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    Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers


Note: The iEdison system allows up to 12 grant/contract numbers to be associated with an invention report. The main screen allows entry of the first grant/contract number. Additional grant/contract numbers may be added using the "Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers" button.

  1. Add/Modify an invention report as described in Add/Modify Invention Reports. Prior to submitting your changes:
  2. Enter the agency designation and grant/contract number for the first funding agreement on the main screen (Create New Invention Report - Invention Report Form page OR Modify Invention Report - Invention Report Form page, depending on whether you are adding or modifying).
  3. If you need to add/modify additional grant/contract numbers, click Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers to access the Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers - List up to 12 grant/contract numbers page.
  4. Enter the supporting agency and grant/contract number for each additional funding agreement.
    Note: The funding agreement you entered on the main page will be listed first on the Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers - List up to 12 grant/contract numbers page.
  5. Click Submit to enter the information. The additional grant/contract number information is saved and the Create New Invention Report - Invention Report Form page OR Modify Invention Report - Invention Report Form page is re-displayed, depending on whether you are adding or modifying an invention report.
    OR
    Click Cancel, to cancel the addition/modification of grant/contract numbers. Any changes that were made are ignored and the Create New Invention Report - Invention Report Form page OR Modify Invention Report - Invention Report Form page is re-displayed, depending on whether you are adding or modifying an invention report.
  Field Definitions
Funding Agreement Number

The funding agreement number is composed of the agency designation and the grant or contract number for a supporting agency that has contributed to the Invention Report.

The iEdison system allows up to 12 funding agreements to be associated with an Invention Report. The main screen allows entry of the first funding agreement. Additional funding agreements may be added using the "Add/Edit Grant/Contract Numbers" button.

Agency Designation

Each Invention Report in the iEdison system must include a primary agency. If the invention has been supported by additional federal agencies, the iEdison system allows this to also be reported.

Each agency is designated in the iEdison system as an acronym. The following is a list of valid iEdison agency designations.

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Army/MRMC - United States Army Medical Research and Material Command
Army/SMDC - United States Army Space & Missile Defense Command
Army/SSC - United States Army Soldier Systems Center
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
DOE - Department of Energy
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
IHS - Indian Health Service
Navy/ONR - United States Navy Office of Naval Research
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF - National Science Foundation
USAF/AFOSR - United States Air Force/Air Force Office of Scientific Research
USAF/ESC - United States Air Force/Electronic Systems Center
USAID - United States Agency for International Development
USDA/ARS - United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service
USDA/CSREES - United States Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
USDA/FS - United States Department of Agriculture/Forest Service

Grant/Contract Number

For each supporting agency, the corresponding grant/contract number must be provided. The format of the grant/contract number follows that of the associated agency. The iEdison system enforces the grant/contract number format for each participating iEdison agency.

 

    See Also

Add/Edit Foreign Filings
Add/Edit Inventors
Add/Edit Keywords
Add/Edit Subcontractor Details
Add/Modify Invention Reports
Add/Modify Patent Reports
Add/Modify/View Utilization Reports
Generate Confirmatory License
Help with Formats - Grant/Contract Number
Help with Formats - Patent Number
Invention Overview
Invention Report: Duplicate Title
Suppress Messages
Troubleshooting: Viewing PDF/TIFF Documents
Upload Invention/Patent Report Datastreams
View Messages

 

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