Creating a Federal Agency iEdison Account

To create a Federal Agency iEdison account, complete the following steps:

1. Email iEdison
2. Attend pre-registration meeting
3. Return required documentation
4. Check email for account creation confirmation

1. Email iEdison

Send the information below to iedison [at] nist.gov (iedison[at]nist[dot]gov).

1. Bureau/Agency Name
2. Department (if applicable) – for example, Health and Human Services or Department of Commerce
3. Contact Person Name
4. Contact Person Email
5. Contact Person Phone
6. A valid grant/contract number that the agency has awarded

2. Attend pre-registration meeting

The iEdison administrator will then contact you to set up a meeting to discuss joining iEdison and and iEdison Information Sheet*, which has details to set up your agency profile and the appointment of an agency administrator and other contacts.

** If you are a DOD/DOW agency, the iEdison administrator will send a DOD/DOW specific "iEdison Information Sheet."

3. Return signed documentation

After the meeting, the iEdison administrator will send you a Memorandum of Understanding* (MOU) and and an Interconnection Security Agreement (Required if you want to set up an API connection). Return these signed documents to the iEdison administrator.

** If you are a DOD/DOW agency, a Department-wide MOU has been executed.  

4. Check email for account creation confirmation

Once the iEdison administrator verifies your account information and sets up your account, the account point of contact or account administrator will receive an email indicating the account has been established, and the selected agency administrator will receive a welcome email to establish their user account.  Please make sure to have a login.gov account with your PIV/CAC card attached as a primary authentication method before accepting the invite.