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Interacting Electronically with NIH

Sheri Cummins & Scarlett GibbCustomer Relationship ManagersElectronic Research Administration External Services – eSubmission & eRA [email protected]

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NIH Moving Forward

From your ideas…

…into our systems…

…to advance medical discovery.

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Electronic Interaction Points

Learn About Grantsat NIH

Find Opportunities

Submit Application

Check SubmissionStatus

Download AppPackage

View AssembledApplication Image

Check ReviewAssignment

Submit Pre-AwardInformation

Check ReviewOutcome

Prepare/SubmitPost-Award

Reports

Closeout Grants

NIH Guide

NIH GrantWeb site

Grants.gov

eRACommons

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Learn About Grants

eRA, Commons,eSubmission

POLICY

NIH GUIDE

FORMS & INSTRUCTIONS,SUBMISSION DATES

GLOSSARY, FAQS

INITIATIVES

GET CONECTED

http://grants.nih.gov/

BASICS

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eSubmission Transition Status

• Career Development• Fellowship • Training (T&D) • Complex, Multi-project

Applications (Project/Centers)

All applications now require electronic submission with the exception of the following mechanisms*

*These use the paper PHS398 application process

80%

2%

7%

5%6%

ElectronicTraining (T)Fellowship (F)Career Dev. (K)Com plex

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K, F and T Transition Plans

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2009

K F T

February 12 – Research Career Development (K)

April 8 - Individual National Research Service Awards (F)

September 25 - Institutional National Research Service Awards and Other Training Grants (T, D)

* Complex applications to be determined

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Two Systems Working Together

• Grants.gov – the Federal government’s single online portal to find and apply for Federal grant funding– Used by all 26 Federal grant-making agencies

• eRA Commons – electronic Research Administration system that allows applicants, grantees and Federal staff to access, share and transmit information related to their applications and grants – Used by NIH and a few other HHS components

IMPORTANT: Each system has its own registration

and validations requirements

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Registration – Grants.gov

Grants.gov – Organization• Applicant Organization only (one time) • Many organizations are already registered - ask

your Office of Sponsored Research• Registration steps outlined at:

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp

• Important Tip: Update your Central Contractor Registry information yearly to keep your Grants.gov credentials active.

START EARLY! Can take 2–4 weeks; up to 8 weeks for newly established or foreign businesses

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Registration – eRA Commons

eRA Commons – Organization• Register your organization/institution (one time);

designate your Signing Official (SO)– List of registered orgs:

http://era.nih.gov/commons/quick_queries/commons_registered_orgs.cfm

– Not listed? Register here: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/registration/registrationInstructions.jsp

• May be completed simultaneously with Grants.gov registration once the DUNS # is obtained

Allow 2 – 4 weeks to completehttp://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm

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Registration – eRA Commons

eRA Commons – PD/PI

• Project Director/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) must work through their institution’s Signing Official (SO) or others with account administration authority to ensure appropriate registration/affiliation

• PIs have one account that follows them throughout their careers– Can be affiliated with multiple organizations

• The PI and SO need separate accounts in eRA Commons because each has different privileges

Allow 4 - 5 business days to complete

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Make a Submission Plan

There is more than one way to submit an electronic application. Check with your Office of Sponsored Research to find out what you use:

– Forms-based submission using free viewer software

– System-to-System using XML data stream– Services of a commercial service provider

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/sp.htm

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Internal Process Considerations

Find Out How Your Organization Manages…

• Internal review & approval processes

• Sharing applications in progress

• Last minute queue at Sponsored Programs

Administrators and PIs must work together on applications

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Obtain Software

• Form software – PureEdge Viewer – current– Adobe Reader – beginning December 2008

• New Adobe-based forms will replace PureEdge-based forms

• Forms are very similar and differ mainly in form navigation and formatting

– May not be needed for System-to-System submissions

• PDF conversion program – text attachments must be converted to PDF

• Grants.gov download software Web page:http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp

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Must Use Compatible Adobe Reader!

• Only specific Adobe Reader versions are compatible with Grants.gov forms– Currently Adobe Reader 8.1.2 or 9.0 are required to

work with forms

– Stay tuned to Grants.gov’s Download Software page for changes (http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp)

• A pop-up usually warns if you have a wrong version

– If using an Adobe Acrobat product to create PDFs, check Grants.gov’s Web site for help on settings

• To ensure the application reader opens in the correct version of Adobe

Opening forms with non-compatible Adobe Reader may corrupt application and prevent

successful submission!

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NIH Transition to Adobe Forms

FEBOCT JANDECNOV

* Most receipt dates on or after Jan 1, 2009 must use Adobe, except…

Small business (R41,R42, R43, R44) and conference (R13/U13s) grant applications with Jan. 7, 2009 AIDS submission deadlines

FOAs expiring on or before January 31, 2009 will continue to use Pure Edge until the expiration date.

Pilot completed

Check FOA for new

Adobe forms

Use PureEdge through Jan. 7 Small Business &

Conference FOAs

Begin using Adobe for mostJan. 1 receipts*

Adobe forms available for Small

Business & Conference FOAs

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NIH Adobe Transition Schedule

Activity Codes

Final PureEdge Standard

Submission Deadline

First Adobe Standard

Submission Deadline

C06/UC6, R18/U18, R25, Gs, S1, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3

9/25/2008 1/7/2009 (AIDS)

R01 11/5/2008 1/7/2009 (AIDS)

R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, R36 11/16/2008 1/7/2009 (AIDS)

R15 10/25/2008 1/7/2009 (AIDS)

R13/U13 1/7/2009 (AIDS) 4/12/2009

SBIR/STTR 1/7/2009 (AIDS) 4/5/2009

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Find Opportunity & Download Package

• ALL applications must be submitted in response to a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

• NIH simultaneously posts FOAs on:– NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html• Announcements include button to download

package and instructions from Grants.gov

– Grants.gov

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Investigator–Initiated Research

• NIH is committed to investigator-initiated research and we want your unsolicited applications!

• All applications now must be submitted in response to an FOA– “Parent” FOAs are available with generic

packages

– Apply using the Parent FOA for your chosen activity code

Parent announcements listed at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm

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Parent FOAs

NIH Office of Extramural Researchhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

Parent Announcements for Unsolicited Applications

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Unsolicited or Investigator Initiated Apps

Submit unsolicited or Investigator Initiated applications using the appropriate Parent Announcement

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Finding FOAs in NIH Guide

Enter search string or click Advanced Search

NIH Guide for Grants & Contractshttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/

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Finding FOAs in NIH Guide

Enter search parameters

Click Search

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Finding FOAs in NIH Guide

• Review list of FOAs matching your criteria and find FOA of interest

Click Announcement Number link to access FOA information

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Announcement Notes

• Carefully read the entire announcement• Key dates:

– Release/Posted Date: package and instructions available for download

– Opening Date: application can be submitted– Expiration Date: announcement closed

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Announcement Notes

• FOAs in the NIH Guide include button to download app from Grants.gov

Click Apply for Grant Electronically

Click download Verify information

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Download Package

Download forms and instructions

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Some FOAs are Being Published Without Electronic Application Forms

• NIH is waiting for updates to be made to the SF424 (R&R). – System-to-System Providers should get in touch with

Grants.gov for information on schema changes

• We expect to add the newly updated forms to the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) by December 2008– New forms for small business and conference FOAs will

be available in early February 2009

More at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-117.html

Tip: Develop your research plan and attachments now. Wait to complete the actual forms until you download the correct application in December.

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov (AOR only)

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Grant Application Package Screen

Save locally

Check Application Guide to determine which Optional Documents to submit

Complete the SF424 (R&R) first –populates fields in other forms

Mandatory Grants.gov fields highlighted; Check App Guidefor additional NIH required fields

Header info is pre-populated and not editable

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Application Guide

• Read and follow application guide instructions

• Agency-specific instructions are marked with the HHS logo

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Announcement

• Read and follow announcement instructions

• Pay special attention to Section IV. Application and Submission Information– Includes any FOA-specific

submission instructions– Instructions in FOA trump

instructions in the application guide

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov (AOR only)

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Submit Application

Check Package for Errors only checks Grants.gov errors.

You must Submit the application for it to go through the NIH validation process. NIH errors will be shown in the eRA Commons.

Save & Submit button will not become active until:•All fields marked as mandatory on the forms are completed•All Mandatory Documents are moved to Mandatory Documents for Submission box and completed•The application is Saved

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Enter your Grants.gov username and password – you must be fully registered to successfully submit.

Only the AOR can Submit application.

Submit Application

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Submit Application

Click Sign and Submit Application button to record electronic signature and initiate submission process to Grants.gov

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Submit Application

Print/Save your Confirmation screen info

Grants.gov Tracking #

Date/Time Stamp - due 5 p.m. local time of the applicant org. on submission deadline date

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Upon Submission Grants.gov Will Check to Ensure:

• All Grants.gov mandatory fields have been completed

• All mandatory documents have been completed and moved to the Completed Documents box (Submission List)

• The validity of the organizational DUNS #

• Date format, e-mail address format, and virus-free

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E-mail Notifications – Grants.gov

AOR receives Grants.gov e-mails1. Submission Receipt – app received and

is being validated (Grants.gov validations only)2. Rejection Notice – app is not validated because

of Grants.gov errorsORSubmission Validation Receipt – app has been validated (Grants.gov validations only)

3. Grantor Agency Retrieval Receipt – app has been retrieved by the agency

4. Agency Tracking Number – app has been assigned a tracking number by the grantor agency (NIH)

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Back to NIH

You’re not done yet! Make sure you follow

the application through to NIH.

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Application Processing in eRA Commons

• eRA system retrieves applications from Grants.gov and checks them against NIH business rules defined in application guide instructions and FOA– Complete list of NIH validations:

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/prepare_app.htm#5

• Remember, the SF424 (R&R) forms are owned by Grants.gov and used by many agencies, so unfortunately we cannot build agency-specific business rules into the forms

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E-mail Notifications - eRA Commons

AOR/SO, PD/PI and Contact receive e-mails

Validations Complete/Check Assembled Application

Validations Complete/Check Assembled Application – Warnings Only

Action Required: Errors and/or Warnings, Missing or Invalid Commons Username, System Error

SO has refused application – SO rejected the application

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Check Status in Commons – PD/PI

Select Recent/Pending eSubmissions

Or provide Grants.gov tracking number from email notification

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Status – eSub Errors/Warnings

Indicates eSubmission Error

Grants.gov Tracking # Grants.gov tracking #

and date are displayed followed by the list of errors/warnings for each submission attempt

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Status – eSub Errors/Warnings

• Errors stop application processing and must be corrected

• Warnings do not stop application submission and are corrected at the discretion of the applicant

Helpful Links Avoiding Common Errors page:

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/avoiding_errors.htm

Full list of Commons Validationshttp://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/files/SF424RR_Validation.pdf

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On-time Submission

• All registrations must be completedprior to initial submission

• Submission must be accepted by Grants.gov with a timestamp on or before 5:00 p.m. local time of submitting organization on submission deadline date

• Errors/Warnings must be corrected within the 2-business day error correction window

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Error Correction Window

• NIH currently allows applicants to correct errors/warnings during the two (2) business days after the submission deadline – Referred to as “error correction window”– Your original application submission must have

been submitted on time with all appropriate registrations in place

– Cover letter identifying changes required

See Notice in NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts (11/30/2007):http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-018.html

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Correcting eSub Errors/Warnings

Make changes to address the error/warning messages in the local copy of the application

1. Select Changed/Corrected on SF424 (R&R) cover (box #1) Federal Identifier on SF424 (R&R) cover (box #4) is

a required field when Changed/Corrected is selected • If New is selected in box #8, use Grants.gov tracking

number for original submission• Otherwise, continue to use the Institute/Center and serial

number from original grant award (ex. CA123456)

2. Include cover letter if after submission deadline3. AOR must submit the entire changed/corrected

application to Grants.gov 4. Track submission through to Commons

NOTE: Reviewers do not see applicant errors/warnings.

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Status – View Application Image

• Once an error-free application is received, the eRA system will:– Assemble the grant application image

– Insert headers (PI name) & footers (page numbers) on all pages

– Generate Table of Contents and bookmark important sections

– Post the assembled application image in the PI’s eRA Commons account

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Application Viewing Window

• Applicants have two (2) business days to view the assembled application before it automatically moves forward to NIH for further processing

• SO can Reject application within viewing window to address Warnings (if within error correction window) or to address a system issue affecting the application image

– If Rejected after deadline for any other reason, application is subject to late policy

– PI will receive email notification if SO rejectsapplication

If you can’t VIEW it, we can’t REVIEW it!

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Status – View Application Image

View Appendices and Cover Letter

Status is Pending Verification

Follow e-Application link to view assembledapplication image

Follow link to detailed status info

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Status – e-Application

TIP: Carefully review the entire application.This is your first chance to view/print the same

application image that will be used by Reviewers!

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Reject Application

Must have SO role

Select Recent/ Pending eSubmissions

Click Search

Enter Search Criteria

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Reject Application

Select Reject eApplication

Enter comment to be sent with email notification

Click Reject

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eSubmission Process

Prepare to Apply

Find Opportunity and Download Application

Package

Submit Application to Grants.gov

Prepare Application

Check Submission Status

Check Assembled Application

Submission Complete

If errors, correct & submit again

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Submission Complete!

• If no action is taken during the two business day viewing window, the application automatically moves forward to NIH for further processing

• Any subsequent application changes are approved through and at the discretion of the Scientific Review Officer in the form of addenda

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More Electronic Interaction Points

Check ReviewAssignment

Submit Pre-AwardInformation

Check ReviewOutcome

Prepare/SubmitPost-Award

Reports

Closeout Grants

eRACommons

My application is submitted……now what?

Additional

eRA Commonsfunctionality

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eRA Commonsand Grant Administration through the

eRA Commons

Overview of Tracking Your Application

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Administration after Submission

eRA Commons Features:– Application Tracking – Grant Status– Just In Time (JIT)– Electronic Streamlined Non-competing Award

Process (eSNAP)– Closeout– No-Cost Extension– Financial Status Report (FSR)– Internet Assisted Review– xTrain– Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)

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Admin - Delegation

Commons allows many functions to be delegated to other users

• Delegate PI– Delegation can be made to any other eRA Commons

user at the institution– Provides ability to complete eSNAP information for the

PI’s grants (cannot Route or Recall)

• Delegate PPF Edit – Delegation can be made to any other eRA Commons

user at the institution– Provides ability to edit Personal Profile (PPF)

information

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Admin - Delegation

• Delegate Status– Delegation can be made to any eRA Commons user at the

PI’s institution with the Assistant (ASST) role – Provides access to PI’s Status information including the

ability to check for application submission errors/warnings and to view the assembled application image

– DOES NOT provide access to application summary statement or priority score

• Delegate xTrain Authority– Delegation can be made to any eRA Commons user at the

PI’s institution with the Assistant (ASST) role– Provides all the same authority within xTrain as the Project

Director/Principal Investigator except for the ability to Submit appointments to Agency

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Delegation to PI

• Signing Official (SO) can “Delegate Submit” authority to a PI– Allows a PI to submit his/her own eSNAP

information to Agency

Delegate Submit

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Tracking Application Status as a PI

Note: There is a separate Signing Official-tailored view of the status page.

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STATUS Hit List

1. Application ID is the link to the application details.

2. Right side of hit list are links to other Commons applications.

1 2

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Track Assignment Info. in Status Details

Institute Assignment

Review Group Assignment

NIH Staff Contact Info

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Track Review Outcome

Only the PI can see the priority score and summary statement.

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Just In Time Submission

JIT• Electronically submit Just-In-Time pieces of

the application– Other Support, IRB and/or IACUC Approval

Dates, Human Subjects Education info

• Not an indication that application will be awarded.

• Wait for a request to submit the information– You should receive either a system-generated

email or be contacted by the Grants Management Specialist (GMS)

– Consult assigned GMS to be sure

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Click on the JIT link in the Actions column of the Status hit list

Just In Time

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Just In Time

PI can enter the Other Support File, IRB Date, IACUC date and HS Education information, but

the SO must submit the information to NIH.

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eSNAPElectronic Streamlined Non-competing

Award Process

• Electronic submission of annual SNAP Progress Reports– Most non-competing grants at NIH are

streamlined• SO can enable the organization to submit

eSNAPs• Benefits:

– Submission deadline is 45 days prior to start date instead of 60 days

– Reduces duplicate data entry

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eSNAP

Electronic Streamlined Non-competing Award Process

• PI or PI Delegate can begin the process, upload progress report, and enter any or all of the administrative data

• eSNAP can be routed to staff for approval

• SO submits the completed eSNAP to NIH– SO can delegate submit privileges to any or

all PIs at the organization

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eSNAP

Begin the eSNAP either from the Action column of the Status Hit List or the eSNAP item on the menu bar.

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eSNAP Hit List

PI hit list shows all grants and applications with the Grant Number of eSNAP-eligible grants hyperlinked.

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Closeout

Closeout• Electronically submit required Closeout

documents for applications in Closeout status• GM Specialist at NIH must mark the grant

“ready for close out” before link appears in Commons – contact assigned specialist if records are not

appearing

• Items are:– FSR- Final Progress Report- Final Invention Statement

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Closeout

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No-Cost Extension

No-Cost Extension • Electronically submit no-cost extension

notification to NIH• Grants in the last support year of the project

period may be extended 1 time, only by the SO, for 6, 9 or 12 months

• Extension may not involve any additional costs• Email notification sent to NIH Grants

Management staff when SO processes the extension

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No-Cost Extension

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Financial Status Report

FSR

• Statement of expenditures usually due within 90 days from end of budget period or project period

• Schedule for submitting FSR is normally specified in the Notice of Grant Award

• Can be searched by individual grant number, FSRs for the institution or status of the FSR

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FSR Search Screen

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FSR Hit List

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xTrain

xTrain• Piloting with members of the Federal

Demonstration Partnership (www.thefdp.org)

• Allows users to electronically process the required paperwork associated with awarded Kirschstein-NRSA training grants

• Grantee institution staff can use xTrain to:– create, route and submit Appointments, Re-

Appointments, Amendments and Termination Notices

– track the status and timing of training actions

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xTrain – New Commons Roles

xTrain introduces two new eRA Commons roles

• Trainee– Person appointed to training grant– Currently, account set-up done through xTrain

• Business Official (BO)– Person with signature or other authority

related to administering training grants and is authorized to submit Termination Notices on behalf of the institution

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xTrain Trainee Roster

AppointmentType: NewReappointmentAmendment

Appointment Status: In Progress PIIn Progress TraineePending Agency ReviewAcceptedTerminated

Appointment/Termination Source:Paper or Electronic

Termination Status: In Progress BOIn Progress PIIn Progress TraineePending Agency ReviewAccepted

View: View 2271View TNView Payback

Action: 2271 FormAmend 2271Initiate TNTerm Notice

• Most work is done from Trainee Roster

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xTrain

http://era.nih.gov/services_for_applicants/other/xTrain.cfm

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FCOI Institution Functionality

Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) • Allows grantee institutions to:

– Initiate and prepare a FCOI notification • Multiple FCOI officials and delegates can access and edit a

notification while in Work In Progress (WIP) status– Submit the FCOI notification and supporting

documents electronically to Agency • Can provide comments at time of submission that are included

in email notification to Agency– Search and View FCOI notifications previously

submitted through Commons• Does not provide visibility to any notifications previously

submitted in paper– Edit or rescind submitted notifications (requires Agency

involvement)– Access history of actions

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Commons FCOI & Internal FCOI Systems

Commons FCOI integration with internal FCOI tracking system

• Commons FCOI and Internal FCOI systems will interact by sharing information once daily

• Internal FCOI system users have ability to request additional information and rescind notifications– Notification to Institution made from Internal

FCOI system and is also reflected in Commons FCOI history

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FCOI Flexible Account Admin

• Commons account must have FCOI role to submit FCOI notifications to Agency– Only Institution Signing Officials (SOs) can add

this role to an account– FCOI role can be added to multiple accounts at

Institution’s discretion

• Ability to prepare and/or view FCOI notifications can be delegated, but not ability to submit to Agency– FCOI ASST– FCOI View-only

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FCOI Delegation

• FCOI users can delegate all functions except submit to Institution users with new FCOI ASST role

• Similar to other delegation screens in Commons

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FCOI - Initiate

Default Screen

Becomes active after initial save

System provides Contact PD/PI name after initial save. Provides additional info to check correct grant # entered.

Record pulled will be for the latest year of the grant

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FCOI Search

• Provides list of awarded grants for this Institution with previously created FCOIs

Available actions Links to FCOI History

Search Results

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FCOI History

• Event recorded in FCOI History each time a user takes an action on the record

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FCOI Edit

Fields are pre-populated, but editable

Delete uploaded

file

Delete entire record

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FCOI View

Pre-populated; read-only

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Finding Help

Applicant Resources

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Finding Help: Web Site Links

• Links to Applicant Resources– NIH Grants Web site:

http://grants.nih.gov/ – electronic Research Administration:

http://era.nih.gov/ – Adobe Transition:

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/adobe_transition.htm

– eRA Commons: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/

– Center for Scientific Review: http://cms.csr.nih.gov/

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Electronic Submission Website

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/

Adobe Transition

Information

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Finding Help: Grants.gov

If help is needed with the Grants.gov

registration process, downloading forms, form behavior or with technical aspects of submitting through the Grants.gov system:

– Check the resources available on the Grants.gov website (http://grants.gov/ )

– Grants.gov Contact Center• Contact Center Phone: 1-800-518-4726• Business Hours M-F 7 a.m.- 9 p.m. ET• Email [email protected]

Grants.gov Support

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Finding Help: eRA Commons

If help is needed with eRA Commons registration or system validations after submission through Grants.gov:

– Check the eRA Commons website:https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/index.jsp

– eRA Commons Help DeskWeb support: http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/

Phone: 301-402-7469

Toll Free: 866-504-9552

TTY: 301-451-5939

Business hours M-F, 7am-8pm ET

eRA Commons Support

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Finding Help: Grants Info

– Review the Application Instruction Guide

– Review the FOA

– Grants Info: Phone: 301-435-0714

Email [email protected]

Grants InformationIf help is needed with grant policy, application content requirements and other general inquiries:

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Feedback – Contact Us

NIH has established an e-mail address to collect comments and/or suggestions from users on eSubmission: – [email protected]

– Please share your successes and challenges with us!

– We especially like specific suggestions for improvement

– Tell us what resources are most useful (Targeted Emails, FAQs, Avoiding Common Errors, Commons Alerts, Training Tools etc.)

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Feedback – Contact Us

eRA has established an e-mail address to collect comments and/or suggestions from users on eRA Commons: – [email protected]

– Share your successes and challenges with us!

– We especially like specific suggestions for improvement

– Please report your production support issues to the eRA Commons Help Desk and not this email address

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Thank You!