Electronic SF424 (R&R) Application
Submission Process Roles
of AOR/SO and PI in electronic submission
Registers in Commons through AOR/SO;
Updates Personal Profile
Prepare to apply
Find opportunity and download package
Submit application to Grants.gov
Check submission status in Commons
Check assembled application
Finds and downloads opportunity- specific application from Grants.gov or NIH Guide**
Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR)/Signing Official (SO)
Registers at Grants.gov and Commons
Submits application to Grants.gov
Check status of application in Commons
Check assembled application in eRA Commons
Prepares SF424(R&R)
application package; sends completed package to AOR**
AOR/SO
and PI
Helps PI
Register
in Commons;
Updates
Institutional
Profile
Download PureEdge Viewer from Grants.gov
If errors found,
AOR /SO
submits changed/
corrected
application to
Grants.gov
Prepare
application
Principal Investigator (PI)
Submission
complete
**Business practice
may vary by institution. Please check with your business office
If errors found,
AOR/SO and PI
correct the application**Only AOR/SO
has ability
to reject application within two business days; if no action taken, appl. moves forward