Signing Official and Principal Investigator Privileges in eRA Commons

Responsibility	Task	Signing official (SO)	Principal Investigator (PI)
Registration	Register & maintain registrations with required federal agencies
User Accounts	Affiliate, manage, and create user accounts
Application Submission	Submit an application to Grants.gov	(Has to also be Authorized Organization Representative in Grants.gov)
Application Tracking	Check on status of application
	Application Submission
Reject Application	Remove an application from review consideration
Just in Time	Enter Info
	Submit
View Scores and Summary Statement	Accessible via the detailed Status Screen
View Notice of Award	Accessible via the detailed Status Screen
Reporting	Initiate Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)/MultiYear Progress Report (MYPR)
	Enter info for RPPR/MYPR
	Submit RPPR		Possible, if delegated privilege by SO
Prior Approval Requests
Request No Cost Extension	Initiate
	Add Info
	Submit
Withdrawal of grant	Initiate
	Submit
Request Carryover	Initiate
	Enter Info
	Submit
Request Change of PD/PI	Initiate
	Submit
Federal Financial Report	Initiate	Only a user with the FSR role has the authority to view, enter data, and submit View the FFR on behalf of the institution.
	Submit
Closeout	Enter info
	Submit
Manage access to ASSIST

 

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