Payment Request Overview

The Payment Request process in the eRA Commons Federal Financial Reporting (FFR) module lets grantees initiate payment requests and submit them to the DOC agency. It also allows DOC staff to review, approve, decline, and acknowledge steps in the processing of submitted payment requests.

DOC awardees/grantees can learn how to initiate and submit payment requests using the following help topic:

Payment Request for DOC Awardees in the eRA Commons Online Help.

Role for Users of Payment Request Screen in FFR

Users require specific roles for their affiliated organizations to have privileges to complete necessary tasks. The role that eRA Commons users need to access the payment request process, along with associated privileges, is below:

Role Name

Description

FSR (Grantee)

Users can:

  • Access Payment Request functionality in FFR

  • Initiate, Save and Submit Payment Request(s) for awards made to their affiliated organization

  • Track Payment Request Status

  • View Payment Request History