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10 <br />Address to Request Application Package <br />Initial applications are processed through the Grants.gov portal. Final applications are completed and <br />submitted through FEMA’s ND Grants System. Application forms and instructions are available on <br />Grants.gov. Hard copies of the NOFO and associated application materials can also be downloaded at <br />Grants.gov. To access these materials, go to Grants.gov, select “Applicants” then “Apply for Grants .” In <br />order to obtain the application package, select “Download a Grant Application Package.” Enter the <br />Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA) and/or the funding opportunity number located on the cover of the <br />program’s NOFO, select “Download Package,” and then follow the prompts to download the application <br />package. In addition, the following Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) and/or Federal Information <br />Relay Service (FIRS) number available for this Notice and all relevant NOFOs is (800) 462-7585. <br />Steps Required to Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier, Register in the System for Award <br />Management (SAM), and Submit an Application <br />Applying for an award under the programs covered by this Manual is a multi-step process and requires <br />time to complete. Applicants are encouraged to register early, as the registration process can take four <br />weeks or more to complete. Therefore, registration should be done in sufficient time to ensure it does not <br />impact the applicant’s ability to meet required submission deadlines. Failure of an applicant to comply <br />with any of the required steps in submitting an application before the deadline may disqualify that <br />application from funding consideration. <br />To apply for an award, all applicants must: <br />1.Apply for, update, or verify their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number from SAM.gov, and <br />Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service; <br />2.In the application, provide a UEI number; <br />3.Have an account with login.gov; <br />4.Register for, update, or verify their SAM account and ensure the account is active before <br />submitting the application; <br />5.Create a Grants.gov account; <br />6.Add a profile to a Grants.gov account; <br />7.Establish an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) in Grants.gov; <br />8.Register in ND Grants; <br />9.Submit an initial application in Grants.gov; <br />10.Submit the final application in ND Grants, including electronically signing applicable <br />forms; and <br />11.Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during <br />which they have an active federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a federal <br />awarding agency. As part of this, applicants must also provide information on an applicant’s <br />immediate and highest-level owner and subsidiaries, as well as on all predecessors that have been <br />awarded federal contracts or federal financial assistance within the past three years, if applicable. <br />Specific instructions on how to apply for, update, or verify a UEI number or SAM registration or establish <br />an AOR are included in the steps below for applying through Grants.gov. Applicants are advised that <br />FEMA may not make a federal award until the applicant has complied with all applicable UEI and SAM <br />requirements. Therefore, an applicant’s SAM registration must be active not only at the time of <br />application, but also during the application review period and when FEMA is ready to make a federal <br />award. Further, as noted above, an applicant’s or recipient’s SAM registration must remain active for the <br />duration of an active federal award. If an applicant’s SAM registration is expired at the time of <br />application, expires during application review, or expires any other time before award, FEMA may