How to Create an Account in the Kansas Commerce Portal

Below are instructions on how to register for an account with the Kansas Commerce portal to apply for funding. You will need to register an account for yourself in your organization before applying to a program. If you have any questions please contact kdc_salesforce.admin@ks.gov

Renee
20 steps
3 minutes

Salesforce

Navigate to <https://kansascommerce.my.site.com/Grants/s/login/>

Click "Need to Register?"

Click "Registration"

Enter personal information into the boxes. Please use a business phone number for your account.

If you are applying on behalf of an organization, and the organization will receive funds, click the first button. If you are applying on behalf of yourself and you will personally receive funds, click the second button.

Enter your business email and your organization's name.

Click "Next"

Click "Finish" on the next page. You will receive an email from the Kansas Department of Commerce with a link to complete your account in the grant portal. Please click on the link and continue to the next step.

You will need to create a password for your account. The title is "change password" but the steps create the first password for your account.

Click "Change Password", this will be the first password for your account.

In the first stage you registered as yourself, but now you will need continue registration by connecting your account to your organization to finish your registration. The next steps in the registration process does this by creating an 'Account Relationship'. For example, I am Renee and I work at the Kansas Department of Commerce, and I would like to apply for grants on behalf of my agency. In the first stage I registered as Renee, but now I need to finish registration by linking to the Kansas Department of Commerce. It is impossible to register or log in as my organization, the Kansas Department of Commerce. I must register as myself and add myself as an employee of the Kansas Departmnet of Commerce.

Enter the exact legal name of your organization.

Tip! If you are a consultant or a grant writer applying on behalf of another organization, you will need to register as your organization using this process (e.g, account name would be Renee's Example Consulting Firm, and my account type would be a business). Once your account is created, you will then add the organization you are applying on behalf of as a new account relationship following the steps on the account relationship tab on the home page of the portal. The linked tutorial explains how to apply for an account on behalf of another organization. [[\[https://scribehow.com/viewer/How_to_Apply_to_a_Grant_on_Behalf_of_Another_Organization_in_Salesforce__9aVUXPRvRz2S10moQ95-cQ?referrer=workspace]]\](https://scribehow.com/viewer/How_to_Apply_to_a_Grant_on_Behalf_of_Another_Organization_in_Salesforce__9aVUXPRvRz2S10moQ95-cQ?referrer=workspace)

Select the type of account your organization is.

Tip! KDC has four categories of account types. Businesses are for-profit business entities. Government entities are any subdivision of government including cities, counties, public libraries, and public universities. Nonprofit entities are registered 501c(3) and 501(c)6 organizations. Tribal entities are affiliated with tribal nations and governments. If you are unsure what account type your organization is, please reach out to the contact for the program you are going to apply for.

Add your role within the organization, if yours is not listed, please select 'other'.

Select the program you intend to apply for.

If your organization has been registered before, select it from the list generated below. If your organization has not registered before, or you cannot find it, please skip to Step 17.

If you found your account, click "Found Correct Account" and Submit. If the address is incorrect, click "Found Correct Account, but Address Needs Updated" and you will be prompted to enter a new address for your organization, and Submit.

Tip! If you cannot find your account by name, you can also search by FEIN or UEI numbers. If you still cannot find your account, please create a new one following the instructions in steps 17-20.

If you cannot find your account, or need to register for the first time, please click "Account Not Found, Create Account".

Enter the address of your organization in the search bar, and click the address in grey. It should autopopulate the city, state, county, country, and postal code. Repeat for shipping address, or select the box above if they are the same.

Click "Submit"

After this step, your account relationship should be approved, and you can click "Home" to view and apply to funding opportunities.