Item 18 - Adopt Resolution for FY 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant

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Preparedness Grants Manual | February 2021 11 Address to Request Application Package Initial applications are processed through the Grants.gov portal. Final applications are completed and submitted through FEMA’s ND Grants System. Application forms and instructions are available on Grants.gov; hard copies of the NOFO and associated application materials are not available. To access these materials, go to http://www.grants.gov, select “Applicants” then “Apply for Grants”. In order to obtain the application package, select “Download a Grant Application Package”. Enter the Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA) and/or the funding opportunity number located on the cover of the program’s NOFO, select “Download Package,” and then follow the prompts to download the application package. In addition, the following Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) and/or Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) number available for this Notice and all relevant NOFOs is (800) 462-7585. Steps Required to Obtain a Unique Entity Identifier, Register in the System for Award Management (SAM), and Submit an Application Applying for an award under the programs covered by this Manual is a multi-step process and requires time to complete. Applicants are encouraged to register early. The registration process can take four or more weeks to be completed. Therefore, registration should be done with enough sufficient time to ensure it does not impact the applicant’s ability to meet required submission deadlines. Failure of an applicant to comply with any of the required steps in submitting an application before the deadline may disqualify that application from funding consideration. In order to apply for an award, all applicants must: 1. Apply for, update, or verify their Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number from Dun & Bradstreet and Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service; 2. In the application, provide a valid DUNS number, which is currently the unique entity identifier; 3. Have an account with login.gov; 4. Register for, update, or verify their SAM account and ensure the account is active before submitting the application; 5. Create a Grants.gov account; 6. Add a profile to a Grants.gov account; 7. Establish an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) in Grants.gov; 8. Register in ND Grants; 9. Submit an initial application in Grants.gov; 10. Submit the final application in ND Grants, including electronically signing applicable forms; and 11. Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a federal awarding agency. Specific instructions on how to apply for, update, or verify a DUNS number or SAM registration or establish an AOR are included in the steps below for applying through Grants.gov. Applicants are advised that FEMA may not make a federal award until the applicant has complied with all applicable DUNS and SAM requirements. Therefore, an applicant’s SAM registration must be active not only at the time of application, but also during the application review period and when FEMA is ready to make a federal award. Further, as noted above, an applicant’s or recipient’s SAM registration must remain active for the duration of an active federal award. If an applicant’s SAM registration is expired at the time of application, expires during application review, or expires any other time before award, FEMA may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive a federal award and use that determination as a basis for making a federal award to another applicant.