Notification to be sent instructing SO and PI to log on to the Commons and view errors and warnings associated with a Grants.gov submission


Subject Line:  ACTION REQUIRED TO CONTINUE NIH GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION, Grants.gov Tracking Number <tracking number>, PI <PI name> - Errors and/or Warnings

 

Body of Text: 

 

NIH has received the electronic application titled “<Project Title>” that was submitted through Grants.gov and compared the application to the instructions from the Application Guide and Funding Opportunity Announcement.  The eRA Commons has identified areas of the application that do not agree with the instructions, and therefore have caused error and/or warning messages to be generated. Since errors will stop the application from moving forward in the submission process, the errors must be corrected and the entire changed/corrected application must be submitted through Grants.gov.  At this stage, warnings do not require an action or submission of a changed/corrected application; however you should be aware they may need to be resolved after the submission process is completed.

 

To view the error/warning messages, log in to the eRA Commons at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/ with your username and password. Select the “Status” tab.  If you are an SO, be sure to use the “Recent/Pending eSubmissions” Status search. Search for the application using the Grants.gov tracking number provided in the subject of this email. Select the “Show All Prior Errors” link to see a list of all errors and/or warnings. You must correct all errors listed.  If desired, any warnings can also be addressed at this time. The Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) must submit the entire corrected application through Grants.gov using the ‘Changed/Corrected Application’ Type of Submission.  Do not start again as a new application. Failure to correct errors promptly may result in a delay of the peer review and funding consideration of this application.

 

Refer to the funding opportunity announcement and the application guide for guidance on correcting application content. The electronic submission website (http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/) contains additional resources, including FAQs, tips and tools. If, after taking full advantage of these resources, you still require support, please contact the eRA Helpdesk via Web Support at http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/.