dunsnumberandccrregistration（7页）.doc

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED April 17, 2009 TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED: Subject: Data Collection of DUNS Number, CCR CAGE Code, and U.S. Congressional District Number – Required for Award of ARRA (aka “Stimulus”) Funds On April 10, 2009, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) posted a letter “TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED” on the TEA Correspondence webpage. The letter advised grantees who wish to receive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds (aka “Stimulus funds”) of the requirement to have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Once your organization is registered in CCR, you will be assigned a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. This letter contains instructions for providing TEA with your DUNS number, CAGE code, and U.S. congressional district number through an on-line data collection instrument. Background ARRA provides an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability so Americans know where their tax dollars are being spent. In order to track the spending of funds, the ARRA statute and U.S. Department of Education (USDE) award conditions for ARRA funds require that grantees have a DUNS number and that they register in the CCR database to be eligible to receive ARRA funds. In addition, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 and subsequent rules published by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) require that grantees have a DUNS number and CAGE code to receive federal funds of any type. The DUNS number and CAGE code are some of the data elements that TEA will be required to use to report grant awards and expenditures and other information to , a national website created under ARRA. The eGrant applications for the 2009-2010 NCLB Consolidated Federal ARRA/Stimulus grant and for the 2009-2010 Special Education ARRA/Stimulus grant are now posted to the TEA Grant Opportunities webpage a