Glossary
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
As the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service defines it, in the words of its USAspending glossary.
Definition
The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for an awardee or recipient is an alphanumeric code created in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) that is used to uniquely identify specific commercial, nonprofit, or business entities registered to do business with the federal government.
On this site
Each of this site's 4,963 recipient pages is keyed by its recipient's UEI. See the figures →
Every term: the glossary. The hub: Federal spending.
Sources
- USAspending glossary — U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service · retrieved September 26, 2026
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