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Preparedness Grants Manual | February 2021 12 Electronic Delivery FEMA is participating in the Grants.gov initiative to provide the grant community with a single site to find and apply for grant funding opportunities. FEMA requires applicants to submit their initial applications online through Grants.gov and to submit their final applications through ND Grants. How to Register to Apply through Grants.gov 1. Instructions: Registering and applying for an award under these programs is a multi-step process and requires time to complete. Read the instructions below about registering to apply for FEMA funds. Applicants should read the registration instructions carefully and prepare the information requested before beginning the registration process. Reviewing and assembling the required information before beginning the registration process will alleviate last-minute searches for required information. The registration process can take up to four weeks to complete. To ensure an application meets the deadline, applicants are advised to start the required steps well in advance of their submission. Organizations must have a DUNS Number, EIN, and an active SAM registration. Organizations must also have a Grants.gov account to apply for an award under these programs. Creating a Grants.gov account can be completed online in minutes, but DUNS and SAM registrations may take several weeks. Therefore, an organization’s registration should be done in sufficient time to ensure it does not impact the entity’s ability to meet the required application submission deadlines. Complete organizational instructions can be found on Grants.gov. If individual applicants are eligible to apply for a grant funding opportunity, refer to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/registration.html to create an account with Grants.gov. 2. Obtain a DUNS Number: All entities applying for funding, including renewal funding, must have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Applicants must enter the DUNS number in the data entry field labeled "Organizational DUNS" on the SF-424 form. For more detailed instructions for obtaining a DUNS number, refer to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/organization-registration/step-1-obtain-duns- number.html. Note: At some point, the DUNS Number will be replaced by a “new, non-proprietary identifier” requested in, and assigned by, SAM.gov. This new identifier is being called the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), or the Entity ID. Grants.gov has begun preparing for this transition by educating users about the upcoming changes and updating field labels and references to the DUNS Number (the current identifier) within the Grants.gov system. Users should continue using the DUNS Number in UEI fields until further notice. To learn more about SAM’s rollout of the UEI, please visit https://gsa.gov/entityid. 3. Obtain Employer Identification Number: In addition to having a DUNS number, all entities applying for funding must provide an EIN. The EIN can be obtained from the IRS by visiting: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer- identification-number-ein-online.