Welcome to Edison Report-Lite

The Edison Report-Lite Module (ERL) was developed by the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

The Report-Lite Module is designed to extend the querying and reporting capabilities of the Edison system, an extramural invention tracking and management system. The objective of this module is to assist federal staff in accomplishing the goal set forth by the Bayh-Dole Act which is to encourage commercialization of federally-funded inventions by providing our grantees and contractors, such as universities, with the right to own inventions derived through federally-funded research. In return for the right to retain title to federally-funded inventions, grantee and contractor organizations are formally obligated only to meet the mandated reporting requirements stated in 37CFR Part 401.14.

Although it is the responsibility of grantee organizations to implement the Bayh-Dole requirements, federal agencies have a responsibility to provide guidance to grantee recipients, to ensure compliance with the law and associated grants management policies, and to monitor and assess the intellectual property generated from federal support. Therefore, the purpose of the Report-Lite system is to support these activities by providing federal staff with a mechanism for querying and reporting on inventions derived through grants and contracts for which they are responsible.

Agency Contacts

For any required agency specific forms, click on the agency link.