The System for Award Management (SAM) registration is a mandatory requirement for entities wanting to receive funds from the federal government. Whether through contract awards, grant awards or financial assistance – you will have to create an individual profile and then register your entity. You will also have to maintain an active SAM profile through yearly updates.
To help ease you through the creation and maintenance of your SAM profile, this webinar will show you how to:
Start a new entity registration:
Creating your Individual SAM account
Start a new entity registration:
Selecting the correct Purpose of Registration Validating the legal name, physical address and start date
Selecting the correct validation documentation
Renewing an existing SAM profile:
Establish or Change your Entity Administrator (EA)
How to change the legal business name, dba, and/or physical address
Page by page review of the questions for each new SAM section
Submittal and validation process
IRS Validation
CAGE Validation
Handouts can be found below:
Handouts – How to Create & Maintain an Entity Registration (1)
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