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Office of Research and Project Administration

NIH has will be updating NIH Commons to include new features this week. Please see NOT-OD-08-007 below for details.

Please contact your ORPA Research Administrator with any questions or concerns.

Anthony Beckman - x5-1502

Donna Beyea - x5-8037

Marlene Boutet - x3-3960

Brenda Kavanaugh - x5-1504

Jane Tolbert - x5-4210

Cheryl Williams - x5-1503

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Jane Tolbert
Research Administrator
Office of Research & Project Administration
University of Rochester
503 Hylan Building
RC Box 270140
Rochester, NY 14627
Phone: 585-275-4210
Fax: 585-275-9492
Email: jtolbert@orpa.rochester.edu

 

New Features in eRA Commons

Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-007

Key Dates
Release Date: October 19, 2007

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), http://www.ahrq.gov/)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (http://www.cdc.gov)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIOSH/CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/oep) 

NIH will update the eRA Commons Status software on October 26, 2007 with a new look and additional features. This new version of Status incorporates user-requested enhancements that will provide additional tracking capabilities and better grant application organization for improved system performance, including:

  • New search feature: Ability to search for and track electronically submitted applications from the Status screen using the Grants.gov tracking number. The Grants.gov tracking number will continue to be searchable throughout the lifecycle of the application/grant - even after the NIH assigns its own application ID (i.e., accession number or grant number).
  • Reorganization of the application/grant data into two separate sections:

1.       Recent/Pending eSubmissions - includes electronic application submissions that require action to complete the submission process (e.g., checking errors/warnings, viewing assembled application). It also includes those that have been refused by a Signing Official or are within the two day assembled application viewing window.

2.       List of Applications/Grants - includes both paper and electronic applications that have been submitted successfully and are available for post-submission status (e.g., review assignments, review results, summary statements, Notice of Award). It also includes the list of awarded grants for accessing other Commons functions.

  • Grouping of multiple submission attempts for a single application to provide a cleaner screen view and consolidated submission history.

This new strategy will change the look and feel of the Status screens; however, the underlying process remains the same.

Additional details including the new Status screen shots.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to: NIHElectronicSubmiss@mail.nih.gov