As an applicant using Grants.gov, it’s crucial you manage your Grants.gov and Login.gov passwords effectively. In this blog post, we provide tips and advice on keeping your account secure, using and resetting your passwords, and using your password to log into the Grants.gov mobile application and website.
Continue reading How to Manage Your Passwords in Grants.govImprovements to EBiz account management
Beginning January 21, 2023, the registration and authentication process for the EBiz POC (Electronic Business Point of Contact) will change, improving the user experience. The enhancement will improve account security with multi-factor authentication and eliminate the need for some EBiz POCs to have two accounts.
Continue reading Improvements to EBiz account managementWhat to Expect During the Grants.gov Cloud Migration and Extended Downtime for September 2022
Grants.gov is being migrated to the cloud. To ensure a smooth and successful transition, an extended period of downtime has been scheduled for Grants.gov.
Although the transition is expected to be completely seamless to applicants, we have compiled the following Q&A to address the primary questions and concerns of applicants regarding the migration. Continue reading What to Expect During the Grants.gov Cloud Migration and Extended Downtime for September 2022
How to Add a New Organization Profile on Grants.gov [Updated]
Note: This blog post was originally published on September 30th, 2020 and updated on June 3, 2022.
Grants.gov user registration is quick, easy, and free of charge. However, applicant users who are adding a new organization profile to their Grants.gov account must first ensure that the organization is fully registered on the System for Award Management (SAM).
What follows is a quick guide to making sure that you have everything you need to add a new organization profile to Grants.gov: a UEI, a SAM registration, and a Grants.gov account to which you want to associate the new organization.
Continue reading How to Add a New Organization Profile on Grants.gov [Updated]How to Get Help When Using the Grants.gov System
Grants.gov offers a wide range of help-focused resources – both for existing applicant users and for potential applicants new to Grants.gov.
Continue reading How to Get Help When Using the Grants.gov SystemUsing the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Grants.gov
Applicant users who have registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) are now seeing their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) within Grants.gov.
Continue reading Using the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Grants.govTaking Advantage of Grants.gov’s Team-Focused Workspace Features
Grants.gov Workspace allows applicant teams to easily collaborate on federal funding opportunity applications and get their submissions across the finish line.
Since many applicant teams find themselves working remotely these days, we want to highlight Workspace features that, along with the Grants.gov Mobile App, can assist applicant teams and help to streamline collaboration.
Continue reading Taking Advantage of Grants.gov’s Team-Focused Workspace FeaturesHHS to Lead Efforts to Transform the Federal Grants Management Process and Systems
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officially designated Grants.gov’s managing agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as a Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) for Grants Management.
With this designation, HHS will lead efforts to transform the federal grants management process end-to-end, including the four Grants Management Service Areas: Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award, and Closeout.
Other Quality Service Management Offices designated by OMB cover Cybersecurity Services, Core Financial Management, Compensation Management, Work Schedule and Leave Management Services.
Continue reading HHS to Lead Efforts to Transform the Federal Grants Management Process and SystemsSign in to Grants.gov with Your Login.gov Credentials [Updated]
Note: This blog post was originally published October 8th, 2020 and updated on March 8th, 2022
As of February 21st, 2022, users must sign in to Grants.gov with Login.gov credentials. Link your Login.gov account now.
Grants.gov is always looking for ways to improve our users’ experience. In 2020, we added an option for users who would like to sign in to Grants.gov with their Login.gov username and password.
To improve user security, as well as comply with Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity1, non-federal users will be required to sign in to Grants.gov with Login.gov credentials by February 21st, 2022. EBiz POCs will not be affected. Grants.gov will still support PIV or AMS authentication methods for federal users.

Login.gov is used by over 60 applications at 17 federal agencies and allows users to access multiple government websites, including Grants.gov, with a single username and password.
Continue reading Sign in to Grants.gov with Your Login.gov Credentials [Updated]How to Add a New Organization Profile on Grants.gov
Note: This blog post was originally published on September 30th, 2020 and updated on June 3, 2022.
Grants.gov user registration is quick, easy, and free of charge. However, applicant users who are adding a new organization profile to their Grants.gov account must first ensure that the organization is fully registered on the System for Award Management (SAM).
What follows is a quick guide to making sure that you have everything you need to add a new organization profile to Grants.gov: a UEI, a SAM registration, and a Grants.gov account to which you want to associate the new organization.
Continue reading How to Add a New Organization Profile on Grants.gov