DUNS Number Requirement for Federal Grant Applicants

Beginning October 1, 2003, all applicants for federal grant programs and cooperative agreements are required to have a Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. A DUNS number is a nine-digit number used to uniquely identify businesses. The identifier will be used for tracking purposes, and to validate address and point of contact information.There is no charge for obtaining a DUNS number.

You can request a DUNS number online at: http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/,
or by calling
1–866–705–5711.

For more information about this new federal requirement, please view the June 27, 2003 Federal Register Office of Management and Budget notice (a PDF file):

Use of a Universal Identifier by Grant Applicants.