Closeout—Federal Financial Report (FFR)

The Federal Financial Report (FFR) is required for closeout. The FFR report should be prepared according instructions provided by the awarding agency. Click the Manage Final FFR action to be redirected to the FFR module, from which you can complete the FFR. If you see a View action for the FFR requirement, the FFR has already been submitted and you can use the View action to see the submitted data.

For awards funded by most agencies, the FFR can be initiated from eRA Commons FFR module or from the Closeout Status screen, but users are then redirected to the federal Payment Management System (PMS) to fill out and submit the report. See Federal Financial Report (FFR) Long Form (Non-DOC Awards).

Agency-Specific Instructions: For awards funded by Department of Commerce (DOC), users initiate and fill out the FFR form within eRA Commons. See Federal Financial Report (FFR) Module (DOC).

NOTE: Only a user with the Commons SO role can submit the report; the PD/PI can upload, preview, delete and save the closeout report submission package, but cannot complete the final step to submit.