Enhancements and Validations in Development

Important:  We post our plans for upcoming enhancement and fixes well in advance of their delivery to help system-to-system service providers plan for their own development efforts. We try our best to keep these documents current as our plans evolve. Please keep in mind that these are *draft* documents and are subject to change at any time. 

Which opportunities are processed by NIH eRA systems/services?

We process applications posted in Grants.gov under the following Grants.gov agency codes:

• HHS-NIH11
• HHS-AHRQ
• HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA
• HHS-FDA
• HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA
• DOC-DOCNOAAERA
• DOD-USUHS-ERA
• VA-ORD

The XML Extract that Grants.gov publishes daily includes agency code ("HHS-NIH11") and agency name ("National Institutes of Health") information. Although NIH posts all opportunities under the same agency code and agency name, others may have one agency name used for multiple agency codes.

Validations

Draft validations document - September 13, 2024

The validations will be deployed to both the External User Acceptance Test (Ext-UAT) and production environments on September 18, 2024.

FORMS-I

NIH will be transitioning to FORMS-I application forms packages for due dates on or after January 25, 2025 (NOT-OD-24-086). The updated forms will support a number of NIH initiatives with 2025 effective dates (NOT-OD-24-084).

Changes

• High-level Grant Application Form Change Summary: FORMS-I
• We are working with Grants.gov on form development. As development progresses, updates will be made to the Grants.gov Forms Status Report page.

Testing 

• FORMS-I Series Test Funding Opportunities

Posting Notes

• FORMS-I packages will be available in production opportunities no earlier than October 2024 for use with due dates on or after January 25, 2025
• During the transition, both FORMS-H and FORMS-I packages will be active and must be supported simultaneously