To use the NIH eRA Commons, all PIs submitting to NIH will need an active account with a user name and password. To activate your account, send an e-mail to eprops@umn.edu with the following information:

• First name, middle initial, and last name;
• E-mail address;
• Date of birth;
• Social Security number;
• A current or pending grant number, if applicable, (this allows the eRA system to link your name and registration to any proposals/awards).

If, for security reasons, you would prefer not to e-mail this information to SPA, please call 612.624.9004 and reference NIH eRA Commons. The staff member will take the information and forward it to NIH. SPA will destroy this information as soon as you are set up and a confirmation e-mail has been received by SPA from the Commons.

Once your eRA Commons account has been setup, NIH will send you an e-mail within three days with your user name and a temporary password.

NIH has notified us that this registration process needs to be completed at least 2-4 weeks prior to the submittal date of any Grants.gov submission. If you have not registered, we suggest you do so immediately.

To access the NIH era Commons, click here.