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This page was made available on October 29, 2021

Overview

The federal government is moving away from using the DUNS number and is replacing it with a new non-proprietary identifier, the Unique Entity Identifier, UEI. By April of 2022, the federal government will stop using the DUNS number to uniquely identify entities registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). At that point, entities doing business with the federal government will use a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) created in SAM.gov. 

For details on why this transition is happening, please refer to the GSA website, gsa.gov/entityid.

To support this transition, HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) are being updated to enhance all fields that are labeled as DUNS number fields to UEI fields and are updating the associated processes, such as applications pages.

What pages are being updated?

  • Applications
  • Grants.gov
  • Smart Assist

UEI Changes to the Application Process

In order to apply to a funding opportunity, your organization must have a UEI. If your organization does not already have a UEI, go to SAM.gov to receive the UEI. 

Single-Tier Applications (Grants.gov)

New forms will show UEI - based on funding cycle/cut off with release
If DUNs in Grants.gov, that's what will show on PDF 

Two-Tier Applications (Grants.gov and EHBs)

New forms show UEI - based on funding cycle
In Grants.gov you can enter DUNS or UEI - until April 2022. 
PDF from Grants.gov will show DUNS if that's what was entered, but we'll show UEI in EHBs
Will display UEI in EHBs if we have it
In the EHBs, on the Application Status Overview page you will now see the organization's UEI listed under Applicant Information on the SF424, regardless of which you entered in Grants.gov. 
The Site Location also shows UEI, regardless of which you entered in Grants.gov.

Applications in EHBs only

new forms
only allow UEI to be put in - if no UEI, can't apply
When applying the EHBs, you will see the UEI column on the SF424. 
The Performance Site Location also shows UEI. 


UEI Changes in Smart Assist