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Electronic Council Book

What is the Electronic Council Book (ECB)?
The Electronic Council Book (ECB) is an application that houses summary statements, percentiles, priority scores, and key identifying information for applications going to council for second-level review. Council members and NIH staff use separate versions.

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Who can use ECB?

UserDescription

Internal Users
Internal Module

  • Grants Management Officer (GMO)       
  • Grants Management Specialist (GMS)       
  • Grants Technical Assistant (GTA)       
  • Program Officer/Official       
  • Scientific Review Administrator (SRA)       
  • Budget Officers/Staff       
  • Program Analysts       
  • Office of the Director Reporting Office Staff
External Users
External Module
  • Council Members

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What is Query/View/Report (QVR)
The Query/View/Report (QVR) is a decision-support system for internal users that is designed for quick and easy access to eRA System data. Users can retrieve data through reports based on specific queries. QVR uses Microsoft Excel PivotTablesĀ® to manipulate data in some reports.

QVR can be used by:

  • Grants Management Officer (GMO)   
  • Grants Management Specialist (GMS)   
  • Grants Technical Assistant (GTA)   
  • Program Officer/Official   
  • Scientific Review Administrator (SRA)   
  • Budget Officers/Staff   
  • Program Analysts   
  • Office of the Director Reporting Office Staff

Where can I get help with ECB and QVR?
Contact the QVR Development Team to receive assistance or report a bug in the system.

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What is the ECB/QVR Steering Committee?
The ECB/QVR Steering Committee is a cross-IC group of people who use the Electronic Council Book and the Query/View/Report (QVR) tool. The Group provides insight for further development and enhancement of both modules and discusses any problems encountered in their use.

Meeting MinutesMeeting Schedule
Meeting Documents
Group Roster

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What is the IC-Specific Focus Group?
The IC-specific Focus Group is working on a project to make data, not included in the eRA System databases, to be located in a central database with IC-specific accessibility.

Meeting Minutes
 
Group Roster 

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