The eRA Commons is NIH's electronic interface with the applicant/grantee, supporting the full life cycle of the grant application, from intake through closeout.  With the Commons, you will be able to:

• Complete the grant application process for applications submitted through Grants.gov
• Track the status of submitted applications, including the review of the summary statements
• Submit Just-In-Time informstion
• Access grant file documents
• Submit progress reports, no cost extension notifications, and post-award reports 

Columbia University is registered with NIH eRA Commons.  Principal Investigators (PIs) MUST have a Commons account in order to submit a grant application to the NIH.  To request an eRA Commons account:

• If you are located at Morningside, you can use the NIH Commons Request Form, or email ms-grants-office@columbia.edu

• If you are located at CUMC, you can contact your Project Officer, or email grants-office@columbia.edu

You will receive two emails: first, to reset your initial password and second, as confirmation you are registered.

*NEW* - Get the NIH Downloadable PDF Fact Sheets, which describes every module within the eRA Commons