ACCOUNT SETUP STEPS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE CLEARINGHOUSE (DEC)The DEC account creation process has two primary steps: 1) registering your organizational emailaddress with the DEC and 2) completing the account approval process. The second step is only
for those Implementing Partner (IP) staff members who need to submit materials to the DEC.*
STEP 1:VISIT THE DEC HOMEPAGE.
CLICK ‘SIGN IN'.

You will see the following prompt:

USAID.GOV ACCOUNT HOLDERS

USAID users should select ‘USAID Login’ to continue with single sign on.
NON-USAID USERS

Click ‘Login.gov Login’ to create your account.You will see the following screen:

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If you have already created a Login.gov account, click ‘Sign in’, if not, click ‘Create an account.’

U.S. government users must use their “.gov” email address accounts for appropriate accountpermissions. Those who are not U.S. government users should use their work email accounts. If you
have submitted data to the DEC in the past, please use the email account with which you havepreviously registered materials. This will ensure that prior work you have done on the DEC will beaccessible to you.
Enter and submit your email address for confirmation.
VERIFY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

An email verification message will be sent to the email address specified, as seen below.

Click the ‘Confirm email address’ link in the email to navigate back to the Login.gov portal to createa password.

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SECONDARY AUTHENTICATION

You will be prompted to select a secondary authentication method. Several methods are available.
(The example featured below shows how to use a telephone number for secondary
authentication. You may select a different option.)
EXAMPLE: VIA TELEPHONE

Select ‘Phone’ and follow the instructions to receive your security code and complete theauthentication. Choose to receive your security code by text message or phone call.

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STEP 2:REQUEST A SUBMITTER ACCOUNT.

IP staff members who intend to submit materials to the DEC should follow this process forsubmitter account approval:
1. Fill out the account request form. The DEC team will use the information provided torequest account approval from the named Agreement Officer’s Representative/Contracting
Officer’s Representative (AOR)/(COR) and alternate USAID staff member.
2. The DEC team will inform you when the process is complete and your account has been
updated.Please note that there may be some delay, both in receiving a response from youraccount approvers and in updating your role on the DEC. It may take 24 hours from thetime of approval for your updated role to be registered by the system.
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ACCOUNT SETUP STEPS FOR THE DEC|4TROUBLESHOOTINGIf you are a DEC account holder who receives a ‘This page isn’t working’ message from the DEC
after logging in, please email the DEC team to make sure your account is active. Per USAID policy,accounts are automatically deactivated after 90 days of non-use.
REQUESTING SUPPORT●●Contact the Login.gov support team for all issues related to creating a Login.gov account andlogging into the Login.gov portal.
Contact the USAID Data Services team for issues related to the partner account process
and DEC account activation.

*Note: Pre-existing non-USAID staff submitter accounts that were created prior to the December
2022 process update will remain active, unless automatically deactivated due to a 90-day lapse, atwhich point the individual will need to apply for a one-time account approval.

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