Automated Trainee Diversity Report Required with RPPRs for Most T, K and Research Education Awards Beginning October 30, 2020

Posted on October 23, 2020 by NIH Staff

An automatically generated Trainee Diversity Report will replace the manual report that signing officials are required to submit with RPPRs for most institutional training, career development awards and research education grants, effective October 30, 2020. The automated report will leverage existing electronic demographic data entered by trainees in the Personal Profile of eRA Commons to minimize the need for manual data entry by recipients and reduce their burden. Continue reading →

Institutions to Submit FCOI Policy Electronically in eRA Commons, Effective November 12, 2020

Posted on October 23, 2020 by NIH Staff

NIH requires institutions to maintain an up-to-date, written, and enforced policy to identify and manage Investigator Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) and to post the policy on their publicly accessible website. Starting November 12, 2020, NIH recipients will be required to submit their publicly assessible FCOI policy to NIH via the eRA Commons Institution Profile (IPF) Module. Continue reading →

Required Submission of Financial Conflict of Interest Policy into the eRA Commons Institution Profile (IPF) Module

Posted on October 5, 2020 by NIH Staff

Effective November 12, 2020, NIH funded recipients will be required to submit their publicly assessible Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) policy to NIH via the eRA Commons Institution Profile (IPF) Module (IPF Module). A PDF of the FCOI policy must be submitted by the institutional signing official (SO) via the IPF Module under a new tab labeled, “Policy Documents”. Continue reading →

2-Factor Authentication for eRA Modules

Posted on April 8, 2020 by NIH Staff

eRA is moving to two-factor authentication via login.gov, meaning that log-in will require something you know (password) and something you have (a phone or other device). This new log-in method, optional at first but which may be required later, will be available Wednesday, April 8, 2020 for users of eRA Commons, Commons Mobile, IAR and ASSIST. Continue reading →

eRA Moving to the Cloud April 17 to April 20; Systems Unavailable During This Time

Posted on April 7, 2020 by NIH Staff

Just a reminder that eRA is planning a major undertaking this month, to migrate its modules and data to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud April 17-20 (Fri-Mon). During this cloud migration, from 8am ET on Friday, April 17 to 8pm ET on Monday, April 20, all eRA modules and all informational websites (era.nih.gov, etc.) will be unavailable. Continue reading →

Spring Forecasts eRA Cloud Migration and Downtime April 17-April 20, 2020

Posted on February 21, 2020 by NIH Staff

With the coming of spring, eRA modules and data will be migrated to the Amazon Web Services cloud. From 8 a.m. ET on Friday, April 17 to 8 p.m. ET on Monday, April 20, all eRA modules will be unavailable. Continue reading →

Redesigned eRA Website Provides New Resources

Posted on May 1, 2019 by NIH Staff

A newly revamped eRA website that serves as an informational gateway to applicants, grantees and reviewers was launched April 30. The site provides new and updated ‘how-to’ information on navigating eRA systems like eRA Commons, ASSIST, IAR, xTrain and xTRACT; intuitive navigation; and improved accessibility. Continue reading →

Stay Updated on NIH Systems Changes Impacting Application Submission Through Award

Posted on March 27, 2019 by NIH Staff

What do a snow sled, a waltz, and an oriole have in common? They’re all mentioned in past eRA Items of Interest, a newsletter that delivers practical advice for using eRA services, and maybe even a smile or a laugh. Stay up to date on eRA Items of Interest and more by subscribing to the eRA-Information-L listserv. Continue reading →

Keep Filenames in Grant Applications Short and Sweet

Posted on March 6, 2019 by NIH Staff

Attaching a file to your grant application? Make sure the filename is under 50 characters. Continue reading →

Multi-project Application Resources

Posted on November 15, 2018 by NIH Staff

Submitting a multi-project application for the January 25 standard due date? If so, you’ll want to check out these handy resources. Continue reading →

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