State & Local Government Finance Forms

Attachment 2

State Data Collection Website Instructions
I.

Logging In

a. In Browser, navigate to website
https://harvester.census.gov/statecollection/states/ak

b. Enter userID (lowercase letters only) and password. After reading the Notice and
Consent statement, check the acknowledgement box. See section c if this is the
first time logging into the system.
Note: UserID provided in the initial notification letter.

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c. If it is your first time logging into the system, click ‘Forgot Password’ to create a
password for the account.

d. Enter UserID and Email address associated with the account and click ‘Reset
Password’.

e. Two emails will be sent to the email address associated with the account (from
Kristen.i.ricks@census.gov), one verifying the UserID and one containing a link
back to the website to create a new password.
Note: If emails are not received or an error message is received, please
contact the Census support staff at ewd.local.finance@census.gov.
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f. After clicking on the link, create a password containing at least 12 characters
with one uppercase character, one lowercase character, a number, and a special
character (!, @, #, $, & are known acceptable special characters).
g. Confirm the password by re-entering it into the next space provided.
h. Click ‘Continue,’ which returns user to the home screen.
i. Enter UserID, newly created password, and check the acknowledgement box.
j. Click ‘Login.’

II.

Download Survey
a. Select ‘2020 City Template’ to download the Annual Financial Report.

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b. From the pop-up window, select ‘Open.’

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c. Once the template opens in Excel, enter your User Name and Password into the
highlighted fields.

d. Then, select the Verification tab.

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e. Using the drop down arrow, select the appropriate community name from the
menu.

f. Save the template to your local hard drive. (Ex.: homer2018.xlxs)
g. Complete Parts I – XI and re-save to your local hard drive.

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III.

Upload Survey
a. Log in to the State Data Collection website using steps from Part I.
b. From the File Upload screen – Step 2, select Browse to find the completed
Annual Financial Report on your local hard drive.

c. Once the completed file has been selected from the hard drive and the Filename
field is populated, select Upload File.

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d. You will receive a notification once file has successfully uploaded.

e. Click ‘Log Out.’

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