Applications for competitive discretionary grants must be submitted electronically to grantsolutions.gov . Grantsolutions.gov allows organizations to find and apply electronically for competitive grant opportunities and cooperative agreements from all Federal grant-making agencies, as well as modifications to current grants or cooperative agreements.

There are three preliminary steps required before registering with and then using grantsolutions.gov .

First , a prospective grantee must have a Dun and Bradstreet number (DUNS). If your organization does not have a DUNS number, one can be obtained telephonically at (866) 705-5711 or by visiting https://eupdate.dnb.com .

Second , the organization must be registered in the Federal government's Central Contractor Registry (CCR) found at http://www.ccr.gov . Please note, CCR registration cannot be completed without a DUNS number.

Third , download the USER MANUAL from grantsolutions.gov and follow the directions as listed.

The FRA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services (RAD-30) will not accept paper grant applications. All grant applications for these postings must be submitted electronically through the website.

Please confirm all grantsolutions.gov submissions by sending an e-mail to paxrail@dot.gov . For more information on applying for funds, please refer to the Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitation of Applications.

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