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submission status - PI Check
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submission status FAQs
Check submission status notes
- Once an application has been submitted, Grants.gov and eRA Commons will
send a series of status email notifications.
- Grants.gov sends notifications to the Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR) only; eRA Commons sends notifications to the AOR/Signing Official
(SO) and the Principal Investigator (PI) and the 'Person to be Contacted'
listed on the application cover component.
- Email can be unreliable – applicants should proactively check the
status of their applications in eRA Commons after submission.
- Grants.gov may take up to two weekdays to process an application while eRA Commons may take one weekday, although processing generally happens more quickly than that.
Check submission status - PI
Click here (MS Word - 248 KB) for detailed steps and screenshots describing how PIs can check submission status in Commons.
Summary of steps:
- Login to eRA
Commons with your Principal Investigator (PI) account Username and Password.
- Click the Status tab to view the PI status. Find application that shows
“eSubmission Error” in Application Status. Follow the link on
the Application ID to see specific error/warning messages.
- View the list of eSubmission Errors/Warnings. Warnings
can be fixed at the applicant’s discretion but do not require
action for the application to move on. Errors must be addressed
before the application can move on.
- Applicants should refer to the application guide and announcement instructions
for guidance on the expected values for specific fields.
The Avoiding Common Errors section of the Electronic Submission of Grant Applications website is another valuable source of information.
If (after using the available resources) you are unable to identify and address the errors in your application, please contact the eRA Helpdesk via Web Support at http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/.
- After making all corrections to the application forms, the entire changed/corrected application must be resubmitted through Grants.gov. Once an error-free application is received, the eRA system will assemble the application and make the grant image available to the PI and Signing Official for a final check.
Check submission status - SO
Click here (MS Word - 304 KB) for detailed steps and screenshots describing how SOs can check submission status in Commons.
Summary of steps:
- Login to eRA
Commons with your Signing Official (SO) account Username and Password.
- Click the Status tab and select the eApplications status. Within the eApplications
Search screen you will have several options (e.g., search by PI eSubmission
status, search by SO eSubmission status, date range, etc.).
IMPORTANT – Be sure to select the Show eSubmission Errors checkbox to include applications that did not pass eRA Commons error checking.
Once your selection criteria are entered, click on the Search button on the bottom of the screen.
- Find application that shows “eSubmission Error” in Application
Status. Follow the link on the Application ID to see specific error/warning
messages.
- View the list of eSubmission Errors/Warnings. Warnings
can be fixed at the applicant’s discretion but do not require
action for the application to move on. Errors must be addressed
before the application can move on.
- Applicants should refer to the application guide and announcement instructions
for guidance on the expected values for specific fields.
The Avoiding Common Errors section of the Electronic Submission of Grant Applications website is another valuable source of information.
If (after using the available resources) you are unable to identify and address the errors in your application, please contact the eRA Helpdesk via Web Support at http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/.
- After making all corrections to the application forms, the entire changed/corrected application must be resubmitted through Grants.gov. Once an error-free application is received, the eRA system will assemble the application and make the grant image available to the PI and Signing Official for a final check.
Check Submission Status FAQs
- Link to Check Submission Status FAQs
