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circumstances will be made on case by case basis with the final determination resting <br />with FEMA. Applicants that experience technical issues, must notify the respective <br />EMPG Regional Program Manager before the application deadline. <br />Other Key Dates <br />Event <br />Suggested Deadline For Completion <br />Obtain DUNS Number <br />February 19, 2016 <br />Obtain a valid FIN <br />February 19, 2016 <br />Update SAM registration <br />February 19, 2016 <br />Start initial application in Grants.gov <br />March 8, 2016 <br />Complete application in ND Grants <br />March 18, 2016 <br />Address to Request Application Package <br />Application forms and instructions are available at Grants.gov. To access these <br />materials, go to htta:Ilwww.grantv.gov , select "Applicants" then "Apply for Grants," <br />read the registration requirements and register if necessary (Allow up to 7 -10 business <br />days after submitting before the registration is active in SAM, then an additional 24 <br />hours for Grants.gov to recognize the information). In order to obtain the application <br />package, select "Download a Grant Application Package," enter the CFDA and /or the <br />funding opportunity number located on the cover of this NOFO, select "Download <br />Package," and then follow the prompts to download the application package. <br />Applicants experiencing difficulties accessing information or which have any questions, <br />should call the grants. go customer support hotline at (800) 518 -4726. <br />Hard copies of the NOFO are not available. <br />In addition, the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) and/or Federal Information Relay <br />Service (FIRS) number available for this Notice is: (800) 462 -7585. <br />Applications will be processed through the Grants.gov portal and FEMA's Non - Disaster <br />Grants (ND Grants) System. <br />Content and Form of Application Submission <br />Applying for an award under this program is a multi -step process and requires time to <br />complete. To ensure that an application is submitted on time applicants are advised to <br />start the required steps well in advance of their submission. Please review the table <br />above under Submission Dates and Other Key Dates and Times for estimated deadlines to <br />complete each of the six steps listed below. Failure of an applicant to comply with any of <br />the required steps before the deadline for submitting their application may disqualify their <br />application from funding. <br />The steps involved in applying for an award under this program are: <br />Page 6 of 46 <br />FY 2016 EMPG <br />55A -76 <br />