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Industry, Academia, Non-Profit, Government Affiliation
The Industry, Academia, Non-Profit, Federal / State /Local Government affiliation is for individuals associated with a commercial or government organization that is not associated with DOE, such as the Dept. of Transportation, IBM, or George Mason University. To register with this account affiliation, the organization must be registered in SAM.gov. Associated roles for this affiliation are listed below.
Authorized Organization representative (AOR)
Description: If you are an AOR, you will see the role automatically selected on the screen based on the organization’s POCs in SAM.gov. If you are not an AOR, you will not see that role listed. In addition to managing user accounts and role requests, an AOR can also view all in-process and submitted applications from their organization, as well as start, edit, and submit applications.
Approver: This role is automatically approved upon the completion of registration.
Account Administrator (AA)
Description: Select the AA role if your responsibilities include managing user account and role requests for your organization. The AA role cannot create new applications or view other applications from their organization.
Approver: AOR or another AA
Business Point of Contact (POC)
Description: Select the Business Point of Contact (POC) role to create new applications in response to open opportunities. Additionally, you can view, edit, and/or submit applications to which you are assigned, on behalf of your organization. Typically, the Business POC role is provided to the person responsible for the administrative aspects of an application.
Approver: AOR or AA
Technical Point of Contact (POC)
Description: Select the Technical POC role to create new applications in response to open opportunities. Additionally, you can view, edit, and/or submit applications to which you are assigned, on behalf of your organization. Typically, the Technical POC role is provided to the Principal Investigator associated with the proposed project.
Approver: AOR or AA
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DOE Federal Funded Research Centers (FFRDC) Affiliation
The DOE Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) affiliation is for users associated with one of the DOE National Labs such as Ames Laboratory, or Livermore National Laboratory. Users who are affiliated with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and will be applying to opportunities should use this affiliation as well. An AOR designated by DOE, or an AA, is required to approve your account request. Associated roles for this affiliation are listed below.
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This guide helps you understand the different roles available and how they enable you to manage applications, user accounts, and organizational processes. Selecting the right role is crucial for efficient workflow within the system. |
Authorized Organization representative (AOR)
Description: If you are an AOR,
the system automatically recognizes this role based on your organization’s Points of Contact (POCs) in SAM.gov or the list of FFRDC AORs established in the system. If you are not an AOR, you will not see that role listed. In addition to managing user accounts and role requests, an AOR can also view all in-process and submitted applications from their organization, as well as start, edit, and submit
applications.
Approver: This role is automatically approved upon the completion of registration.
Account Administrator (AA)
Description: Select the AA role if your responsibilities include managing user
account and role requests for your organization. The AA role cannot create new applications or view other applications from their organization.
Approver: AOR or another AA
Business Point of Contact (POC)
Description: Select the Business Point of Contact (POC) role to create new applications in response to open opportunities. Additionally, you can view, edit, and/or submit applications to which you are assigned, on behalf of your organization.
This role is
typically given to the person responsible for the administrative
details of an application.
Approver: AOR or AA
Technical Point of Contact (POC)
Description: Select the Technical POC role to create new applications in response to open opportunities. Additionally, you can view, edit, and/or submit applications to which you are assigned, on behalf of your organization.
This role is
typically assigned to the Principal Investigator associated with the proposed project.
Approver: AOR or AA
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The Individual account affiliation is for users representing their own organization, such as a self-employed individual applying to opportunities. An individual registrant does not have an AOR or AA approval step and accounts are automatically approved. Associated roles for this affiliation are listed below. |
Independent Principal Investigator (PI)
Description: Select the PI role if you are not associated with any organization to view open announcements and apply where Independent PIs are eligible. PIs can also be Technical and Business POC for their applications and projects.
Approver: Automatically approved upon request submission
Independent Reviewer
Description: Select the Independent Reviewer role if you are not associated with any organization
but want to contribute your expertise. This role allows you to become certified in specific areas
and participate in merit and peer reviews
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Important Note: Currently, merit review activities
still take place in eXCHANGE.
Therefore,
you must maintain
your eXCHANGE
account to perform
these review activities.
Approver: Automatically approved upon request submission
Shared Access
Users may also be granted application access from team members working on an application
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- General Application Access
- : You gain unrestricted access to an application. Additionally, users with General Application Access
- have the ability to grant General Application Access or Organization-Specific Access to other users.
- Organization-Specific Access
- : You gain access to the application’s Budget Justification that is
- specifically tied to your organization. Users with Organization-Specific Access can also grant Organization-Specific Access to other users within their organization.
Overview of role actions for
system
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role actions for a specific application
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