What is a DUNS?
A DUNS is a number issued by Dun and Bradstreet, a private company that maintains the largest listing of businesses and organizations and the numbers are used to track organizations. Some federal grantors required a DUNS as well as an EIN when the grant application is submitted. DUNS typically are used by credit and marketing services. For more information check their website at: http://www.dnb.com/us/. EINs, by contrast, are issued by the Internal Revenue Service to track, control and audit taxable events. However, both DUNS and EINs are used informally by other systems to track non-taxable organizational activities.
