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How to apply for ACF’s 2025 CED grants: registrations, file limits and review criteria
Summary
ACF’s Office of Community Services outlined application requirements for the 2025 CED NOFO: mandatory SAM.gov/UEI, login.gov and grants.gov registrations, a two‑file upload limit with a combined 200‑page maximum (excluding OMB forms), and scoring criteria used by the review panel.
The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Community Services detailed application mechanics for the 2025 Community Economic Development (CED) Notice of Funding Opportunity and emphasized that applicants should begin required federal registrations well before the deadline.
Presenter, speaking for ACF, said applicants must complete three registrations to apply: an active SAM.gov registration (including a Unique Entity Identifier/UEI), grants.gov registration, and a login.gov account. The presentation warned that the registration processes can take several days to several weeks and strongly encouraged applicants to start early.
Staff member explained file and formatting rules: applicants may upload only two electronic files to…
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