an application that specifies it is open only to individuals, such as for an individual fellowship or traineeship.

*Your organization may refer to the office as Research, Sponsored Research, Grants, Development, or a similar title.