Country And State Lists Updates

Recent Updates to Country and State Lists in Grant Application Forms

On May 15, 2020, Grants.gov updated the Country and State lists in relevant grant application forms.

Click to download a copy of the Updated Country and State Lists (MS Excel Format).

Updated Countries List

The updated Country Codes and Countries are listed below. This list of countries is based on the GENC Standard Edition 3.0 Update 11. Click here for more details.

AFG: AFGHANISTAN FJI: FIJI NGA: NIGERIA
XQZ: AKROTIRI FIN: FINLAND NIU: NIUE
ALB: ALBANIA FRA: FRANCE NFK: NORFOLK ISLAND
DZA: ALGERIA GUF: FRENCH GUIANA MKD: NORTH MACEDONIA
AND: ANDORRA PYF: FRENCH POLYNESIA NOR: NORWAY
AGO: ANGOLA ATF: FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS OMN: OMAN
AIA: ANGUILLA GAB: GABON PAK: PAKISTAN
ATA: ANTARCTICA GMB: GAMBIA, THE PAN: PANAMA
ATG: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA XGZ: GAZA STRIP PNG: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ARG: ARGENTINA GEO: GEORGIA XPR: PARACEL ISLANDS
ARM: ARMENIA DEU: GERMANY PRY: PARAGUAY
ABW: ARUBA GHA: GHANA PER: PERU
XAC: ASHMORE AND CARTIER ISLANDS GIB: GIBRALTAR PHL: PHILIPPINES
AUS: AUSTRALIA XGL: GLORIOSO ISLANDS PCN: PITCAIRN ISLANDS
AUT: AUSTRIA GRC: GREECE POL: POLAND
AZE: AZERBAIJAN GRL: GREENLAND PRT: PORTUGAL
BHS: BAHAMAS, THE GRD: GRENADA QAT: QATAR
BHR: BAHRAIN GLP: GUADELOUPE REU: REUNION
BGD: BANGLADESH GTM: GUATEMALA ROU: ROMANIA
BRB: BARBADOS GGY: GUERNSEY RUS: RUSSIA
XBI: BASSAS DA INDIA GIN: GUINEA RWA: RWANDA
BLR: BELARUS GNB: GUINEA-BISSAU BLM: SAINT BARTHELEMY
BEL: BELGIUM GUY: GUYANA SHN: SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION, AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA
BLZ: BELIZE HTI: HAITI KNA: SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
BEN: BENIN HMD: HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS LCA: SAINT LUCIA
BMU: BERMUDA HND: HONDURAS MAF: SAINT MARTIN
BTN: BHUTAN HKG: HONG KONG SPM: SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
BOL: BOLIVIA HUN: HUNGARY VCT: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
BES: BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA ISL: ICELAND WSM: SAMOA
BIH: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IND: INDIA SMR: SAN MARINO
BWA: BOTSWANA IDN: INDONESIA STP: SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
BVT: BOUVET ISLAND IRN: IRAN SAU: SAUDI ARABIA
BRA: BRAZIL IRQ: IRAQ SEN: SENEGAL
IOT: BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IRL: IRELAND SRB: SERBIA
BRN: BRUNEI IMN: ISLE OF MAN SYC: SEYCHELLES
BGR: BULGARIA ISR: ISRAEL SLE: SIERRA LEONE
BFA: BURKINA FASO ITA: ITALY SGP: SINGAPORE
MMR: BURMA JAM: JAMAICA SXM: SINT MAARTEN
BDI: BURUNDI XJM: JAN MAYEN SVK: SLOVAKIA
CPV: CABO VERDE JPN: JAPAN SVN: SLOVENIA
KHM: CAMBODIA JEY: JERSEY SLB: SOLOMON ISLANDS
CMR: CAMEROON JOR: JORDAN SOM: SOMALIA
CAN: CANADA XJN: JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND ZAF: SOUTH AFRICA
CYM: CAYMAN ISLANDS KAZ: KAZAKHSTAN SGS: SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
CAF: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC KEN: KENYA SSD: SOUTH SUDAN
TCD: CHAD KIR: KIRIBATI ESP: SPAIN
CHL: CHILE PRK: KOREA, NORTH XSP: SPRATLY ISLANDS
CHN: CHINA KOR: KOREA, SOUTH LKA: SRI LANKA
CXR: CHRISTMAS ISLAND XKS: KOSOVO SDN: SUDAN
CPT: CLIPPERTON ISLAND KWT: KUWAIT SUR: SURINAME
CCK: COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS KGZ: KYRGYZSTAN XSV: SVALBARD
COL: COLOMBIA LAO: LAOS SWE: SWEDEN
COM: COMOROS LVA: LATVIA CHE: SWITZERLAND
COG: CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) LBN: LEBANON SYR: SYRIA
COD: CONGO (KINSHASA) LSO: LESOTHO TWN: TAIWAN
COK: COOK ISLANDS LBR: LIBERIA TJK: TAJIKISTAN
XCS: CORAL SEA ISLANDS LBY: LIBYA TZA: TANZANIA
CRI: COSTA RICA LIE: LIECHTENSTEIN THA: THAILAND
CIV: CÔTE D’IVOIRE LTU: LITHUANIA TLS: TIMOR-LESTE
HRV: CROATIA LUX: LUXEMBOURG TGO: TOGO
CUB: CUBA MAC: MACAU TKL: TOKELAU
CUW: CURAÇAO MDG: MADAGASCAR TON: TONGA
CYP: CYPRUS MWI: MALAWI TTO: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
CZE: CZECHIA MYS: MALAYSIA XTR: TROMELIN ISLAND
DNK: DENMARK MDV: MALDIVES TUN: TUNISIA
XXD: DHEKELIA MLI: MALI TUR: TURKEY
DGA: DIEGO GARCIA MLT: MALTA TKM: TURKMENISTAN
DJI: DJIBOUTI MTQ: MARTINIQUE TCA: TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
DMA: DOMINICA MRT: MAURITANIA TUV: TUVALU
DOM: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MUS: MAURITIUS UGA: UGANDA
ECU: ECUADOR MYT: MAYOTTE UKR: UKRAINE
EGY: EGYPT MEX: MEXICO ARE: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
SLV: EL SALVADOR MDA: MOLDOVA GBR: UNITED KINGDOM
XAZ: ENTITY 1 MCO: MONACO USA: UNITED STATES
XCR: ENTITY 2 MNG: MONGOLIA URY: URUGUAY
XCY: ENTITY 3 MNE: MONTENEGRO UZB: UZBEKISTAN
XKM: ENTITY 4 MSR: MONTSERRAT VUT: VANUATU
XKN: ENTITY 5 MAR: MOROCCO VAT: VATICAN CITY
AX3: ENTITY 6 MOZ: MOZAMBIQUE VEN: VENEZUELA
GNQ: EQUATORIAL GUINEA NAM: NAMIBIA VNM: VIETNAM
ERI: ERITREA NRU: NAURU VGB: VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH
EST: ESTONIA NPL: NEPAL WLF: WALLIS AND FUTUNA
SWZ: ESWATINI NLD: NETHERLANDS XWB: WEST BANK
ETH: ETHIOPIA NCL: NEW CALEDONIA ESH: WESTERN SAHARA
XEU: EUROPA ISLAND NZL: NEW ZEALAND YEM: YEMEN
FLK: FALKLAND ISLANDS (ISLAS MALVINAS) NIC: NICARAGUA ZMB: ZAMBIA
FRO: FAROE ISLANDS NER: NIGER ZWE: ZIMBABWE

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Updated States List

The updated State Codes and States are listed below.

AL: Alabama MS: Mississippi WV: West Virginia
AK: Alaska MO: Missouri WI: Wisconsin
AZ: Arizona MT: Montana WY: Wyoming
AR: Arkansas NE: Nebraska AS: American Samoa
CA: California NV: Nevada FM: Federated States of Micronesia
CO: Colorado NH: New Hampshire GU: Guam
CT: Connecticut NJ: New Jersey MH: Marshall Islands
DE: Delaware NM: New Mexico MP: Northern Mariana Islands
DC: District of Columbia NY: New York PW: Palau
FL: Florida NC: North Carolina PR: Puerto Rico
GA: Georgia ND: North Dakota VI: Virgin Islands
HI: Hawaii OH: Ohio FQ: Baker Island
ID: Idaho OK: Oklahoma HQ: Howland Island
IL: Illinois OR: Oregon DQ: Jarvis Island
IN: Indiana PA: Pennsylvania JQ: Johnston Atoll
IA: Iowa RI: Rhode Island KQ: Kingman Reef
KS: Kansas SC: South Carolina MQ: Midway Islands
KY: Kentucky SD: South Dakota BQ: Navassa Island
LA: Louisiana TN: Tennessee LQ: Palmyra Atoll
ME: Maine TX: Texas WQ: Wake Island
MD: Maryland UT: Utah AA: Armed Forces Americas (except Canada)
MA: Massachusetts VT: Vermont AE: Armed Forces Europe, the Middle East, and Canada
MI: Michigan VA: Virginia AP: Armed Forces Pacific
MN: Minnesota WA: Washington  

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List of Forms Impacted

New form versions with updated Country and State lists were created for the forms listed in the table below. The table also indicates which agency owns the form and which forms use the Country and/or State lists.

# Form Owner Country State
1 ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form TREAS Yes Yes
2 Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) Grants.gov Yes Yes
3 Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Individual Grants.gov Yes Yes
4 Application for Federal Domestic Assistance - Short Organizational Grants.gov Yes Yes
5 Contact Information for VITA and TCE Grant Programs TREAS Yes Yes
6 Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Grants.gov No Yes
7 ED SF424 Supplement ED Yes Yes
8 ED-900B Beneficiary Information Form DOC Yes Yes
9 EPA Form 4700-4 EPA No Yes
10 EPA KEY CONTACTS FORM EPA Yes Yes
11 Farm To School Grant Program (FSGP) USDA No Yes
12 Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire USDOJ No Yes
13 HHS Checklist (08-2007) HHS No Yes
14 HUD Applicant-Recipient Disclosure Report HUD Yes Yes
15 HUD-52651 HUD Yes Yes
16 HUD-52768 HUD Yes Yes
17 IMLS Supplementary Information Form IMLS Yes Yes
18 Key Contacts Grants.gov Yes Yes
19 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) Application Information TREAS No Yes
20 NEH Supplemental Information for Individuals NEH Yes Yes
21 NSF Senior Key Person Profile (Expanded) NSF Yes Yes
22 PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information HHS Yes No
23 Project/Performance Site Location(s) Grants.gov Yes Yes
24 Protection of Human Subjects HHS Yes Yes
25 Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile Grants.gov Yes Yes
26 Research and Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Grants.gov Yes Yes
27 SF424 (R & R) Grants.gov Yes Yes
28 SF424 Mandatory Form Grants.gov Yes Yes
29 SF-424 R&R Multi-Project Cover Grants.gov Yes Yes
30 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program Application Checklist and Contact Sheet TREAS Yes Yes
31 USDA AD-1049 USDA Yes Yes
32 USDA AD-1052 USDA Yes Yes