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NIH Invention Reporting System: iEdison Transitioning to NIST

April 8, 2022
The management of iEdison, the system used to report inventions, patents and utilization data resulting from federally funded research grants and contracts, is moving from NIH eRA to the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) (see NIH Guide Notice OD-NOT-22-100). iEdison has been developed and managed by NIH eRA since 1995. NIST expects to launch the new system in Summer 2022.

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Top 10 Problems Reviewers Cite in Applications

April 8, 2022

As you prepare your grant application, avoid these common pitfalls! Here is a list of the most frequent problems reviewers in the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) cite when they critique grant applications:

  1. Lack of new or original ideas
  2. Absence of an acceptable scientific rationale
  3. Lack of experience in the essential methodology
  4. Questionable reasoning in experimental approach
  5. Uncritical approach
  6. Diffuse, superficial, or unfocused research plan
  7. Lack of sufficient experimental...
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New Guidance: eRA Commons Requirement for Senior/Key Personnel

April 7, 2022

As of January 25, 2022, NIH now requires all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form to have an eRA Commons ID (NOT-OD-21-109). This includes both Harvard personnel and any non-Harvard researchers who may be included as Senior/Key Personnel on a Harvard-sponsored proposal to NIH....

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Upcoming Changes to the Federal Financial Report (FFR) Beginning April 1

April 4, 2022
Notice NOT-OD-22-099 informs NIH and AHRQ grant recipients that, effective April 1, 2022, recipients will no longer complete the cash transaction section (lines 10a through 10c) of the SF-425 Federal Financial Report (FFR) in the HHS Payment Management System (PMS).

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New Biosketch and Other Support Resource

April 4, 2022
Guide to NIH Biosketch and Other Support Disclosures. This document is intended to help reporting individuals (i.e. researchers and/or Key Personnel) identify and catalog resources and activities that must be reported in NIH grant documents. This guide may also help administrators support faculty in preparing accurate and complete submissions of Biosketches at proposal stage and Other Support for Just-in-Time (JIT) and RPPR requests.
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New eRA Commons Requirement and Non-Harvard Personnel

April 4, 2022

As of January 25, 2022, NIH now requires all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form to have an eRA Commons ID (NOT-OD-21-109). This includes both Harvard personnel and any non-Harvard researchers who may be included as Senior/Key Personnel on a Harvard sponsored proposal to NIH.

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eRA Commons: Mobile Site Retiring April 25

April 4, 2022

We would like to inform you that the Commons Mobile site is being retired on Monday, April 25, 2022. While Commons Mobile was originally designed to provide a mobile-friendly option for principal investigators (PIs) to check their application and award status, the main eRA Commons module has evolved over the years to provide the same mobile-friendly capabilities.

Please use the mobile-friendly Status screen in the main eRA Commons module....

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