Request For Application (RFA)

Call for Application to Implement Disability Mainstreaming and Inclusion Capacity Development Program for Private and Public Sector partners

Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi (HA) Activity is a 5-year USAID-Funded Activity designed to facilitate growth leading to inclusive job creation and entrepreneurship development in Rwanda’s agri-food system. Using a market systems approach, the Activity aims to collaborate with private and public sector to support access to productive resources for enterprises and entrepreneurs in the agri-food system that are poised to grow and hire. The Activity seeks to address the challenges of limited employment opportunities and entrepreneurial success for Rwandans, which hinder both economic growth and the nation's development goals. A core focus of HA is addressing the barriers to gender, youth and disability inclusion in Rwanda's private sector. This involves raising awareness of the social and economic benefits of inclusivity—particularly for women, youth, and persons with disabilities —and supporting organizations to create inclusive work environments that promote equitable employment opportunities. The overarching goal is to catalyze sustainable, inclusive economic development in alignment with Rwanda's Vision 2050 and USAID’s mission to foster resilience and self-reliance.

The Activity intends to partner with training providers, NGOs and other private sector entities operating in the disability inclusion space. The goal is to build the capacity of the private sector in promoting the business case for inclusion, particularly focusing on the employment of persons with disabilities through inclusive hiring practices, inclusive workplace and policy practices, and a culture of inclusivity. The Activity has no geographic restrictions and is open to partnerships throughout the country.

Final funding levels will depend on quality of applications received, number of fundable applications received, market needs, availability of funding, suitability of the application in line with Hanga Akazi’s scope of work and competing priorities. Grants will be awarded competitively in amounts commensurate with their impact but shall not exceed the maximum amount of RWF 50,000,000.

Title	Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi Call for Partners
RFA No	RFA-HA-2024-010
To download the RFA Application form	RFA Application Forms are posted in: www.rti.org/rfp  RFA Application Forms can also be requested at CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org
Any questions please email	CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org
Submit RFA Package to	CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org
Date of Issue	January 15, 2025
Deadline to Submit Questions	January 22, 2025
Response to Questions published	Responses to questions will be published at www.rti.org/rfp on the dates indicated below and also sent via email. January 27, 2025
Date of Application Closing	February 03, 2025
Background	About 30% of persons with disabilities are employed compared to 48% of their counterparts without disabilities. A higher number of employed persons with disabilities is observed in Nyagatare District (41%), while the lowest number (21%) is found in Karongi District (RPHC5 Thematic Report: Socio Economic Status of People with Disabilities). Persons with disabilities face significant barriers in accessing financial services, educational opportunities, and other essential business development services. These barriers often lead to exclusion from economic opportunities and social empowerment. In the private sector, key market actors such as microfinance institutions, BDS providers, and employers frequently lack the knowledge and skills necessary to engage and work with persons with disabilities. There is also a persistent knowledge gap regarding disability inclusion policies, coupled with negative perceptions of the capabilities of persons with disabilities. This gap in knowledge perpetuates exclusion, limiting the economic advancement and job opportunities for persons with disabilities in Rwanda. This hinders access to productive and decent work for persons with disabilities. In Year 2, HA piloted interventions with agri-food companies focusing on disability inclusion and mainstreaming to raise awareness and bridge the knowledge gap about disability inclusion and its business case. Some of the participating companies immediately took action to integrate the concept into their business practices by raising awareness among staff, incorporating it into their policies, hiring persons with disabilities, training their teams on SL, and appointing focal persons for disability inclusion within their companies. Despite ongoing efforts, persons with disabilities continue to face barriers to economic opportunities due to various factors, and training programs, such as the disability mainstreaming program, have been demonstrated to be effective in improving knowledge and attitudes, fostering workplace inclusivity, enhancing understanding and empathy, and developing structured action plans for inclusion through the Disability Inclusive Score Card (DISC) assessments. The results thus far have underscored a need for continuous awareness-raising, while coaching
Problem statement	The issue to be resolved: Key challenges in fostering disability inclusion within the private sector stem from significant knowledge and skill gaps among entities such as microfinance institutions, business development service providers, and employers. Many of these organizations lack the foundational understanding of disability inclusion policies and practical skills needed to adapt workplaces effectively. This deficit in knowledge restricts their ability to create inclusive environments and engage meaningfully with persons with disabilities. Negative perceptions and attitudinal barriers further hinder progress. Misconceptions about the capabilities of persons with disabilities remain widespread, with many private sector leaders viewing disability through a medical or charitable lens. This perspective prevents them from recognizing disability as a social issue requiring structural and attitudinal shifts, which limits the development of inclusive practices and policies. Additionally, weak human resource policies contribute to the underrepresentation of persons with disabilities in the workforce. Limited HR policies related to disability inclusion impede the recruitment, retention, and advancement of employees with disabilities, which restricts their opportunities within organizations and exacerbates workforce inequalities. Resource constraints and accessibility issues are particularly challenging for smaller businesses. Many of these companies find it difficult to allocate the financial resources necessary for accessibility improvements and assistive technologies. This lack of funding stalls the creation of an inclusive environment and limits the availability of physical and digital infrastructure essential for accessibility. Awareness and training on disability inclusion are also insufficient. Management and staff members often lack comprehensive training on disability awareness and inclusive practices, resulting in exclusionary behaviors and an empathy gap. This knowledge gap perpetuates a lack of understanding and acceptance within workplaces, reinforcing barriers to inclusion. Recruitment challenges further complicate inclusion efforts. Companies frequently face difficulty in recruiting persons with disabilities, particularly for roles involving physical labor. This issue underscores the need for diverse and adaptable recruitment strategies that match job opportunities with the varied abilities of candidates with disabilities. Lastly, there is a lack of robust advocacy and partnerships with disability organizations. While some companies have established collaborations, these efforts are often limited, restricting broader sector-wide advocacy. Increased engagement with disability advocacy groups could foster a more comprehensive commitment to inclusion across the private sector.
Rationale	Why HA is issuing this grant, why to you want to resolve this problem. HA is issuing this grant to address barriers that prevent persons with disabilities in Rwanda from accessing economic and social opportunities. Despite some improvements, the private sector still faces significant challenges, including a lack of awareness and skills for disability inclusion, negative perceptions, insufficient policies, financial constraints for accessibility, limited training, recruitment difficulties, and weak partnerships with advocacy groups. The grant aims to bridge these gaps by providing training, coaching, and partnerships to foster an inclusive culture that supports greater employment and empowerment of persons with disabilities. By doing so, HA aims to bridge the knowledge gap, foster positive attitudes, and develop the structural frameworks that allow for greater representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Rwanda's workforce.
Among the key activities to be implemented include:	Under this RFA, Hanga Akazi aims to allocate resources to training service providers to strengthen the business case for disability inclusion in Rwanda’s private sector. The initiative focuses on enhancing an enabling environment for disability inclusion by addressing gaps in knowledge and skills, challenging societal attitudes toward persons with disabilities, and supporting firms to adopt disability-inclusive practices in hiring, administration, and operations. This approach ensures workplaces are accessible and supportive, especially for individuals with disabilities. Specific activities include: Facilitate capacity development on disability inclusion: This will involve training and follow-up coaching for at least 30 HA partners and private sector firms on disability inclusion and the business case for inclusivity. Enhance TOTs on disability inclusion: Equip at least 10 service providers in human resources (HR) companies, private and public training institutions, and civil society organizations (CSOs) with training skills and knowledge on disability inclusion. Conducting monitoring and evaluation for the 40 participating institutions. Provide monitoring and coaching for previously trained institutions: Enhance monitoring and coaching for At least 30 institutions trained in previous year on disability inclusion to support them in the institutionalizing and cascading their disability inclusive policies, practices and products.
Eligible Applicants	Applicants must be private, public, or NGO entities registered in Rwanda with experience in disability inclusion capacity-building activities, particularly those working with private sector actors to promote the business case for inclusivity. Be legally and formally registered at the time of grant proposal. Be compliant to government of Rwanda regulations (submit tax compliance certificate, registration certificate). Priority will be given to organizations of persons with disabilities and entities that have experience working with persons with disabilities. Applications must demonstrate how partnership with HA will result in inclusive jobs creation and improvements
Application Process	To apply, complete the attached application package. Below is an overview of the application and evaluation process. Step 1: Interested applicants review RFA and associated requirements. Step 2: Interested applicants submit questions regarding the process or activity before stated deadline. Step 3: Eligible and interested applicants submit their detailed application using the RFA application package. Step 4: Hanga Akazi evaluates applications in response to a request for applications (RFA). Step 5: Awards are made to successful applicants. Please note that applying to this RFA or being selected as an eligible applicant does not mean any type of assistance is being awarded.
Selection Criteria	Factors that will be considered in selecting partnership include feasibility of the business, impact, sustainability and scale, inclusivity, past performance and contribution (leverage). See details of criteria in section III: Applications Review. Leverage is encouraged under this RFA. See Section II: Leverage.

Request For Application Package

Call for Application to Implement Disability Mainstreaming and Inclusion Capacity Development Program for Private and Public Sector partners

Dear Applicant:

Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi (HA) Activity is a 5-year USAID-Funded project designed to promote and facilitate inclusive economic growth in Rwanda leading to increased employment and entrepreneurship. The project seeks partnership with new existing and new businesses of all sizes operating in Rwanda’s agri-food system. Hanga Akazi is also working to strengthen the business enabling environment by strengthening and increasing access to business development services, finance, incubation/acceleration in Rwanda. Through these efforts, the project aims to facilitate 19,000 new full-time jobs and to improve the employment of 23,000 Rwandans while increasing the participation of women, youth and people with disabilities in the economy as entrepreneurs, employers, and employees.

HA is seeking applications to participate in partnerships to implement activities that lead to the inclusive job creation and improvement through the adoption and implementation of disability inclusive practices withing the Rwandan private sector. The partnership agreements will be awarded and implemented in accordance with USAID and US Government regulations and Hanga Akazi management policies.

The Application Package includes:

• Section I. Illustrative Partnership Activities
• Section II. Leverage
• Section III. Technical Evaluation
• Section IV. Application and Submission Information
• Section V. Types of Awards
• Section VI. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

This is a targeted application process with technical evaluations made once. Resources are limited and applicants are strongly encouraged to respond promptly. All questions and Request for Application Forms must be submitted to CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org. For applicants who need support or assistance completing this application, please contact CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org

Section I. Illustrative Partnership Activities

Hanga Akazi will consider activities that directly contribute to the achievement of project results in a sustainable and tangible manner. The awards are intended to facilitate increased awareness on the value of inclusion of persons with disabilities by emphasizing its social, economic, and business benefits and promoting these values through strategic interventions. Additionally, activities will lead to development and implementation of inclusive hiring, administrative, and operational policies, making workplaces more accessible to persons with disabilities. More concretely the following activities are expected:

• Facilitate capacity development on disability inclusion: This will involve training and follow-up coaching for at least 30 HA partners and private sector firms on disability inclusion and the business case for inclusivity.
• Enhance TOTs on disability inclusion: Equip at least 10 service providers in human resources (HR) companies, private and public training institutions, and civil society organizations (CSOs) with training skills and knowledge on disability inclusion.
• Conducting monitoring and evaluation for the 40 participating institutions.
• Provide monitoring and coaching for previously trained institutions: Enhance monitoring and coaching for At least 30 institutions trained in previous year on disability inclusion to support them in the institutionalizing and cascading their disability inclusive policies, practices and products.

 Hanga Akazi grant funds will not be used to support any of the following:

• Construction or infrastructure activities of any kind.
• Ceremonies, parties, celebrations, or “representation” expenses.
• Purchases of restricted goods, such as: restricted agricultural commodities, motor vehicles including motorcycles, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, contraceptive products, or prohibited goods. Prohibited goods under USAID regulations, including but not limited to the following: abortion equipment and services, luxury goods, alcoholic beverages, police and military equipment. Refer to the link for more information.https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAD445.pdf
• Purchases or goods or services restricted or prohibited under the prevailing USG Foreign
• Policy restricted countries. Refer to the link for more information. https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-12/310.pdf
• Any purchase or activity, which has already been made.
• Purchases or activities unnecessary to accomplish grant purposes as determined by the Hanga Akazi Activity.
• Prior obligations of and/or, debts, fines, and penalties imposed on the Grantee.
• Purchase of secondhand goods or used machinery unless prior approval has been given by Hanga Akazi based on sound justification.
• Creation of endowments.

Section II. Leverage

There is no minimum leverage requirement under this RFA, but leverage is encouraged from all applicants. Priority will be given to applicants that can provide a meaningful contribution of the cost on the proposed activities. Applicant contributions can be in the form of cash (such as capital or loans), infrastructure, property, equipment, new staff, and others directly used for the proposed activity. Special considerations on leverage amounts will be given to businesses led by women, youth, and persons with disabilities.

The applicant can propose mobilization of additional financialresources, such as equity or debt that will come from other sources including, formal financial institutions such as commercial banks, individuals, other companies, funds and foundations, and bilateral or multilateral organizations.

Applicants must demonstrate that their contributions will, in most cases, be “incremental” to the “new” effort associated with the grant. However, if the applicant can successfully demonstrate that this was a recent direct investment then the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) will consider accepting this leverage on a case-by-case basis.

Section III. RFA Review

The TEC will review the RFA submitted by the applicant using the criteria listed below.

Criteria	Weight
Feasibility: Describe a feasible and innovative proposal that offers a market-based solution to address challenges associated with knowledge and skills gaps in disability inclusion. The proposal should aim to reduce the prevalence of non-adapted workplaces, counteract negative attitudes towards persons with disabilities, and promote the development and implementation of disability-inclusive policies, thereby enhancing hiring and career advancement opportunities for persons with disabilities.	20
Impact: The extent to which the proposal clearly demonstrates how the proposed investment will create/improve and sustain jobs. This includes clear demonstration of proposed job creation and improvement targets and metrics for monitoring and evaluating performance. Preference will be given to proposals that create or improve employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for at least 56% women, 30% youth, and 5% persons with disabilities.	20
Sustainability and Scale: Describe how future activities and investments will continue and scale after USAID funding has ended. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how their activities and investments are catalytic, market-driven, demonstrate local ownership, create jobs, demonstrate commitment, and can achieve scale in the long term. Additionally, this includes discussion of any potential environmental impacts due to proposed activities and proposed mitigation measures.	20
Inclusivity: The extent to which the proposed concept considers the impact and opportunities for women (at least 56%), youth (at least 30%), and persons with disabilities (at least 5%) (e.g., employment, sourcing, workplace policies, workplace resources). Additionally, applications from institutions/companies owned by youth, women and/or persons with disabilities will be an added advantage.	20
Contribution/Leverage: The reasonableness of the proportion of leverage by the applicant, considering the type of interventions being proposed. Businesses led by women, youth, or persons with disabilities will receive special consideration when considering the reasonableness of proposed leverage.	20
Total Possible Points	100

Section IV. Application and Submission Information

The Grant Application and Award Form (Annex A) must be submitted in English. Applicants must adhere to the guidance provided in each section of the Grant Application and Award Form. The application and any supporting documentation should be submitted in electronic form to: CGF-Grants@Hanga-Akazi.org

Subject Line: RFA-HA-2024-010

Submission should include:

• Full Grant Application and Award Form (See below)
• Detailed budget ( see attached )

Section V. Type of Awards

Grants awarded under this RFA will primarily be Fixed Amount Award grants (FAA) or in-kind grants, or hybrid FAA and in-kind grants. For FAAs, HA will make payments based on submission and acceptance of specific verifiable milestones. Once an award is issued, it will include a fixed price payment schedule with milestones and deliverables negotiated during the final application and award process.

Under in-kind grants, goods and/or services will be procured directly by RTI and provided to the grantee. In exceptional circumstances, Hanga Akazi may consider a cost reimbursement type of grant mechanism.

Grant Application and Award Form

Instructions:

1. All applicants are required to complete and submit this application form.
2. All the attachments in this application must be attached to the completed application form.
3. By signing and submitting this application, the applicant attests to the Anti-Terrorism Certification in item 16.

1. Date of Application
2. Name of Applicant
3. Address of Applicant
4. Applicant Activity Title
5. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number
6. Organization Representative	Name:	Telephone:
	Title:	Email:
7. Registration	Registration Type: Attach copy of registration Registration Date: DD/MM/YYYY RRA TIN Number:
8. Location of Activities	(List district[s])
9. Financial Support Requested (Budget)	Applicant Leverage Amount (RWF)
	Estimated Value of Support Requested from Hanga Akazi (RWF)
	Total Project/Investment Cost (RWF)
10. Period of Performance	Total Number of Months
11. Signature/Name/Title

9.Program/Project Description. The applicant must describe in detail the program/project to be supported by Hanga Akazi (HA) grant. The program description must be results-oriented. Result is a significant, intended, and measurable change in the condition of the beneficiary, or a change in the host country, institutions, or other entities that will affect the beneficiary directly or indirectly. Results are linked by causal relationships, i.e., a result is achieved because related, interdependent result(s) were achieved. Applicants must ensure that their program/project description should address the following:

Program/Project Goals 

Applicant must detail the overall goal of the program/project in both the short term and long term. 

Program/Project Objectives 

The Applicant must explicitly explain what the program/project intends to achieve. 

Project Activity Description 

The applicants must provide in-depth descriptions all activities to be undertaken under this program/project.

Organization/Company’s Background/ Enterprise overview

The applicant must provide a detailed summary of the company/organization, the overview history of the company activities, when started, how, including years of experience in the relevant sector, overview of current operations and capacity as well as the company top management staff structure with their summary roles within the company. 

Organization/Company’s Current Challenges 

The applicant must provide an overview of the company’s current/development challenges, opportunities, and/or problems. The applicant should discuss what political, social, economic, and/or environmental conditions that require change. How does the applicant know what needs changing? What appraisals, evaluations, needs analysis and other methodologies were used to understand what requires changing?

Proposed Upgrades

The applicant must propose detailed upgrades that are needed to address the aforementioned current/development gaps/challenges. Under this section, the applicant must propose/discuss in detail measures/activities to achieve these upgrades. 

Targeted Markets/Participants/Beneficiaries disaggregated by women, youth, and persons with disabilities.

The applicant must identify the activity participants/beneficiaries disaggregated by women, youth, and persons with disabilities, their numbers, location, and anticipated benefits that they will receive. In addition, the applicant must identify the company’s current target markets. The participant must explain how beneficiaries/participants will be reached.

Sales where applicable

If relevant to the activity, describe all the new products and/or services that your company/organization will sell after the new investment has been made. Provide information on the expected increase in sales or revenue—this can be a result of improved prices and/or increased quantity, list all identified buyers and local suppliers).

Job Creation

Provide information related to the estimated number of direct permanent and seasonal jobs the investment will create. If income of employees will increase, list the increased amount. Clearly provide the details of the number of jobs the intervention will create for women, youth under the age of 30 and persons with disabilities.

Investment

Provide a short description of your planned investment-- list of the activities and investments necessary to achieve the desired results; include any equipment if any to be purchased that is over $500 USD per unit, list financial institutions or other resources that will be accessed for the investment, describe what new processes or new technology your company needs to make this investment succeed -identify the steps for making the new product or service.

Social inclusion

Hanga Akazi grant targets to increase jobs for women, youth, and persons with disabilities. The application must clearly indicate and explain in numbers and/or percentage of women, youth and persons with disabilities to be reached & methodology to be used to reach the beneficiaries.

Program/Project Technical Implementation Approach and Methodology.

The applicant must explain in detail how he/she intends to use the grant requested to achieve Hanga Akazi targets especially job creation targets for women, youth, and persons with disabilities. In this section the applicant must explain in-depth approach on how the proposed activities will be carried out to achieve and obtain the expected output, and the degree of detail of such output. The applicant should also highlight the problems being addressed and their importance and explain the technical approach to be adopted to address them. Applicant should also explain the proposed methodologies to be adopted and highlight the compatibility of those methodologies with the proposed approach.

Sustainability and Scale

The applicant must demonstrate how future activities and investments will continue and grow after USAID funding has ended; applicants are asked to explain how their activities and investments are locally owned, market-driven and expected to grow over time.

10.Implementation Plan.An excellent implementation plan should show how the anticipated results would be achieved. What activities, processes, or strategies are essential to achieve the results? Why will the planned work lead to the intended results? What is the anticipated timetable for the achievement of the results? Implementation plan template to be used is hereby below.All applicants must adhere to this template.

Implementation Plan

Activity	Target	Timeline
		Year 1				Year 2
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Activity 1.1:	xxxx
Activity 1.2:	xxxx

11.Monitoring and Evaluation Plan.A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan should contain a set of indicators that would permit continuous measurement of progress toward targeted results. For each result, what is the performance indicator? What is the baseline data? What is the performance target? What is the timetable for achieving results? For each performance indicator, what is the definition and what is the unit of measurement? What are the plans for reporting and using the performance information? Monitoring and Evaluation Plan template to be used is hereby below.All applicants must adhere to this template.

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

Target Indicator	Outcomes	Expected Target	Key Assumptions
1.1 Number of individuals with new or improved employment following participation in USG assisted programs.	Increased number of individuals with disabilities securing new or enhanced employment opportunities because of the intervention	120	Employers are open and willing to adapt their recruitment and employment practices to accommodate persons with disabilities.
1.1.8 Percent of individuals with improved perceived quality of employment following participation in USG-assisted workforce development programs	Higher percentage of program participants report improved quality of employment, with greater job satisfaction, security, welfare, and income.	100	Employers take concrete actions to improve workplace inclusivity, such as creating accessible work environments and promoting fair treatment and career advancement opportunities.
1.3.3 Number of firms with improved social inclusion policies or practices with USG assistance.	Increased number of firms adopt or enhance social inclusion policies and practices, specifically aimed at supporting the employment and integration of persons with disabilities.	40	There is sufficient organizational support within firms, including buy-in from management and adequate resources, to implement and sustain social inclusion policies.
Fulltime Equivalent Jobs	100
Percentage of Women	56%
Percentage of Youth	30%
Percentage of persons with disabilities	5%

Note:

• Key assumptions:The applicant must identify and explain the expectations and predictions they assume that may lead to success or failure of the What are the external factors and other critical assumptions that are likely to facilitate or hinder the achievement of the results?
• Expected Target:Specific desired outcomes that support achievement of the objective/goal.
• Target Indicator:Indicators to achieve the aforementioned targets.
• Outcomes: Result or effect of an action/intervention.

12.Budget and Budget Narrative. Each application must contain a detailedline-item budgetaccompanied by a budget narrative explaining all costs. Lump sum budgets will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. An acceptable budget will have all costs broken out by unit costs and should clearly show the number of units used for each line item. Each line item should identify the type of cost, e.g., labor units, units of materials and/or equipment, travel, transportation, communications, etc. The narrative will describe how the applicant arrived at each unit cost and the number of units for each line item. An excel Budget template to be used is hereby shared as a separate document. All applicants are required to submit the Budget with its narrative.

13.Organizational Control Environment Questionnaire. All applicants are required to complete the questionnaire attached to this application. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) regulations require RTI International (RTI) to obtain information from all applicants in order to determine an applicant’s ability to comply with prescribed standards for (a) financial management, (b) property management, (c) procurement, and (d) reports and records. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability; do not leave blanks. Failure to provide the necessary information may cause your application to be rejected. Applicants are required to submit the completed Organizational Control Environment Questionnaireis Attached herewith as a separate document.

14.Past Performance.

The applicant must provide detailed information or description of previous work and experience of relevant work both technically and geographically by using the table below:

S/N	Previous work/project	Name of the funder	Start Date	End Date	Summary Description of the work
1
2
3

15.References. All applicants are subject to a reference check. Applicants must provide name, address, and other contact information of at least three past performance references below.

Name	Address	E-mail	Telephone
(1)
(2)
(3)

16.Anti-Terrorism Certification. It is a mandatory requirementby USAID and a condition of award that the applicant must certify that it does not support terrorism. Applicants unable to submit the signed certification will not be eligible for an award. The certificate to be signed is provided as a separate form.

In Agreement to the terms and conditions above:

Name of Applicant Organization:
Name and title of officer or his/her alternate authorized to represent the Applicant:
Signature:	Date:

WHAT IS A UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI, or Unique Entity ID) &

WHY DOES MY ORGANIZATION NEED TO OBTAIN ONE?

The U.S. government is transitioning away from the DUNS number as the primary organizational identifier to the twelve-digit alphanumeric Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) starting April 4, 2022.

The UEI will be requested in, and assigned by, SAM (www.sam.gov). Organizations will no longer have to go to a third-party website to obtain their identifier. This transition allows the United States government to streamline the entity identification and validation process, making it easier and less burdensome for entities to do business with the government.

If your entity is registered in SAM.gov today, your Unique Entity ID (SAM) has already been assigned and is viewable in SAM.gov. This includes inactive registrations. The Unique Entity ID is currently located below the DUNS Number on your entity registration record. Remember, you must be signed in to your SAM.gov account to view entity records. To learn how to view your Unique Entity ID (SAM) go to this help article.

If your entity is not registered in SAM.gov today, please visit www.sam.gov to begin the registration process.