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eRA Items of Interest Archive

Year: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008

2012

• November 2012
  • The Wrong Tools for the Right Job
  • Handouts that are Handy? No Way! WAY!
  • OER Facelift – New Look, Same Great Info!
    
    
• October 23, 2012
  • Working Hard to Support You
  • (Getting out from under) The 800 Pound Gorilla
  • User Guides – Under Used, Under Appreciated (and Under Cover?)
    
    
• August 27, 2012
  • Transition from CCR to SAM
  • Like Your Guidance Counselor at School: New and Improved Summary Statements
  • Revised Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Regulations (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F & 45 CFR Part 94)
    
    
• July 19, 2012
  • Some FOAs Go DOA ASAP WLW
  • xTrain Personal Profiles: A Derailment That Can Be Avoided
  • Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow: Signing Officials Need to Un-affiliate Accounts
    
    
• June 13, 2012
  • “How did it get so late so soon?”
  • Just in Time is All the Time?
    
    
• May 23, 2012
  • Changes in CCR Delayed Until the End of July
    
    
• May 18, 2012
• Changes in CCR Coming this Month

2011

• September 29, 2011
  • Who Doesn’t Want to Avoid Rejection?
  • Ability to Submit Electronic Relinquishing Statements is Proving Hard to Resist
    
    
• August 29, 2011
  • Login Screens
  • Delegations
  • Mandating Use of No-Cost Extension (NCE) in Commons
  • Implementation of Research Performance Progress Report
    
    
• July 19, 2011
  • Don't get too used to Adobe_FORMS-B1
  • Grants.gov Cracks down on Submission with Expired CCR Registrations
  • You've Got Mail
  • Less Is More
    
    
• February 11, 2011
  • Agency & Applicant Preparedness Pays Off
  • Am I done yet?
  • Reminder for K, F, T & D Applicants - Use the new B1 Forms Now
  • Who put the techno-babble in my error message?
    
    
• January 21, 2011
  • My Dog Ate My Email & Other Excuses
  • Established E-Biz POCs - Have You Logged Into Grants.gov Lately?
  • Thought for the Day

2010

• December 30, 2010
  • New Year – New Rules
  • Don’t ‘Overstuff’ Your Applications
  • Use the Application Viewing Window
  • Help Us Help You!”
    
    
• December 7, 2010
  • New Page Limit Restrictions for Individual Career Development (K) applications
  • Check Commons Status - Don’t Rely on Email Notifications
  • eRA Prepares for Discontinuation of the Error Correction Window
  • Grants.gov Downtime Reminder
    
    
• October 27, 2010
  • Hello ADOBE-FORMS-B1
  • Modular Budget Schema Error
  • AORs, Mark Your Calendars
  • New Grants.gov Support Resources
    
    
• August 16, 2010
  • A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
  • Window Shut! Now What?
  • Ten Checks Before Hitting Submit
  • Rejecting Submission
    
    
• April 23, 2010
  • New Features and Fixes Implemented for eRA Commons
    
    
• April 21, 2010
  • Scheduled Downtimes for eRA Commons This Week
    
    
• February 25, 2010
  • Straight Quotes are the Smart Choice in Electronic Applications
  • Submission Tips for Competitive Revisions
  • Improving Our Image
    
    
• February 10, 2010
  • February 5 R01 Submissions
  • I Called, but Nobody's Home
    
    
• February 5, 2010
  • Snowstorms, Deadlines and Downtimes
  • Important Reminder About eSubmission Windows
    
    
• January 13, 2010
  • Grants.gov Downtime Planned for Feb. 6 - 9, 2010
    
    
• January 13, 2010
  • Grace Period for Submissions After Opportunities Expire
    
    
• January 12, 2010
  • In the Weeds with ADOBE-FORMS-B
    
    
• January 8, 2010
  • Planned Downtimes for eRA Commons

2009

• December 18, 2009
• Preparing for Application Submission in 2010
• Selecting the Correct Form Package
• Parental Guidance
• Form Transition & Applicants Eligible for Continuous Submission
  
  
• October 9, 2009
• eRA eSubmission Item of Interest Regarding AREA (R15) Applications
  
  
• October 7, 2009
• Commons Scheduled Downtime Tomorrow, October 8 at 9 p.m. (Eastern Time)
  
  
• August 10, 2009
• NIH eRA Items of Interest for Fellowship Applicants
  
  
• August 5, 2009
• Final Reminders for Submission of F Series Fellowships
  
  
• July 27, 2009
• Commons Is Experiencing A Login Issue That May Impact Your Service
  
  
• July 23, 2009
• eRA Commons Scheduled Downtime Starting Tonight at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time)
  
  
• July 17, 2009
• eRA Commons Scheduled Downtime Starting Thursday, July 23 at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time)
  
  
• June 26, 2009
• Upcoming features and fixes eRA Commons and xTrain
  
  
• June 25, 2009
• Downtime Friday, June 26, for eRA Commons to implement new features
  
  
• June 12, 2009
• eRA Commons and IAR Back Online; Closely Being Monitored
  
  
• June 11, 2009
• Working to restore eRA Commons
  
  
• May 29, 2009
• eRA Commons and eSubmission System Status
• Error Correction Window Extended for Electronic Submission of NIH Opportunities with Due Dates Between May 20 and May 29, 2009
• Process to Follow when System Issues Affect Ability to Submit On-time
  
  
• May 12, 2009
• Hold Inquiries about Assignment Changes for Challenge Grant Applications until after May 21
• Lingering ARRA Revision Applications
• Reminder: Late Applications
  
  
• May 6, 2009
• All Caught Up
• Two is NOT Always Better Than One – Beware of Duplicate Applications
• eRA Commons Help Desk
  
  
• May 1, 2009
• Extending Correction Window until Friday, May 8
• Working Through Issues with Competitive Revisions
• Addressing Backlog of eRA Help Desk Tickets
  
  
• April 29, 2009
• Grants.gov processing status
• Notice for Applicants for Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications
• General Assistance: Budget Form/DUNS Error
  
  
• April 27, 2009
• Helpful information and resources for new applicants
• Error correction window extended for opportunities with submission deadlines between April 21 and May 1, 2009
• Changes in eRA Commons ‘Status Details’ screen
  
  
• April 21, 2009
• eSubmission Errors Encountered with Competitive Revisions
  
  
• April 19, 2009
• Last chance to submit early for NIH Challenge Grants
• Grants.gov provides new tracking tool
• eRA Commons & eSubmission changes coming soon!
• Terminology Reminders: “On-time” Submission and Error Correction Windows
• “Inquiring Minds Want to Know” – Your questions answered!

• March 27, 2009
• Grants.gov System Downtime This Weekend
• NIH, Recovery Act and Grants.gov
• New Adobe Reader Versions Compatible with Grants.gov (versions 8.1.4 & 9.1)
• Modular Budget Issue Fixed
• NIH Policy Reminder: Small Business Grant Application Submission Date
• Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Individual Fellowship Awards (“Fs”) Transition Date Scheduled for August 2009
  
  
• March 4, 2009
• What to do if system issues threaten your ability to submit an application
• No more Pure Edge!
• R&R Senior/Key person profile expanded form issue identified
  
  
• February 5, 2009
• Grants.gov down for System Maintenance Feb 7-8
• Impact of Grants.gov downtime on the submission process
• Additional Grants.gov system enhancements
  
  
• February 2, 2009
• Definition of "on time" submission
• Understanding the "error correction window"
• "Error correction window" vs. "application viewing window"
• Details and effective dates of the error correction window extension
• Required versions of Adobe Reader
  
  
• January 29, 2009
• Error Correction Window Extended
• Delay in Transition of Fs and Confirmation of Transition to Ks
• Adobe Forms Now Available for all FOAs requiring Electronic Submission
• Submission Survival Tips
• R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) form
  
  
• January 13, 2009
• Issue Affecting Many Adobe-based Modular Budget Forms
• Federal Holidays - Impact on Support and Systems
  
  
• January 7, 2009
• View Your Submission Status and Assembled Application in eRA Commons
• eRA Commons Release Coming Soon!

2008

• December 9, 2008
• Follow-on items to Dec. 5 Item of Interest
  
  
• December 5, 2008
• Yesterday PureEdge, today Adobe!
• Important notes
• A few more thoughts
  
  
• November 19, 2008
• NIH Road to Adobe
• Bringing More Grant Programs Along for the Ride
• Taking the Show on the Road
  
  
• September 29, 2008
• Transition to Adobe Forms
• Career Development (K) Program Moves to Electronic Application Submission
• Upcoming Changes in eRA Commons
  
  
• April 22, 2008
• Change to Processing of No-Cost Extension
• NIH & Adobe Forms
• Be in the Know When Adobe Forms Go
• eSubmission Transition of Career Development (K), Fellowship (F), and Training (T) Grant Programs
• eRA Presence at NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
  
  
• January 24, 2008
• Scheduled Downtime this Weekend
• Adobe-based Electronic Applications
• New eRA Commons Status Codes
• eRA System to Allow Multiple Active Applications
• FSR Reminders
• Regional Seminars

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