Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program, 52799-52804 [2014-21057]

Agencies

• Federal Transit Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52799-52804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21057]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA): Solicitation of Project 
Proposals for the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development 
Planning.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the 
availability of $19.98 million of Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and FY 2014 
funds under the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) 
Planning as authorized under Section 20005(b) of the Moving Ahead for 
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, July 6, 
2012. The program augments FTA's Fixed Guideway Capital Investment 
Grants (CIG) Program by supporting comprehensive planning associated 
with new fixed guideway and core capacity improvement projects that 
will help the projects develop information to address the CIG Program's 
evaluation criteria and thus be more competitive for that program's 
funding.
    This notice solicits proposals to compete for FY 2013 and FY 2014 
funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning and may include 
additional funds made available under future appropriations. It 
outlines the process to apply for funding, identifies FTA's priorities 
for these discretionary funds, and establishes the criteria FTA will 
use to identify meritorious projects for funding. This announcement is 
available on the FTA Web site at:

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https://www.fta.dot.gov. FTA may announce final selections on the Web 
site and in the Federal Register. Additionally, a synopsis of this 
funding opportunity will be posted in the FIND module of the 
government-wide electronic grants (GRANTS.GOV) Web site at https://www.grants.gov.

DATES: Complete proposals for Pilot Program for TOD Planning funding 
must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT November 3, 2014. All proposals 
must be submitted electronically through the GRANTS.GOV APPLY function. 
Any agency intending to apply should initiate the process of 
registering on the GRANTS.GOV site immediately to ensure completion of 
registration before the submission deadline. Instructions for applying 
can be found on FTA's Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot and 
in the ``FIND'' module of GRANTS.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program-specific questions, please 
contact Benjamin Owen, Office of Planning and Environment, (202) 366-
5602, email: Benjamin.Owen@dot.gov. A TDD is available at 1-800-877-
8339 (TDD/FIRS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

A. FTA Pilot Program for TOD Planning Overview
    1. Authority
    2. Policy Priorities
B. Program Description and Purpose
C. Program Information
    1. Eligible Transit Projects
    2. Eligible Applicants
    3. Eligible and Ineligible Activities
    4. Cost Sharing and Matching
    5. Eligible Sources of Match
D. Proposal Submission Process
E. Applicant Information
F. Proposal Content
G. Evaluation Criteria
H. Review and Selection Process
I. Award Information
J. Award Administration
K. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information
Appendix A: Registration in GRANTS.GOV

A. FTA Pilot Program for TOD Planning Overview

1. Authority

    MAP-21 authorizes FTA to make grants for eligible projects under 
the Pilot Program for TOD Planning on a competitive basis subject to 
the terms and conditions outlined in. The $19.98 million available 
consists of $9.98 million from the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2013, and $10 million from the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2014. FTA intends to award both years' funding to 
selected applicants responding to this NOFA and may include additional 
funds made available under future appropriations.

2. Policy Priorities

    Through this program, FTA intends to fund comprehensive planning 
work, including for TOD, that would likely otherwise not occur without 
Federal support and is conducted in conjunction with the development of 
transit capital investments that will seek funding from the CIG 
Program. FTA is seeking comprehensive planning projects covering an 
entire transit capital project corridor, rather than proposals that 
involve planning for individual station areas or only a small section 
of the corridor. FTA is also prioritizing applications in corridors 
with significant challenges related to TOD planning, low levels of 
existing development, or where the cost of the planning work to 
overcome the challenges exceeds what might be readily available 
locally. Lastly, FTA is seeking planning efforts that include 
strategies to support housing affordability and address residential and 
commercial displacement that can sometimes occur when transit capital 
projects are implemented.
    This program will support two priorities of the U.S. Department of 
Transportation. It will assist the Department with creating Ladders of 
Opportunity for all Americans by assisting local project sponsors with 
planning improved access to employment, health care, education, and 
housing. The program will also promote public-private partnerships by 
requiring private sector participation.
    Congress enacted the Pilot Program for TOD Planning to leverage the 
significant investments in transit projects FTA is making through its 
CIG Program. Therefore, FTA is requiring that proposed planning 
activities be associated with a capital transit project that is 
currently or soon will be in the Project Development or Engineering 
phase of the CIG Program (see section C, subsection 1 of this notice 
for more detail on this requirement).
    To ensure any proposed planning work results in concrete, specific 
deliverables and outcomes, FTA is requiring that transit project 
sponsors partner with entities with land use planning authority in the 
transit project corridor to conduct the planning work. FTA will assess 
the strength of these partnerships in its evaluation of applications.
    FTA has been considering the strength of local land use plans and 
policies in fostering TOD in its evaluation of capital investments 
projects for nearly two decades, over which time the practice of TOD 
planning and implementation in the United States has advanced 
significantly. Most local jurisdictions now develop station-area TOD 
plans in conjunction with the planning for transit capital investments, 
and several regions have funding tools to encourage TOD. With few 
exceptions, these advances in TOD practice have been locally funded and 
FTA's direct involvement has been limited. Thus, the goal of this 
program is to further TOD planning by addressing barriers to its 
implementation and ensuring concrete performance outcomes and measures.

B. Program Description and Purpose

    The Pilot Program for TOD Planning helps support FTA's mission of 
improving public transportation for America's communities by providing 
funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation 
planning with a transit capital investment that will seek funding 
through the CIG Program. The Pilot Program is not intended to simply 
support planning that maintains or increases development adjacent to 
transit. Instead, the Pilot Program is intended to fund comprehensive 
planning that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal 
connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian 
and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations, 
thus developing information that addresses the CIG Program's evaluation 
criteria and increasing the competitiveness of the project for that 
program's funding. The program also encourages identification of 
infrastructure needs and engagement with the private sector.

C. Program Information

1. Eligible Transit Projects

    Any comprehensive planning work proposed for funding under the 
Pilot Program for TOD Planning must be associated with an eligible 
transit capital project. To be eligible, the transit capital project 
must be a New Starts, Core Capacity or fixed-guideway Small Starts 
project as defined under the CIG Program (e.g., in Section 5309(a) of 
title 49, United States Code), and be either:
    i. In the Project Development or Engineering phase of the New 
Starts or Core Capacity process, or in the Project Development phase of 
the Small Starts process by the date the application to the Pilot 
Program for TOD Planning is submitted; or
    ii. Expected to enter New Starts, Small Starts or Core Capacity 
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Development in the near future, as evidenced by the transit project 
sponsor having already initiated the environmental review activities 
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) prior to the 
publication date of this NOFA.

2. Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants under this program must be existing direct 
recipients of FTA grants as of the publication date of this NOFA. An 
applicant must either be the project sponsor of an eligible transit 
capital project as defined in the previous subsection or an entity with 
land use planning authority in an eligible transit capital project 
corridor. Except in cases where an applicant is both the sponsor of an 
eligible transit project and has land use authority in at least a 
portion of the transit project corridor, the application for Pilot 
Program for TOD Planning funds must include sufficient evidence of a 
partnership between the transit project sponsor and at least one entity 
in the project corridor with land use planning authority. Sufficient 
evidence may include a memorandum of agreement or letter of intent 
signed by all parties that describes the parties' roles and 
responsibilities in the proposed comprehensive planning project. Only 
one application per transit capital project corridor may be submitted 
to FTA. Multiple applications submitted for a single transit capital 
project corridor indicate to FTA that partnerships are not in place and 
FTA will reject all of the applications.

3. Eligible Activities

    Applications for funding under the Pilot Program for TOD Planning 
must describe how the planning work proposed addresses all six aspects 
of the general authority stipulated in Section 20005(b)(2) of MAP-21:
    (A) Enhances economic development, ridership, and other goals 
established during the project development and engineering processes;
    (B) facilitates multimodal connectivity and accessibility;
    (C) increases access to transit hubs for pedestrian and bicycle 
traffic;
    (D) enables mixed-use development;
    (E) identifies infrastructure needs associated with the eligible 
project; and
    (F) includes private sector participation.
    Applications should describe the anticipated final deliverables 
that will result from the planning work. Examples of final deliverables 
may include, but are not restricted to, the following:
    i. A comprehensive plan report that includes corridor development 
policies and station development plans, a proposed timeline, and 
recommended financing strategies for these plans;
    ii. A strategic plan report that includes corridor specific 
planning strategies and program recommendations to support 
comprehensive planning;
    iii. Revised TOD-focused zoning codes and/or resolutions;
    iv. A report evaluating and recommending tools to encourage TOD 
implementation such as land banking, value capture, and development 
financing;
    v. An analysis of the effects of gentrification due to transit 
capital project implementation and recommendations to reduce these 
effects;
    vi. An analysis of efforts to promote multimodal access to transit 
stations and to improve connectivity of disadvantaged populations to 
essential services;
    vii. Policies to encourage TOD; and/or
    viii. Local or regional resolutions to implement TOD plans and/or 
establish TOD funding mechanisms.

4. Ineligible Activities

    Applications should not include the following activities, which 
include activities that are targeted to only a single location rather 
than the comprehensive corridor-focused TOD planning study desired by 
FTA:
    i. TOD planning work in a single transit capital project station 
area;
    ii. Transit project development activities that would be 
reimbursable through the CIG Program under a Full Funding Grant 
Agreement (FFGA) or a Small Starts Grant Agreement (SSGA), such as the 
design and engineering of stations and other facilities, environmental 
analyses needed for the transit capital project, or costs associated 
with specific joint development activities;
    iii. Capital projects, such as land acquisition, construction, and 
utility relocation; and
    iv. Site- or parcel-specific planning, such as the design of 
individual structures.

5. Cost Sharing or Matching and Award Amount

    The maximum Federal funding share is 80 percent.

6. Eligible Sources of Match

    The application must describe the cost of the planning effort 
proposed and identify the funding sources necessary to complete the 
work, including the amount of Pilot Program for TOD Planning funds 
being requested. The applicant must describe each source of the local 
match and identify whether the funds from each source are committed or 
planned. For funds identified as committed, the application must 
include documentation of the funding commitments such as a letter, 
resolution, adopted budget, etc. Transportation Development Credits 
(formerly referred to as Toll Revenue Credits) may not be used to 
satisfy the local match requirement.

D. Proposal Submission Process

    Project proposals must be submitted electronically through https://
www.GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 p.m. November 3, 2014. Mail and fax submissions 
will not be accepted. Proposals should include only a completed SF 424 
Mandatory form (downloaded from GRANTS.GOV) and the following 
attachments to the completed SF 424:

--A completed Applicant and Proposal Profile supplemental form for the 
Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning (supplemental 
form) found on the FTA Web site at https://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot. The 
supplemental form provides a consistent format for proposers to respond 
to the criteria outlined in this NOFA and takes the place of a free-
form written application. Supplemental forms for other FTA funding 
programs will not be accepted;
--Documentation of a partnership between the transit project sponsor 
and an entity in the project corridor with land use planning authority 
to conduct the planning work, if the applicant does not have both of 
these responsibilities; and
--Documentation of any funding commitments for the proposed planning 
work.

    FTA will not consider any further attachments in its evaluation of 
applications, including any narrative that does not fit within the 
supplemental form's length limit. The total length of the completed 
supplemental form and documentation of partnerships and funding 
commitments should be no more than 15 pages.
    Within 24-48 hours after submitting an electronic application, the 
applicant should receive three email messages from GRANTS.GOV: (1) 
Confirmation of successful transmission to GRANTS.GOV, (2) confirmation 
of successful validation by GRANTS.GOV

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and (3) confirmation of successful validation by FTA. If confirmations 
of successful validation are not received and a notice of failed 
validation or incomplete materials is received, the applicant must 
address the reason for the failed validation, as described in the email 
notice, and resubmit before the submission deadline. If making a 
resubmission for any reason, include all original attachments 
regardless of which attachments were updated and check the box on the 
supplemental form indicating this is a resubmission.
    Any addenda that FTA releases on the application process will be 
posted at https://www.fta.dot.gov/TODPilot. Important: FTA urges 
proposers to submit their applications at least 72 hours prior to the 
due date to allow time to receive the validation messages and to 
correct any problems that may have caused a rejection notification. FTA 
will not accept submissions after the stated submission deadline. 
GRANTS.GOV scheduled maintenance and outage times are announced on the 
GRANTS.GOV Web site at https://www.GRANTS.GOV. Deadlines will not be 
extended due to scheduled maintenance or outages.
    Proposers are encouraged to begin registration process on the 
GRANTS.GOV site well in advance of the submission deadline. 
Registration is a multi-step process, which may take several weeks to 
complete before an application can be submitted. Registered proposers 
may still be required to take steps to keep their registration up to 
date before submissions can be made successfully: (1) Registration in 
the System for Award Management (SAM) is renewed annually and (2) 
persons making submissions on behalf of the Authorized Organization 
Representative (AOR) must be authorized in GRANTS.GOV by the AOR to 
make submissions. Instructions on the GRANTS.GOV registration process 
are listed in Appendix A.
    Information such as proposer name, Federal amount requested, local 
match amount, description of areas served, etc. may be requested in 
varying degrees of detail on both the SF 424 form and supplemental 
form. Proposers must fill in all fields unless stated otherwise on the 
forms. Proposers should use both the ``Check Package for Errors'' and 
the ``Validate Form'' validation buttons on both forms to check all 
required fields on the forms, and ensure that the federal and local 
amounts specified are consistent. The information listed in sections E 
and F of this NOFA MUST be included on the SF 424 and supplemental 
forms for all requests for Pilot Program for TOD Planning funding.

E. Applicant Information

    1. Name of the lead applicant and, if applicable, the specific co-
sponsors submitting the application.
    2. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 
number.
    3. Contact information including: Contact name, title, address, 
congressional district, fax and phone number, and email address if 
available.
    4. Name of person(s) authorized to apply on behalf of the system 
(attach a signed transmittal letter) must accompany the proposal.

F. Proposal Content

    Proposals should include only a completed SF 424 Mandatory form and 
the following attachments to the completed SF 424:

--A supplemental form as described in Section D of this NOFA that has 
been completed and validated using the ``Validate Form'' button. The 
supplemental form prompts applicants for all required information about 
the proposed planning work (listed below), includes fields for 
responses and takes the place of a free-form written application;
--Documentation of a partnership between the transit project sponsor 
and an entity in the project corridor with land use planning authority 
to conduct the planning work, if the applicant does not have both of 
these responsibilities; and
--Documentation of any funding commitments for the proposed planning 
work.

    FTA will not consider any additional materials submitted by 
applicants in its evaluation of proposals. The total length of the 
completed supplemental form and documentation of partnerships and 
funding commitments should be no more than 15 pages.
    The supplemental form will prompt applicants to address the 
following items:
    1. Identify the project title and project scope to be funded, 
including anticipated final deliverables.
    2. Identify an eligible transit project that meets the requirements 
of section C, subsection 1 of this notice.
    3. Provide evidence of a partnership between the transit project 
sponsor and at least one agency with land use authority in the transit 
capital project corridor, per section C, subsection 2 of this notice.
    4. Address the six aspects of general authority under MAP-21 
Section 20005(b)(2).
    5. Address each evaluation criterion separately, demonstrating how 
the project responds to each criterion as described in section G.
    6. Provide a line-item budget for the total planning effort, with 
enough detail to indicate the various key components of the project.
    7. Identify the Federal amount requested.
    8. Document the matching funds, including amount and source of the 
match (may include local or private sector financial participation in 
the project). Describe whether the matching funds are committed or 
planned, and include documentation of the commitments.
    9. Address whether other Federal funds have been sought or received 
for the project.
    10. Provide a project time-line, including significant milestones 
such as the dates anticipated to incorporate the planning work effort 
into the region's metropolitan transportation plan and transportation 
improvement program, and to complete all of the proposed planning work 
within the maximum period of performance.
    11. Describe how the planning work advances goals of the region's 
metropolitan transportation plan.
    12. Propose performance criteria for the implementation of the 
planning work.
    13. Identify possible impediments to the planning work and its 
implementation, and how the work will address them.

G. Evaluation Criteria

    FTA will evaluate proposals that include all components identified 
in section F of this notice according to the following four criteria:

1. Demonstrated Need

    FTA will evaluate each project to determine the need for funding 
based on the following factors:
    i. Barriers to TOD in the corridor and how the proposed work will 
overcome them;
    ii. How the proposed work will advance TOD implementation in the 
corridor and region;
    iii. Justification as to why Federal funds are needed for the 
proposed work; and
    iv. Extent to which the transit project corridor could benefit from 
TOD planning, as evidenced by current corridor population and 
employment, and by the extent of ongoing TOD development activity in 
the corridor, if any.

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2. Strength of the Work Plan, Schedule and Process

    FTA will evaluate the strength of the work plan, schedule and 
process included in an application based on the following factors:
    i. Extent to which the schedule contains sufficient detail, 
identifies all steps needed to implement to work proposed, and is 
achievable;
    ii. The proportion of the corridor covered by the work plan;
    iii. Extent of partnerships, including with non-public sector 
entities;
    iv. The partnerships' technical capability to develop and implement 
the plans, based on FTA's assessment of the applicant's description of 
the policy formation, implementation, and financial roles of the 
partners, and the roles and responsibilities of proposed staff;
    v. Whether the performance measures identified in the application 
relate to the goals of the planning work;
    vi. The extent to which the application demonstrates efforts to 
address gentrification and displacement;
    vii. The extent to which the application demonstrates a commitment 
to connecting disadvantaged populations to essential services;
    viii. Whether the proposed work will examine innovative financial 
tools such as value capture; and
    ix. Whether the application demonstrates leveraging other Federal 
grants that would support the proposed work plan.

3. Likelihood of Transit Project Implementation

    Under this factor, FTA will consider how far along the transit 
capital project is in the CIG Program process. Planning studies in a 
corridor where the transit capital project is in the Engineering phase 
or the Project Development phase will be given a higher score by FTA. 
Planning studies in a corridor where the transit capital project is not 
yet in the CIG Program but is expected to soon enter as demonstrated by 
the initiation of the environmental review process will be given a 
lower rating under this factor by FTA. FTA will also consider whether 
the project is currently in the region's fiscally constrained long 
range transportation plan.

4. Funding Commitments

    FTA will assess the status of local matching funds for the planning 
work. Applications demonstrating that matching funds for the proposed 
planning work are committed will receive higher ratings from FTA on 
this factor. Proposed planning projects for which matching funding 
sources have been identified, but are not yet committed, will be given 
lower ratings under this factor by FTA.

H. Review and Selection Process

    A technical evaluation committee consisting of FTA staff will 
perform a primarily qualitative evaluation according to the criteria 
described above. FTA will assign greatest emphasis to the Demonstrated 
Need and Strength of the Work Plan, Schedule and Process criteria. Each 
complete, eligible application will receive a rating of Highly 
Recommended, Recommended or Not Recommended depending on its 
performance against the criteria. Applications that are complete but 
not eligible will not be rated. FTA may seek clarification from any 
applicant about any statement in its application that FTA finds 
ambiguous, and/or to request additional documentation to be considered 
during the evaluation process to clarify information contained within 
the application.
    After a thorough evaluation of all eligible proposals, the 
technical evaluation committee will provide selection recommendations 
to the FTA Administrator. The FTA Administrator will determine the 
final list of project selections, and the amount of funding for each 
project. Geographic diversity and the applicant's receipt of other FTA 
discretionary funding may be considered in FTA's award decisions. FTA 
expects to announce the selected projects and notify successful 
proposers during fall 2014.

I. Award Information

    FTA intends to fund as many meritorious TOD planning efforts as 
possible. Only proposals from eligible recipients for eligible 
activities will be considered for funding. FTA anticipates minimum 
grant awards of $250,000 and maximum grant awards of $2,000,000. The 
maximum period of performance allowed for the work covered by the award 
is 24 months.

J. Award Administration

1. Award Notices

    FTA will not extend pre-award authority for selected projects prior 
to grant awards. Local funds must be committed and grants awarded 
within eight months of funding announcements.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

i. Grant Requirements
    If selected, awardees will apply for a grant through FTA's 
electronic grants management system and adhere to the customary FTA 
grant requirements of the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Grant 
program, including those of FTA Circular 9030.1E, Circular 5010.1D, and 
the labor protections of 49 U.S.C. Section 5333(b). All discretionary 
grants, regardless of award amount, will be subject to the 
Congressional Notification and release process. Technical assistance 
regarding these requirements is available from each FTA regional 
office.
ii. Planning
    FTA encourages proposers to notify the appropriate State 
Departments of Transportation and MPOs in areas likely to be served by 
the project funds made available under these initiatives and programs. 
Selected projects must be incorporated into the long-range plans and 
transportation improvement programs of States and metropolitan areas 
before they are eligible for FTA funding.
iii. Standard Assurances
    The applicant assures that it will comply with all applicable 
Federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, FTA circulars, and 
other Federal administrative requirements in carrying out any project 
supported by the FTA grant. The applicant acknowledges that it is under 
a continuing obligation to comply with the terms and conditions of the 
grant agreement issued for its project with FTA. The applicant 
understands that Federal laws, regulations, policies, and 
administrative practices might be modified from time to time and may 
affect the implementation of the project. The applicant agrees that the 
most recent Federal requirements will apply to the project, unless FTA 
issues a written determination otherwise. The applicant must submit the 
Certifications and Assurances before receiving a grant if it does not 
have current certifications on file.
iv. Reporting
    Post-award reporting requirements include submission of Federal 
Financial Reports and Milestone Reports in FTA's electronic grants 
management system on a quarterly basis. Awardees must also submit 
copies of the deliverables identified in the work plan to FTA at the 
corresponding milestones.

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    FTA is in the process of seeking Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval for the collection of data under this NOFA, as required 
per the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Awardees will not be required 
to respond to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the NOFA 
until notification of OMB approval has been published in the Federal 
Register.

K. Technical Assistance and Other Program Information

    This program is not subject to Executive Order 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.'' FTA will consider 
applications for funding only from eligible recipients for eligible 
projects listed in Section C.
    Complete applications must be submitted through GRANTS.GOV by 11:59 
p.m. EDT November 3, 2014. Contact information for FTA's regional 
offices can be found on FTA's Web site at www.fta.dot.gov.

Therese W. McMillan,
Acting Administrator.

APPENDIX A

Registering in SAM and GRANTS.GOV

Registration in Brief

    Registration takes approximately 3-5 business days, but allow 4 
weeks for completion of all steps.

STEP 1: Obtain DUNS Number

    Same day. If requested by phone (1-866-705-5711) DUNS is 
provided immediately. If your organization does not have one, you 
will need to go to the Dun & Bradstreet Web site at https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform [EXIT Disclaimer] to obtain the number. 
*Information for Foreign Registrants. *Webform requests take 1-2 
business days.

STEP 2: Register with SAM

    Three to five business days or up to two weeks. If you already 
have a TIN, your SAM registration will take 3-5 business days to 
process. If you are applying for an EIN please allow up to 2 weeks. 
Ensure that your organization is registered with the System for 
Award Management (SAM) at System for Award Management (SAM). If your 
organization is not, an authorizing official of your organization 
must register.

STEP 3: Username & Password

    Same day. Complete your AOR (Authorized Organization 
Representative) profile on Grants.gov and create your username and 
password. You will need to use your organization's DUNS Number to 
complete this step. https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/OrcRegister.

STEP 4: AOR Authorization

     *Same day. The E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) at your 
organization must login to Grants.gov to confirm you as an 
Authorized Organization Representative (AOR). Please note that there 
can be more than one AOR for your organization. In some cases the E-
Biz POC is also the AOR for an organization. *Time depends on 
responsiveness of your E-Biz POC.

STEP 5: TRACK AOR STATUS

    At any time, you can track your AOR status by logging in with 
your username and password. Login as an Applicant (enter your 
username & password you obtained in Step 3) using the following 
link: applicantprofile.jsp

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