WEBINARS

Unique Entity Identifier Transition

Presented by
Nancy Goode, Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement
Integrated Award Environment (IAE) at the General Services Administration

The United States government has used services from Dun and Bradstreet to both identify (using the DUNS® number) and validate/verify federal contractors since 1978.  In 1998, entities were required to get a DUNS number by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  In 2008, this requirement expanded to federal financial assistance, affecting over 630,000 public and private entities seeking federal contracts and/or grants.

Starting in December 2020, the DUNS number will no longer be the official identifier for doing business with the U.S. Government.  What is changing?

• The unique entity identifier (UEI) used to do business with the government is changing.
• The process to get a UEI to do business with the government is changing.

 The definition of entity uniqueness is not changing.

Change can be confusing and frustrating. We want to make the change easier by sharing information about the coming changes and transition plan with the NGMA.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the transition to the Unique Entity Identifier
• Distinguish the Unique Entity Identifier data element characteristics 
• Identify the Unique Entity Identifier assignment process
  
  
  

In order to be awarded the full CPE credits, you must respond to
all three of the polling questions asked during the program.
Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credit (if purchased): Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge

Maximizing Grant - Making Resources: How RGM's Grant-Recipient Digital Dossier Leverages Emerging Technologies to Lessen Grant Recipient Burden

Presented by 
The US Department of Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awards approximately $500 Billion annually in grants and cooperative agreements to grant recipients. The complex nature of HHS grant-making capabilities provides ReInvent Grants Management (RGM) the opportunity to improve and streamline processes in the grants management lifecycle, particularly in the grant recipient evaluation process. With this in mind, RGM engaged grant stakeholders (including recipients) to define user needs and develop the Grant-Recipient Digital Dossier (GDD) utilizing emerging technology. The GDD consolidates and displays grant recipient information from government data sources in a meaningful and consumable manner. As a result, the GDD reduces the time and effort grantors invest in performing the required pre-award risk assessment through an efficient approach that creates a baseline and transparency that promotes trust within the grants community.

Learning Objectives:  

• Understand how emerging technologies can reduce the grant management burden for grantors and grant recipients
• Application of user-centered design to build effective tools for grants
• Learn more about RGM’s efforts within HHS to create efficiencies across grants management
  
  

In order to be awarded the full CPE credits, you must respond to all three of the polling questions asked during the program. 
Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credit (if purchased): Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge

National Grants Management Association is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of Accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual course for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.