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15 completion of these requirements. If FEMA determines that there are exigent circumstances and FEMA has decided to make an award, the applicant will be required to obtain a DUNS number and complete SAM registration within 30 days of the federal award date. 5. Electronic Delivery DHS is participating in the Grants.gov initiative to provide the grant community with a single site to find and apply for grant funding opportunities. DHS encourages or requires applicants to submit their applications online through Grants.gov, depending on the funding opportunity. For this funding opportunity, FEMA requires applicants to submit initial applications through Grants.gov and a final application through ND Grants. 6. How to Register to Apply through Grants.gov For information on how to register to apply through Grants.gov,please see the Preparedness Grants Manual. 7. How to Submit an Initial Application to FEMA via Grants.gov Standard Form 424 (SF-424) is the initial application for this NOFO. Grants.gov applicants can apply online using a workspace. A workspace is a shared, online environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and edit different web forms within an application. For each Notice of Funding Opportunity, you can create individual instances of a workspace. Applicants are encouraged to submit their initial applications in Grants.gov at least seven days before the application deadline. In Grants.gov, applicants need to submit the following forms: • SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance • Grants.gov Lobbying Form, Certification Regarding Lobbying For further information on how to submit an initial application via Grants.gov, please see the Preparedness Grants Manual. 8. Submitting the Final Application in ND Grants After submitting the initial application in Grants.gov, eligible applicants will be notified by FEMA and asked to proceed with submitting their complete application package in ND Grants. Applicants can register early with ND Grants and are encouraged to begin their ND Grants registration at the time of this announcement or, at the latest, seven days before the application deadline. Early registration will allow applicants to have adequate time to start and complete their applications. Applicants needing assistance registering for the ND Grants system should contact ndgrants@fema.dhs.gov or(800) 865-4076. For step-by-step directions on using the ND Grants system and other guides,please see https://www.fema.gov/grants/guidance-tools/non- disaster-grants-management-system. In ND Grants, applicants will be prompted to submit the standard application information and any program-specific information required as described in Section D.10 of this NOFO, FY 2021 PSGP NOFO Back to the Top