Expanding Requirement for eRA Commons IDs to All Senior/Key Personnel
Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-109
Release Date: April 20, 2021
Issued by: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH); U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Office of Research and Development (ORD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Purpose: Targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, and ORD/VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form to have an eRA Commons username (Commons ID). Extension of the existing eRA Commons ID requirement to include all senior/key personnel will facilitate better data collection for individuals contributing to federally funded research as well as assist in disambiguating data on applications and facilitating the identification of conflicts of interest in peer review.
Implementation: Targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2022, an eRA Commons ID must be entered in the “Credential, e.g. agency login” field for all Senior/Key Personnel (as defined in NIH GPS 1.2) listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form. An eRA system validation will be implemented to check for a valid eRA Commons ID. For multi-project applications, this requirement also applies to the individual components of the application and not to just the Overall component.
For more details, including complete instructions and contact information for inquiries, please refer to the full text of the announcement at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-109.html.
Resources:
Understanding eRA Commons Accounts
How to Get a User ID for eRA Commons (Video)
