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User's Guide V1.1 Page 8 of 24 <br /> • Obtaining User Id(s) and Password(s) <br /> Once the grantee is awarded a grant and authorized funding, payees will request those funds by Grant <br /> Award Number using the e- Payments Web Site. Bank account information must be entered for each <br /> payee before a GAPS user id & password can be issued. <br /> D -U -N -S NUMBER <br /> OBTAINING THE D -U -N -S NUMBER <br /> A D -U -N -S Number can be obtained at no charge by calling 1- 800 - 333 -0505 or by completing a D -U- <br /> N-S- Number Request Form. The form can be obtained via the Internet at the following URL: <br /> http://www.dnb.com/dunsno/dunsno.htm <br /> USING THE D -U -N -S NUMBER <br /> Grantees must provide their D -U -N -S Number (and their TIN) when applying for grants. Grantees and <br /> payees use D -U -N -S Numbers as identifiers when contacting the Department of Education about <br /> payment requests or grant awards. <br /> CHANGES TO THE D -U -N -S NUMBER <br /> The D -U -N -S Number represents the payee's institution as a financial entity. The number must change if <br /> the payee's organization: <br /> • Merges with another organization, <br /> • Is sold to another organization, or <br /> • Separates from an existing organization and becomes a freestanding financial account on its own <br /> right. <br /> Report name and address changes to Dun & Bradstreet at 1- 800 - 234 -3867. Dun & Bradstreet provides <br /> the Department of Education with quarterly updates of all legal name and address changes. <br /> GRANT AWARD NUMBER <br /> OBTAINING THE GRANT AWARD NUMBER <br /> Education program offices issue grant award numbers and mail Grant Award Documents to grant <br /> recipients. The Grant Award Document lists the grant award number and provides program office <br /> http: / /e- grants .ed.gov /gapsweb/help /intro.html 6/18/2002 <br />