Assistance Listing Number - ALN
Formerly: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – CFDA Number
An ALN number is a five-digit number assigned in the awarding document to most grants and cooperative agreements funded by the Federal government. It even applies to funds the Federal government awards to another entity and then that entity issues a sub-agreement to Purdue. It does not apply to Federal contracts and purchase orders or Non-Federal agreements where no Federal pass-through funds have been included.
This is a required field for all Federal or pass-through Federal funding as outlined in the new OMB Guidance 2 CFR 200. Reference sections 200.202; 200.302; 200.331; 200.510 and 200.516.
The assignment of the first two digits of the ALN reflects the major Federal agency as designated below: Note, these are the ones most used at Purdue. If you find one that is designated differently, please discuss with the SPS Business Analyst.
| ALN prefix | Federal agency |
|---|---|
| 10 | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 11 | U.S. Department of Commerce |
| 12 | U.S. Department of Defense |
| 14 | Housing & Urban Development |
| 15 | U.S. Department of Interior |
| 16 | U.S. Department of Justice |
| 17 | U.S. Department of Labor |
| 19 | U.S. Department of State |
| 20 | U.S. Department of Transportation |
| 43 | National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
| 45 | National Endowment for the Arts & Humanities |
| 47 | National Science Foundation |
| 59 | Small Business Administration |
| 66 | Environmental Protection Agency |
| 77 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| 81 | U.S. Department of Energy |
| 84 | U.S. Department of Education |
| 93 | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services |
| 97 | U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
| 98 | Agency for International Development |
| 99:000 | Central Intelligence Agency |
| 99.001 | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| 99.002 | United States International Trade Commission |
| 99.003 | Vietnam Education Foundation |
Federal grants and cooperative agreements, including Federal pass-through on State of Indiana agreements
Assign the appropriate ALN #
A few other Federal programs that do not assign a ALN #
Use the appropriate first two digits representing the major sponsor, followed by .001
Subagreements with Federal pass-through from a grant or cooperative agreement
Assign the ALN # included in the subagreement from the sponsor. If no ALN # is given from the sponsor, use the appropriate first two digits representing the major sponsor, followed by .000
If you can’t locate the ALN #
Use the appropriate first two digits representing the major sponsor, followed by .FIN
This will allow you to proceed with establishing the award. The actual ALN # should be assigned within 30 days.
Federal contracts and purchase orders
Use the appropriate first two digits representing the major sponsor, followed by .000
All State grants that are Non-Federal
Enter ‘NF’ indicating ‘Not Federal’, followed by .000
Non-Federal Agreements
An ALN is not required, but if entered, use ‘NF’ indicating ‘Not Federal’, followed by .000
