Electronic Research Administration (ERA)

Electronic Research Administration (ERA) is the general term applied to describe a series of new trends associated with: the identification of new funding opportunities; the submission of grant applications; the review of grant proposals; and the management of subsequent grant and contract awards - all conducted via the Internet. ERA is rapidly taking the place of traditional means of correspondence in the research community. 

Grants.Gov is the name given the Federal government's primary initiative in electronic research administration. By the end of FY07, all grant proposals to Federal agencies must be submitted via Grants.Gov. Many agencies already require its use for proposal submissions.   

Most agencies that currently use ERA software require an investigator to register through their home institution. In the case of BNL, this means one must contact Alison Schwarz (ext. 3428) in the Office of Intellectual Property and Sponsored Research. 

For further information on various ERA initiatives, we provide the following links:

GRANTS.GOV
Click here to access Grants.Gov.
Click here for further information from BNL on Grants.Gov.

eRA Commons: National Institutes of Health
Click here to access eRA Commons.
Click here for information on registering as a BNL user of eRA Commons.

• Click here for notice from NIH published August 19, 2005:  NIH Announces Initial Plans to Transition to the SF424 Application and Electronic Submission through Grants.Gov.
• NIH Revises Grants.Gov implementation Plan for the R01 award mechanism (Notice published February 7, 2006)

NSPIRES: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Click here to access NSPIRES.
Click here for information on registering as a BNL user of NSPIRES. 

FastLane: National Science Foundation
Click here to access FastLane.
Click here for information on registering as a BNL user of FastLane.

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, U.S. Department of Defense
For CDMRP funding opportunities, click here. 
For proposal submission to CDMRP, click here.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Login / BAAs / Updates

RAMS PROPOSAL CENTRAL:
ERA FOR SELECT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
(Research and Management Systems, Inc.)
Click here for access to RAMS Proposal Central

Last Modified: February 4, 2008
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