diff --git a/src/registrar/fixtures.py b/src/registrar/fixtures.py
index ee226b7cb..171fd3e22 100644
--- a/src/registrar/fixtures.py
+++ b/src/registrar/fixtures.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ class UserFixture:
             "username": "2ffe71b0-cea4-4097-8fb6-7a35b901dd70",
             "first_name": "Neil",
             "last_name": "Martinsen-Burrell",
+        },
+                {
+            "username": "7185e6cd-d3c8-4adc-90a3-ceddba71d24f",
+            "first_name": "Jon",
+            "last_name": "Roberts",
         },
     ]
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0018_domaininformation.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0018_domaininformation.py
index c85943990..ef6a28226 100644
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0018_domaininformation.py
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0018_domaininformation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.1.6 on 2023-05-08 12:48
+# Generated by Django 4.1.6 on 2023-05-08 15:30
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import migrations, models
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ),
                 (
                     "domain",
-                    models.ForeignKey(
+                    models.OneToOneField(
                         blank=True,
                         help_text="Domain to which this information belongs",
                         null=True,
@@ -242,6 +242,17 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                         to="registrar.domain",
                     ),
                 ),
+                (
+                    "domain_application",
+                    models.OneToOneField(
+                        blank=True,
+                        help_text="Associated domain application",
+                        null=True,
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                        related_name="domainapplication_info",
+                        to="registrar.domainapplication",
+                    ),
+                ),
                 (
                     "investigator",
                     models.ForeignKey(
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
index 5e50c88e9..bdcde15cc 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class DomainApplication(TimeStampedModel):
         # remove PK from domainapplication as it use different PK
         # for domain/domaininformation
 
-        domain_info, _ = DomainInformation.create_from_da_dict(domain_info)
+        domain_info = DomainInformation.create_from_da(self)
 
         # create the permission for the user
         UserDomainRole = apps.get_model("registrar.UserDomainRole")
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class DomainApplication(TimeStampedModel):
             # import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
             if field.get_internal_type() in ("ForeignKey", "OneToOneField"):
                 # get the related instance of the FK value
-                print(f"{field.name}: ID: {field.value_from_object(instance)}")
+                # print(f"{field.name}: ID: {field.value_from_object(instance)}")
                 fk_id = field.value_from_object(instance)
                 if fk_id:
                     data[field.name] = field.related_model.objects.get(id=fk_id)
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
index b6adc6c52..ab7f75247 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
 
-    """A registrant's application for a new domain."""
+    """A registrant's domain information for that domain, exported from DomainApplication."""
 
     class StateTerritoryChoices(models.TextChoices):
         ALABAMA = "AL", "Alabama (AL)"
@@ -264,6 +264,16 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
         related_name="information_investigating",
     )
 
+    domain_application = models.OneToOneField(
+        "registrar.DomainApplication",
+        on_delete=models.PROTECT,
+        blank=True, 
+        null=True,
+        related_name="domainapplication_info",
+        help_text="Associated domain application",
+        unique=True
+    )
+
     # ##### data fields from the initial form #####
     organization_type = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
@@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
         on_delete=models.PROTECT,
     )
 
-    domain = models.ForeignKey(
+    domain = models.OneToOneField(
         "registrar.Domain",
         on_delete=models.PROTECT,
         blank=True, 
@@ -440,10 +450,15 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
             return ""
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_from_da_dict(cls, da_dict):
+    def create_from_da(cls, domain_application):
         """Takes in a DomainApplication dict and converts it into DomainInformation"""
-        # we don't want to pass the id to avoid conflicts
-        da_dict.pop("id")
+        da_dict = domain_application.to_dict()
+        # remove the id so one can be assinged on creation
+        da_id = da_dict.pop("id")
+        # check if we have a record that corresponds with the domain application, if so short circuit the create
+        domain_info = cls.objects.filter(domain_application__id=da_id).first()
+        if domain_info:
+            return domain_info
         # the following information below is not needed in the domain information:
         da_dict.pop("status")
         da_dict.pop("current_websites")
@@ -452,7 +467,7 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
         other_contacts = da_dict.pop("other_contacts")
         alternative_domains = da_dict.pop("alternative_domains") #just in case
         domain_info = cls(**da_dict)
-
+        domain_info.domain_application = domain_application
         #Save so the object now have PK (needed to process the manytomany below before first)
         domain_info.save()