Question: What is the System for Award Management (SAM) and how do I register?

Answer: SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website that consolidates everyone who is interested doing business and receiving funds from the Federal Government. Registration is free and may be completed at https://sam.gov/SAM/. SAM registrations must be update-to-date and requires annual renewals to maintain an active registration. To avoid delays that could result in the rejection of your application, the applicant must factor these processes into their plans for submitting their application. Registration with SAM is free and applicants should not rely on third parties to engage in SAM registration for them. Third parties may misrepresent (intentionally or unintentionally) that they have obtained a SAM registration for the organization when they have not in fact done so. In cases where an applicant does not obtain and maintain an active bona-fide SAM registration, a grant application will be denied even if the applicant relied in good faith on a third party’s representation that an active bona-fide SAM registration was obtained. Use the web address https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ to register with the SAM.