Why is it important to maintain current CCR and DUNS registration information?
It is the recipient’s responsibility to ensure that their CCR information is up-to-date, and that their registration is active and will remain active throughout the reporting cycle. CCR registrations must be renewed at least every 12 months. If the registration expires, it will prevent a recipient from submitting a report in FederalReporting.gov until the registration is re-instated. Given that the re-instatement process can take time, recipients should ensure their CCR registration is current prior to the beginning of each reporting cycle. Maintaining current Points of Contact in the CCR record will assure that CCR renewal reminders are received by the appropriate person(s) at the recipient organization. It is also the recipient’s responsibility to ensure that that their DUNS number and entity record is accurate and active with Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). While DUNS numbers don’t expire, Dun and Bradstreet does conduct routine and continuous data maintenance and outreach to verify opera