**[Administration on Aging]{.underline}**

**[Getting Started: AoA Procedures for Grants.Gov]{.underline}**

Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for
competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs
offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The [US Department of
Health and Human Services is
proud](http://www.grants.gov/SecretaryWelcome) to be the managing
partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that will have an unparalleled
impact on the grant community.

**[Note:]{.underline}**

**This year there is an Agency wide push for all competitive grant
applications to be submitted electronically. Last year many potential
grantees experienced up to two weeks to complete the following 6 [Get
Started Steps]{.underline} below. Now is the perfect time to begin this
process to avoid the deadline crunch.**

**[Get Started Step 1 -- Register with Central Contractor Registry
(CCR)](http://www.grants.gov/CCRRegister)**\
Your organization will also need to be registered with Central
Contractor Registry. You can register with them online. This will take
about 30 minutes. You should receive your CCR registration within 3
business days. Important: You must have a DUNS number from Dun &
Bradstreet before you register with CCR. Many organizations already have
a DUNS number. To investigate if your organization already has a DUNS
number or [to obtain a DUNS number](http://www.grants.gov/RequestaDUNS),
contact Dun & Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711. This will take about 10
minutes and is free of charge. Be sure to complete the Marketing Partner
ID (MPIN) and Electronic Business Primary Point of Contact fields during
the CCR registration process. These are mandatory fields that are
required when submitting grant applications through Grants.gov. Your
agency will need to appoint someone the role of the Electronic Business
Primary Point of Contact (EBIZ-POC). The E-Biz POC will be responsible
to authorize any organizational representatives who attempt to register
to submit applications through Grants.gov on behalf of your
organization. Each year organizations registered to apply for federal
grants through [www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/) will need to
renew their registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).

[**Get Started Step 2 -- Register with the Credential
Provider**](http://www.grants.gov/CredentialProvider)\
After your organization has set-up the CCR profile, you must register
with a Credential Provider to receive a username and password if you
have the authority within your organization to submit applications on
behalf of your organization. This will be required to securely submit
your grant application in Grants.gov. You will need your organization\'s
DUNS Number to access the Credential Provider website.

**[Note:]{.underline}**

**Grants.gov currently supports associating only one DUNS number per
credential. A future enhancement is planned to provide the ability to
assign multiple DUNS numbers to a credential**.

[**Get Started Step 3 -- Register with
Grants.gov**](https://apply.grants.gov/GrantsgovRegister)\
The final step in the Get Started process is to register with
Grants.gov. This will be required to submit grant applications on behalf
of your organization. The final step in the Get Started process is to
register with Grants.gov to become an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR). To register, you will use the username and
password that you received from the credential provider in Step 2.

**[Get Started Step 4]{.underline}** - E-Biz POC Authorizes AOR Once you
have registered your username and password to become an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR), an email will be sent to your
E-Business Point-of-Contact (E-Biz POC) to notify that you are
attempting to register on behalf of your organization. The E-Biz POC
will need to log into Grants.gov with your organization\'s M-PIN and
DUNS Number and assign you authority to submit applications on behalf of
your organization. Once that has occurred, you will receive an email
notifying you of your status.

[**Get Started Step 5 -- Log on to
Grants.gov**](https://apply.grants.gov/ApplicantLoginGetID)\
After you have registered with Grants.gov, you can log on to Grants.gov
to verify if you have registered successfully, to check application
status, and to update information in your applicant profile, such as
your name, telephone number, email address, and title. In the future,
you will have the ability to determine if you are authorized to submit
applications through Grants.gov on behalf of your organization.

[**Get Started Step 6 -- Download an Application
Package**](https://apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html)\
Once you have located a grant opportunity for which you wish to apply,
check to see if it is available to apply online through Grants.gov. You
will need to enter the Funding Opportunity and/or CFDA number to access
the application package and instructions. Access the [Grants.gov
Programs List](http://www.grants.gov/assets/GrantsgovProgramsList.pdf)
to review CFDA numbers for programs with applications currently
available on Grants.gov. In order to view application packages and
instructions, you will also need to download and install a small, free
program called [Pure Edge Viewer](http://www.grants.gov/DownloadViewer).
This program will allow you to access, complete, and submit applications
electronically and securely.

**[Note:]{.underline}**

**If you have a problem installing Pure Edge Viewer, it may be because
you do not have security permissions to install a new program on your
computer. Many organizations have rules about installing new programs.
If you have a problem contact your system administrator.**

**This Grants.gov [Help](http://www.grants.gov/) link will take you
directly to Grants.gov. For additional sources of assistance, access
customer support by clicking on the Help button in the upper right-hand
corner of the Grants.gov web-site.**

**[For AoA Help or Assistance Contact:]{.underline}** Arthur Miller at
202 357-3438 or <Arthur.Miller@AoA.hhs.gov> .