Register as a New Agency > Step-by-Step

Follow these instructions only if your Agency has not registered as an eGrants user with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Before using eGrants, your educational institutional must be registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and be included in the Educational Names and Addresses (EdNA) registry. If you are not included in the EdNA registry, go to www.edna.ed.state.pa.us toregister.

To register as a new eGrants Agency user:

1. Verify that your Agency does not have an existing eGrants account.

2. Go to the eGrants website:

PDE Website Access
From the Pennsylvania Department of Education home page (www.education.state.pa.us):
Click Online Services. Click eGrants.

Manual URL
In the browser address window, type http://www.eGrants.pa.gov/ and press ENTER.

TIP: Add the eGrants website as a new desktop shortcut or save it as an Internet favorite for fast return.

3. The eGrants login screen appears.

4. Click Register. The New Agency Use Registration window appears.

5. Complete the fields.

Program Office	Dropdown / Required	To use eGrants, your Agency must be authorized by at least one Pennsylvania Department of Education Program Office. Click the drop and click the Program Office. After creating an Agency account with eGrants, you can request access to additional Program Offices.
School District / IU Name	Dropdown / Required	Click the dropdown. Click the name of the Agency you represent. If you have not registered with EdNA (www.edna.ed.state.pa.us), your Agency name will not appear. Click New Agency to begin the registration process.
Administrator Login	Text / Required	A User Administrator from your Agency must be assigned. The User Administrator is responsible for creating and managing all users for your Agency. Type a unique login ID using up to 32 characters, including numerals or punctuation marks. Do not use spaces.
Password	Text / Required	A password for the User Administrator account is required. Type a unique password using up to 16 characters, including at least one numeral or punctuation mark. Do not use spaces. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Password Confirm	Text / Required	Retype the password exactly as entered in the Password field above.
Title of Address	Dropdown / Optional	Click the dropdown list. Click the title of address.
First Name	Text / Required	Type the user’s first name. Compound and hyphenated names are acceptable.
Middle Initial	Text / Optional	Type the user’s middle initial.
Last Name	Text / Required	Type the user’s last name. Compound and hyphenated names are acceptable.
Email	Text / Required	Type a valid email address for the user. An email is required for eGrants user authorization and various notifications. The same email address can be used for multiple user accounts (such as a shared department address). A system message appears if the email is used for other user accounts.
Address	Text / Required	Type the mailing address of the Agency in the first line. Use the second optional address line, if needed.
City	Text / Required	Type the city of the Agency.
State	Text / Required	Click the dropdown and click the state for the Agency.
Zip Code	Text / Required	Type the zip code or zip+4 code for the Agency.
Phone	Text / Required	Type the area code and telephone number for the User Administrator.
Fax Number	Text / Optional	Type the area code and fax number for the Agency.
CAPTCHA	Code / Required	The “Challenge Response” illustration verifies that the fields are not being completed by a potentially harmful automated software. Type the characters exactly as they appear in the window.

6. Click Register.

After you have registered as an eGrants Agency User Administrator, confirmation and additional instructions will be emailed to the address entered.

For more information:

Applying for an eGrants Account

Apply for Electronic Signature Privileges > Step-by-Step