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In addition, the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) and /or Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) number available for this Notice is: (800) 462 -7585. Applications will be processed through the Grants.gov portal and FEMA's Non - Disaster Grants (ND Grants) System. Content and Form of Application Submission Applying for an award under this program is a multi -step process and requires time to complete. To ensure that an application is submitted on time, applicants are advised to start the required steps well in advance of their submission. Please review the table above under "Submission Dates and Other Key Dates and Times" for estimated deadlines to complete each of the six steps listed below. Failure of an applicant to comply with any of the required steps before the deadline for submitting their application may disqualify their application from funding. The steps involved in applying for an award under this program are: 1. Applying for, updating or verifying their DUNS Number; 2. Applying for, updating or verifying their EIN Number; 3. Updating or verifying their SAM number; 4. Establishing an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) in Grants.gov; 5. Submitting an initial application in Grants.gov; and 6. Submitting the complete application in ND Grants. For additional information regarding the DUNS Number, EIN Number, SAM Number, and AOR requirements, please see the section below entitled Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, System for Award Management (SAMh and Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR). Submitting an Initial Application in Grants.gov. All applicants must submit their initial application through Grants. goy. Applicants may need to first create a Grants.gov user profile by visiting the Get Registered section of the Grants.gov website. Successful completion of this step is necessary for FEMA to determine eligibility of the applicant. Applicants should complete this initial step on -line, which requires completing: • Standard Form 424 (SF -424), Application for Federal Assistance, and • Grants. gov (GG) Form Certification Regarding Lobbying Form. Both forms are available in the Forms tab under SF -424 Family. The initial application cannot be started or submitted in Grants.gov until the applicant's registration in SAM is confirmed. Application forms and instructions are available at Grants.gov by selecting Apply for Grants. Enter the CFDA number or the Opportunity ID Number noted in this NOFO, select Download Application package, and follow the prompts to download the application package. The information submitted in Grants. gov will be retrieved by ND FY 2015 EMPG Program 55B -15