eRA: Electronic Research Administration

1. eRA: Electronic Research Administration Wednesday, May 10, 2006

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS • Registration requirements • How to find funding opportunities • Completing the SF424 R & R Application • After submission through Grants.gov

3. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION • eRA Commons • Grants.gov

4. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION • Internet access • PureEdge Viewer • .pdf file converter

5. eRA COMMONS ACCOUNT SETUP • Officer initiates account set up • PI receives e-mail(s) from NIH • PI needs to verify NIH support • NIH confirms account via e-mail within 3 – 5 business days • The Grants Office does NOT have access to your account information

6. Information required to set up an NIH eRA Commons Account: • Birthdate • Social security number • E-mail address • Full name (First, Middle Initial, Last) This information will be destroyed immediately after your account is created.

7. GRANTS.GOV ACCOUNT SETUP • Go to the Grants.gov website • Click on the “Applicants” tab at the top • Click on “Register with the Credential Provider” located in the center of the page under the Getting Started with Grants.gov heading • Click on “Register as an AOR” located on the Grants.gov website

8. HOW TO FIND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES • Grants.gov website • Find grant opportunity tab OR • Sign up to receive funding opportunities sent via e-mail to your computer directly from Grants.gov Just click on: Grant Opportunity Subscription Services OR http://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAll.do

9. HOW TO FIND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (Cont’) • NIH.gov • Click on Grants and funding opportunity OR • Sign up to receive funding opportunities sent via e-mail to your computer directly from NIH • To Subscribe to the NIH Guide LISTSERV, send an e-mail to listserv@list.nih.gov with the following text in the message body (not the "Subject" line): • subscribe NIHTOC-L  your name(Example: subscribe NIHTOC-L  Joe Smith)Your e-mail address will be automatically obtained from the e-mail message and add you to the LISTSERV.

10. HOW TO FIND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (Cont’) • G & C Announcements • Other methods

11. COMPLETING THE SF424 R & R APPLICATION

12. AFTER SUBMISSION THROUGH GRANTS.GOV

13. First e-mail from Grants.gov • Your application has been received by Grants.gov and is currently being validated. • Your submission was received at 13-Feb-06 04:56:18 PM EST • Type: GRANT • Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT00076826 • We will notify you via email when your application has been validated by Grants.gov and is ready for the Grantor agency to retrieve and review. • DUNS Number: 069926962 • Application Name: Neural Circuit & nNOS-NO on EA Analgesia • Opportunity Number: RFA-RM-06-005 • Opportunity Name: NIH Director?s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) • AOR Name: Caroline Sakai • https://apply.grants.gov/ApplicantLoginGetID • Thank you. • Customer Support

14. Second e-mail from Grants.gov • Your application has been received and validated by Grants.gov and is being prepared for Grantor agency retrieval and review. • Type: GRANT • Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT00076826 • We will notify you via email when your application is ready to be retrieved by the Grantor agency. • Thank you. • Customer Support

15. Third e-mail from Grants.gov • Your application has been retrieved by the Grantor agency and is currently being reviewed. • Type: GRANT • Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT00076826 • We will notify you via email when your Grantor agency has assigned an Agency Tracking Number to your application. • Thank you. • Customer Support

16. Final e-mail from Grants.gov • Your application has been reviewed by the Grantor agency and assigned an Agency Tracking Number. • You will need the Agency Tracking Number when corresponding with the Grantor agency about your application. • Use the Grants.gov Tracking Number at Grants.gov to check your application's status and to obtain your Agency Tracking Number. • Type: GRANT • Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT00076826 • Thank you. • Customer Support

17. CHECKING STATUS ON GRANTS.GOV • Login into Grants.gov with your account • Click on “Check Application Status”

19. First e-mail from eRA Commons • NIH has received the electronic application titled " Neural Circuit & nNOS-NO on EA Analgesia" that was submitted through grants.gov. Several warnings have been generated for the application; these warnings will not block processing of the application. • To view the warnings and to verify the application , log in with your username and password to the NIH eRA Commons website at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/. Then select the Status menu item and click on the Application Identifier (TN) link next to the submitted application. You will be able to see the warnings that have been generated and view the image of the application that has been created. • If desired, the warnings can be addressed and the entire corrected application submitted (select the Changed/Corrected Application Type of Submission) through Grants.gov. • Please review the image. You have two business days of the applications availability in Commons to REJECT the application for any reason. • If you have any questions about this email, please contact the eRA Help Desk at 1-866-504-9552 (tty: 301 451-5939) or commons@od.nih.gov.