diff --git a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/builder/DepositSubmissionMapper.java b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/builder/DepositSubmissionMapper.java
index b27dc21b..58db8030 100644
--- a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/builder/DepositSubmissionMapper.java
+++ b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/builder/DepositSubmissionMapper.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import org.eclipse.pass.deposit.DepositServiceRuntimeException;
+import org.eclipse.pass.deposit.config.repository.RepositoryConfig;
 import org.eclipse.pass.deposit.model.DepositFile;
 import org.eclipse.pass.deposit.model.DepositFileType;
 import org.eclipse.pass.deposit.model.DepositManifest;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ private DepositMetadata.Grant createGrant(User userEntity, Grant grantEntity) {
         grant.setGrantId(grantEntity.getAwardNumber());
         grant.setGrantPi(createPerson(userEntity, DepositMetadata.PERSON_TYPE.pi));
         grant.setFunder(grantEntity.getPrimaryFunder().getName());
+        grant.setFunderLocalKey(grantEntity.getLocalKey());
         return grant;
     }
 
diff --git a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializer.java b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializer.java
index 247100d3..8b937b7b 100644
--- a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializer.java
+++ b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.Period;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys;
@@ -49,10 +51,15 @@ public class NihmsMetadataSerializer implements StreamingSerializer {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NihmsMetadataSerializer.class);
 
     private DepositMetadata metadata;
+    private Map<String, String> funderMapping = new HashMap<>();
 
     public NihmsMetadataSerializer(DepositMetadata metadata) {
         this.metadata = metadata;
     }
+    public NihmsMetadataSerializer(DepositMetadata metadata, Map<String, String> funderMapping) {
+        this.metadata = metadata;
+        this.funderMapping = funderMapping;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public SizedStream serialize() {
diff --git a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializerTest.java b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializerTest.java
index eb0bafd7..f3f0bce2 100644
--- a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializerTest.java
+++ b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/provider/nihms/NihmsMetadataSerializerTest.java
@@ -146,16 +146,26 @@ public void setup() throws Exception {
 
         DepositMetadata.Grant grant1 = new DepositMetadata.Grant();
         grant1.setGrantId("R0123456789");
-        grant1.setFunder("nih");
+        grant1.setFunder("FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER");
+        grant1.setFunderLocalKey("johnshopkins.edu:funder:300484");
         grant1.setGrantPi(person1);
         grantList.add(grant1);
 
         DepositMetadata.Grant grant2 = new DepositMetadata.Grant();
         grant2.setGrantId("R0123456000");
-        grant2.setFunder("nih");
+        grant2.setFunder("CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL");
+        grant2.setFunderLocalKey("johnshopkins.edu:funder:300293");
         grant2.setGrantPi(person2);
         grantList.add(grant2);
 
+        DepositMetadata.Grant grant3 = new DepositMetadata.Grant();
+        grant2.setGrantId("R0123456897");
+        grant2.setFunder("MYRIAD GENETICS INC");
+        grant2.setFunderLocalKey("johnshopkins.edu:funder:301885");
+        grant2.setGrantPi(person2);
+        grantList.add(grant2);
+
+
         metadata.setJournalMetadata(journal);
         metadata.setManuscriptMetadata(manuscript);
         metadata.setPersons(personList);
diff --git a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/model/DepositMetadata.java b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/model/DepositMetadata.java
index e3be938f..f95ff630 100644
--- a/pass-deposit-services/deposit-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/model/DepositMetadata.java
+++ b/pass-deposit-services/deposit-model/src/main/java/org/eclipse/pass/deposit/model/DepositMetadata.java
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ public static class Grant {
         //this is the grant awardNumber in PASS
         String grantId;
         String funder;
+        String funderLocalKey;
         Person grantPi;
 
         public String getGrantId() {
@@ -563,6 +564,14 @@ public void setFunder(String funder) {
             this.funder = funder;
         }
 
+        public String getFunderLocalKey() {
+            return funderLocalKey;
+        }
+
+        public void setFunderLocalKey(String funderLocalKey) {
+            this.funderLocalKey = funderLocalKey;
+        }
+
         public Person getGrantPi() {
             return grantPi;
         }