Just-in-Time
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PDF Fact Sheet (175 KB)
What is the purpose?
The Just-in-Time (JIT) feature of the eRA Commons is available for applications that meet established business criteria and fall within a certain percentile or priority scoring range. The JIT feature allows a Signing Official to electronically submit additional grant application information that qualifies for submission and is requested by the grantor agency.
The additional information is requested after a peer review of a grant application has been completed and prior to funding. Requests may come in the form of eRA-system generated e-mails or contact made directly from the awarding agency via e-mail and/or phone. Applicants should not submit any JIT information until it is requested by the grantor agency.
Note: NIH is the only agency that uses the JIT concept as currently designed in the Commons.
Who can use the Just-in-Time feature?
- Signing Officials from applicant organizations can provide information and submit to the agency.
- Principal Investigators can upload JIT information into the Commons for the Signing Official to submit.
** As with use of all eRA Commons-based features, a Commons username and password are needed to log in.
What are the latest features?
Guidance message text is displayed on the JIT screen explaining any new functionality and rules of the JIT submission process, including the new PDF upload documents and the counters for each element.
Additionally, Commons was modified to enable the JIT submission of detailed budget components for grants to accommodate the new American Recovery Reinstatement Act (ARRA)
funding. The following elements were added to the JIT screen:
- Budget Upload
- Other Upload
- Allows for a number of submissions for the following: Budget Upload, Other Upload, IRB Date, IACUC Date, Human Subject Education
