eRA Enhancements: Highlights of eRA Commons’ Upcoming Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thursday, July 16
Monday, July 13, 2015
Scheduled Downtime for July Release:
eRA Commons and ASSIST will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, July 16, and will return to service by 7 a.m. ET
Friday, July 17, 2015. When the system is available again, you will see new features and functionality have been added to the system.
The following are highlights of eRA Commons’ upcoming
July 16-17 software release.
These are just some of the many features being rolled out for this release; check out the
release notes for more information on features
and fixes.
Highlights of eRA Commons’ July
Software Release
Updates in eSubmission
NIH has made several changes to enhance the usability of the Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
solution:
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Ability to Submit Training and Research Applications Using ASSIST
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Applicants will be able to submit grant applications for additional activity codes — including training grants, R13, R15, and more — through ASSIST (see
transition timeline).
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Advantages that ASSIST offers applicants include the ability to see errors and warnings before submission.
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The pre-population of forms.
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The ability to preview the grant image before submission.
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Applicants can choose between using ASSIST or continuing to use Grants.gov’s downloadable forms, or their own institution’s system-to-system solution.
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New Enhancements in ASSIST for Multi Project Applications – Subaward Budget Forms
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Applicants can download a subaward budget form, complete it, and then upload into ASSIST, or..
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The subaward budget forms can be completed online within ASSIST.
Updates in eRA Commons
NIH has added several new features to eRA Commons:
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Expansion of the Federated Login Functionality
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Federated Login is the ability for you to use your institutional user ID and password to access eRA Commons. This functionality has now
been expanded to include users with the ASST role in eRA Commons.
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This option is for organizations currently registered with InCommon and who work with NIH’s Center
for Information Technology (CIT) to establish the relationship between your institution and eRA Commons.
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For more information on the Institution/Organization Log In functionality, review the October
17 Commons Release Notes, or the
Commons Online Help System.
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New Closeout Requirements
for Federal Financial Report (FFR)
- The eRA Commons link for the final Federal Financial Report will reflect that the
deadline for submitting the report is 120 days after the Budget Period End Date, for projects that ended on or after Oct. 1, 2014
- This is an increase from the previous 90 days for all final reports as part of the Closeout process (see
video tutorial) and Uniform Guidance.
- xTrain
Notifications Now Available in the Grant Folder
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