Transcript Preparing for NIH Electronic Grant Application

Electronic Submission Process
Prepare to Apply
Find Opportunity and Download Application Package
Prepare Application
Submit Application to Grants.gov
(AOR submits)
Check Submission Status in Commons
Check Assembled Application
Submission Complete
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Two Systems Working Together
Grants.gov
• Federal government’s single online portal to find
and apply for Federal grant funding
• Used by all 26 Federal grant-making agencies
eRA Commons
• NIH electronic Research Administration system
that allows applicants/grantees to electronically
receive and transmit application and award
information
• Used by NIH and other HHS components
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Prepare to Apply
Registration eRA Commons – PD/PI
• Principal Investigators (PIs) must work through
their institutions to register.
• The PI and Signing Official (SO) need separate
accounts in eRA Commons because each has
different privileges.
• PIs have one account that follows them
throughout their careers – the same account
may be affiliated with multiple organizations.
• Allow 4 - 5 business days to complete.
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Prepare to Apply
Software
• PureEdge Viewer – free at Grants.gov:
http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#
pureedge
• PDF generation software – list provided on
Grants.gov website
http://www.grants.gov/agencies/software.jsp#3
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Prepare to Apply
Options for Mac users (using downloadable forms)
1. Download free CITRIX server to remotely launch
a Windows session
2. Use PC emulation software
3. Download the IBM Workplace Forms (PureEdge)
Viewer for Mac
•
Early release version with significant limitations
See the Grants.gov website for detailed info:
http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#non_window
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Prepare to Apply
• Determine your internal review &
approval process
• Determine how you will share
applications in progress
• Decide how to manage the last minute
queue at Sponsored Programs (rather
than using an airport FedEx drop box!)
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Choose Submission Method
• Forms-based submission
using PureEdge software
(424 .xfd file)
• System-to-System using
XML data stream
(PennERA Proposal
Development)
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