# Presentation: 048346

## Registration Tips

- Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
-  2006

## Registered Applicants

- CCR registration has to be renewed/updated annually.
- To renew/update your CCR Registration the CCR Point of Contact must:
- Go to _[www.ccr.gov](http://www.ccr.gov/)_
- Click update/renew registration using TPIN
- Enter DUNS number and TPIN
- Click submit

## Registered continued...

- If there are no changes to the registration, click the Validate/Save button for the information to register in the system, then click the Submit button. If there are changes, enter the changes, and then click the Submit button. Your registration renewal/update will take approximately 48 hours to update. Or you can call the CCR at 888-227-2423 for assistance.  Note: You must click on the Validate/Save or the Renew Profile button in Registration Tools.
- It is highly recommended that you print your TPP.  It contains the DUNS number, CCR and E-Business Point of Contact names, and the MPIN. Click on View TPP and then print.

## CCR Point of Contact Don’t Know Your TPIN?

- If you are registered in CCR, but do not know your TPIN, the CCR Point of Contact should go to www.ccr.gov. Click on Update or Renew Registrations Using TPIN. At the next screen click on Don’t Know Your TPIN? Select Click here for a TPIN Letter request. On the next screen enter your DUNS number and click on Send TPIN Letter. A confidential TPIN letter will be mailed to the CCR Point of Contact identified in the Trading Partner Profile (TPP).

## Who is the AOR that will submit the Grant Application package? 

- If your organization has the same AOR their status should be active, however this should be verified.  If a new person will be assigned, the new AOR will need to register with the Credential Provider and Grants.gov

## How to Check your AOR Status in Grants.gov

- You need to make sure that your Grants.gov registration is active and you have the rights to submit a grant application on behalf of your organization. To check your status the AOR should:
- Go to www.grants.gov and click the **Get Started** link.
- On the left side of the screen click on **Role for AORs**.
- Select **Manage Application Status and User Profile**.
- Enter your Grants.gov **Username** and **Password** and **Login**.
- Select **Manage Applicant Profile***.*
- At the next screen, your status will be displayed in the screen. If the AOR status is **Approved**, you have authorization to submit a grant application.  Otherwise, you will need to contact the organization’s E-Business POC.

## Forgot your AOR Grants.gov Username? 

- The AOR should contact Operation Research Consultants (ORC), the Grants.gov Credential Provider at 800-816-5548 or 703-246-8536 between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time or via email at eauthhelp@orc.com. You may be required to re-register.
**Note: If you are required to re-register with the Credential Provider, you will need to re-register your Username and Password with Grants.gov.**

## Forgot your AOR Grants.gov Password? 

- In the event that you forget your Password when submitting your application, the AOR can obtain a new password from the Credential Provider.  Complete the following steps:
- Browse to www.grants.gov.
- Click the **Get Started link**.
- Click the **Select a Role for AORs** link.
- Click the **Register to Submit Applications** link.
- Click the **Register with Credential Provider** link in the middle of the screen.
- Enter the DUNS number you used to register with the CCR and Credential Provider.
- Click the **Register** button.

## Forgot your AOR Grants.gov Password? Continued...

- On the left of the screen, click the **User Administration** link.
- Click on **Forgotten Password**.
- Enter the **Username** that you received from the Credential Provider.
- Click the **Submit** button.
- You will receive the question that you entered as your password reminder.
- Enter the answer to the question in the **Answer** field.
- Click the **Submit** button.  You will be prompted to enter a new password. Once you enter a new password, the Grants.gov system will automatically be updated with the new password.
**Or you can contact Operation Research Consultants (ORC), the Grants.gov Credential Provider at 800-816-5548 or 703-246-8536 between 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern standard time or via email at eauthhelp@orc.com.**

## Who is the Organization’s E-Business           POC? 

- You can search for the name of your organization's E-Business POC by following these steps:
- Go to www.grants.gov and click the **Get Started** link.
- On the left side of the screen, select **Search CCR for your EBIZ POC**.
- At the next screen enter your DUNS Number.
- Click on **Search**.
- Scroll to the E-Business POC section.
- Or you can call the CCR at 888-227-2423 for assistance.

## The E-Business POC will need to Authorize the AOR to Submit Applications

- Go to www.grants.gov and click the **EBIZ** link.
- Click on **E-Business Point of Contact Login.**
- Enter DUNS and MPIN.
- At the next screen select **Manage Applicants.**
- The next screen will identify the AORs that have registered with Grants.gov and you can assign or reassign roles.

## E-Business POC Don't Know Your MPIN?

- You can search for your MPIN by following these steps:
- Go to www.ccr.gov.
- Select **Update or Renew Registration Using TPIN**.
- Enter your DUNS Number and TPIN.
- On the left side of the screen, select **View TPP**.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the MPIN.
- Make a copy of the TPP for your records.
- Or you can call the CCR at 888-227-2423 for assistance

## For Additional Assistance

- If you have questions or need additional information, call the Grants.gov Contact Center at 800-518-GRANTS (4726) or email support@Grants.gov. The Contact Center hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern standard time. If you are a hearing or speech-impaired person, you may reach any of the telephone numbers in this brochure by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

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## Registration Questions

- Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
-  2006

## Why are DUNS numbers required?

- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive to implement the requirement for grant applicants to provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements. (October 2003)
- OMB determined that there was a need to improve statistical reporting of Federal grants and cooperative agreements.  The DUNS number will provide means to identify entities receiving those awards and their business relationships.

## Is it correct that each entity must re-register each year?

- Applicants do not need to reregister each year.  Applicants must renew/update their registration at Central Contractor Registration (CCR) annually.
- The requirement to update/renew applies only to CCR.
- See step 2 of the brochure “renewing your CCR Registration”

## Who is required to register in CCR?

- Since October 1, 2003, it is federally mandated that any business wishing to do business with the federal government under a FAR-based contract must be registered in CCR before being awarded a contract.

## Why is registering CCR important?

- CCR validates applicant information and electronically shares the secure and encrypted data with Federal agencies' finance offices to facilitate paperless payments through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). The CCR will house your organizational information, allowing Grants.gov to use that information to verify your identity***.***
- CCR website: _[www.ccr.gov](http://www.ccr.gov/)_

## What is the Trading Partner Profile (TPP)?

- The TPP is information on your organization.
- Identify your E-Business Point of Contact (E-POC)
- Identify your Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)
- Create Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN)
- MPIN is a personal code the person registering creates in CCR. The MPIN allows you to access the other government

## Who provides the Trading Partner Identification Number (TPIN)?

- Your T-PIN is provided to you upon your activation in CCR.

## What is the TPIN used for?

- The TPIN is your confidential password that confirms that you have successfully registered in CCR.
- TPIN provides access along with your DUNS number gives you access to your entire registration.
- You need your TPIN in order to update/renew your registration within CCR.

## Don’t know your TPIN?

- You can request your TPIN, by going to _[www.ccr.gov](http://www.ccr.gov/)__ , click on “update/renew” and submit a TPIN letter request._
- See Step by Step Brochure, Step Two Register with CCR

## Who assigns the E-Business Point of Contact ?

- The E-Business Point of Contact is determined by the organization.  This person will be responsible for identifying the organizations Authorized Organization Representative (AOR).
- AOR is someone who that has the right to enter into a legally binding commitment for the organization.

## CCR Customer Service Contact InformationToll-Free Phone Number 1-888-227-2423CCR Email: ccr@bpn.gov

## Email question:What is the correct website for OCR?

- Its not OCR its CRC.
- The correct website for the Credential Provider is
- _[http://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister](http://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister)_
- Once on this site you enter your DUNS number and the next webpage is the:
-  Welcome to the ORC eAuthentication Credential Servicewebsite: http://e-auth.orc.com/

## Email question cont.

- When going in the back door to ORC for credentialing, user id is not being accepted even though we submit 8 or more characters with at least 1 cap, 1 number and 1 special character.  How do we get around this problem?
- You should either contact the Operation Research Consultants at 800-816-5548 or email them at eauthhelp@orc.com

## Who are the Credential Providers?

- Grants.gov uses Operational Research Consultants (ORC)
- See Step by Step Brochure, Step Three: Register with Credential Provider

## Who supplies the User Name and Password for registering with Grants.gov?

- Your Username and Password are created by the individual registering with the Credential Provider.

## Contact Information:Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight(202) 708-0667 Dorthera_Yorkshire@hud.gov