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Naming or changing your Authorized Representative

Who your Authorized Representative is, why only an owner can change it, and how to hand it to someone new.

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Your Authorized Representative is the official who signs and certifies for your organization. In GMPro they complete the FFATA certification, sign the funding agreement, and sign certifications such as LETPA (which your Point of Contact may sign too). Keep this person current: when someone leaves or a new director starts, update it before your next award step.

FEMA requires the Authorized Representative to be a current employee or official of your organization, not a consultant or contractor. Because naming someone hands them signing authority, only an organization owner can name, change or remove an Authorized Representative.

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Who can change official contacts

What they can doOwnerAdministratorMember
Name, change or remove the Authorized Representative
Manage the point of contact, finance and program contacts
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Anyone on your grant team can still submit an application; the Authorized Representative is the one who signs and certifies.

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Steps

  1. 1

    Open the People page

    Open your organization and choose the “People” tab. The “Key contacts” strip shows whether an Authorized Representative is named, and the directory below lists everyone connected to your organization.

  2. 2

    See who holds it today

    Open your current Authorized Representative's row. Their panel summarizes what they can do, with their profile, access and official responsibilities below.

  3. 3

    Their official responsibilities

    Scroll to “Official responsibilities”. “Authorized representative · Primary · Organization-wide” means this person signs for every grant unless a grant names someone else.

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    Not an owner? Ask one

    Administrators and members see who holds the role and a note that only an owner can change it. Ask one of your organization's owners to make the change; the People page lists who they are.