Guidance: How to Create an eGrants Account for Access to Member Records for The Corps Network’s AmeriCorps Grants

All organizations participating in The Corps Network’s AmeriCorps programs must have an active eGrants account to recruit, enroll, and manage members, create member service listings and operating sites.

Even if you have an account for a different grant through the state commission or your own national direct, for example, choose “Don’t have an eGrants account? Create an Account” to set up an account with The Corps Network’s AmeriCorps programs.

Note: Go to the Tools Menu and make sure your pop-up blocker is turned “off” as you will need a secondary window to open. For security purposes, your password must meet certain criteria (see below).

When prompted to enter an EIN, enter “52-1480202” to access your programs with The Corps Network. On the list of organizations, select: Corps Network, The – Washington, DC.

New users and The Corps Network staff receive an email once the account is created.

The Corps Network will assign you user role/permissions so the user can recruit members, create member service listings, enroll members, manage their records, approve forms, and complete member exits in eGrants.

See the screenshots below for a visual walkthrough of creating new user account.

PASSWORD COMPLEXITY RULES:

The password must meet the following requirements

  • Must be at least 12 characters long
  •  Must contain at least one numeric digit
  •  Must contain at least one special character (i.e. ” # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , – . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~!)
  • Must contain both upper and lower case letters
  •  Must not repeat any of your previous passwords
  •  Must not contain your username

The following guidelines will be displayed on the screen in the password complexity rules section.

  •  Should not contain a dictionary word
  •  Should not contain any proper noun or the name of any person, pet, child, fictional character, or any
  •  Information that could be readily guessed about you (birth date, telephone number, employee number, SSN, etc.)”
  •  Should not contain any simple pattern of letters or numbers, such as “xyz123″ or which are easy to type

Additional password complexity rules requirements.

(Note: These rules will not be visible for a user and will be implemented on the back end)

  • The password configuration will not allow a password being reused for at least 24 changes
  • Password age policy requirement. The system will not allow a user to change a “user-created” password within 24 hours of the original “user-created” password creation time (i.e., minimum password age must be at least 1 day. For ex., if a use creates a password at 3 pm on Monday, a user will not be allowed to change it until 3 pm of the following day)
  • The system will allow a user to request only one temporary password per day

eGrants Help Desk Information

Phone: 1-800-942-2677
Online: National Service Hotline
Hours of Operation: Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

(Only open on Fridays in January, and May through September: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time.)

To use the portal, users must have an eGrants account. Create this account by going to
https://egrants.cns.gov

To access your Operating Site(s) specifically for The Corps Network’s grants follow the guidance below: