Change in the eRA Commons Registration Process

Notice Number: NOT-OD-16-056

Key Dates
Release Date: January 20, 2016

Related Announcements
None

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

The purpose of this Guide Notice is to inform potential registrants of a change in the eRA Commons Registration process. NIH currently requires the registering institution to submit a faxed copy of eRA Commons Registration form containing the printed name, signature and date of the registering institutions’ Signing Official (SO). Effective 01/24/2016, NIH will no longer require a signed faxed copy of the registration form. Institutions registering into eRA Commons after the effective date will be required to sign the registration form electronically.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Division of Grants Policy
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
Telephone: 301-435-0949
Email: GrantsPolicy@od.nih.gov