NIH issued the following notice reminding everyone about the mandatory use of RPPR (Research Performance Progress Report) starting with progress reports submitted on or after May 1, 2013. 

 

Please be aware that you may think you have the choice to start an eSNAP on the NIH Commons  as the eSNAP option is still available, but unfortunately the eSNAP will be returned without review.  

 

ALL progress reports due on or after May 1, 2013, must use the RPPR format!!

Please read the notice below, available at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-061.html

 

 

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NIH Reminds Grantee Institutions of the Requirement to Use the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports for Awards with Start Dates On or After July 1, 2013

 

 

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Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-061

 

Key Dates

Release Date:  April 19, 2013

 

Related Announcements

NOT-OD-13-035

 

Issued by

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

Purpose

Grantee institutions are reminded that they are required to use the eRA Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/index.htm) Commons Module for submitting Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process (SNAP) and Fellowship progress reports for awards with start dates on or after July 1, 2013 (i.e., due dates on or after May 15, 2013, for SNAP awards and May 1, 2013, for Fellowships).  See the NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-035.html) for more information about the use of the RPPR for these awards.   Noncompliance with these reporting requirements will jeopardize the NIH’s ability to issue timely awards to the institution. 

 

Progress reports submitted in another format for SNAP and Fellowships will not be processed by the NIH and will require resubmission in the RPPR format. If a progress report for a Fellowship has been submitted on paper, the grantee must resubmit the progress report using the RPPR format.  If a progress report for a SNAP grant has been initiated as an eSNAP, the grantee must contact the eRA Help Desk (1-866-504-9552 or [log in to unmask]) to change the progress report format to the RPPR.  It may take eRA up to two business days to reset the progress report so the user can initiate a progress report in the appropriate format. 

 

Compliance Reminder

 

Failure to submit timely RPPR progress reports for SNAP and fellowship awards subject to this requirement may adversely affect future funding to the organization and/or awards to the same Project Director/Principal Investigator.  Accordingly, NIH may impose sanctions on institutions that fail to follow these reporting requirements.  Such sanctions may include, but are not limited to, corrective actions, removal of authorities, and/or delay or withholding of future awards to the project or program.

 

Inquiries

For general questions about using the eRA Commons:

 

eRA Commons Help Desk

Web: http://era.nih.gov/help/ (Preferred method of contact)

Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552

Phone: 301-402-7469

TTY: 301-451-5939

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Email: [log in to unmask] (for Commons Support)

 

For inquiries about this Notice:

 

Division of Grants Compliance and Oversight

Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration

Office of Extramural Research

National Institutes of Health

6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone: 301-435-0949

Email:  [log in to unmask]