About eRA Commons
eRA Commons is a Web-based system for applicants and institutions to participate in the electronic grant administration process.
In eRA Commons (Commons), grant applicants, grantees, and federal staff at NIH and grantor agencies can access and share administrative information relating to research grants. If you are registering a new institution, see https://www.era.nih.gov/register-accounts/register-in-era-commons.htm. If you are affiliated with a registered institution and need an eRA Commons account, contact your institution's signing official or account administrator.
NIH extramural grantee organizations, Operating Divisions (OpDivs), grantees, and the public are the primary users of Commons, and each type of user is assigned a specific role (or roles). Depending on your role, you can perform a variety of functions in Commons, including:
- Track the status of your grant application through the submission process, while viewing errors and/or warnings and checking the assembled grant image.
- View summary statements and score letters following the initial review of your application
- View the notice of award (NoA) and other key documents.
- Submit Just-in-Time (JIT) information required by the grantor agency prior to a final award decision.
- Submit the required documentation, including the Financial Status Report/Federal Financial Report and
Final Research Performance Progress Report (Final RPPR) to close out your grant. - Submit a No-Cost Extension notification that the grantee has exercised its one-time authority to extend without funds the final budget period of a grant.
- Submit an annual progress report electronically.
- Manage personal and institutional profiles.
NOTE: All attachments should be submitted in PDF format with a maximum size of 6MB.
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