Latest Updates

November 15, 2023

Added a new help topic for institutional business officials (IBOs) that have been misidentified as the IBO for a particular LRP applicant. A new option lets such IBOs opt out of future communications about an applicant if they are not the correct IBO. See Request to Be Removed as an IBO.

November 15, 2023

Made some small updates to online help to accommodate minor screen changes and improvements in the Service Verification Portal and the Participant Portal. See Using the LRP Award Service/Research Verification Portaland Using the LRP Participant Portal.

October 12, 2023

Made some small updates to online help to accommodate an improvement in the Reference Letter portal. Mentors and referees can now drag and drop reference letter files. See Submitting a Reference Letter for an LRP Applicant.

September 1, 2023

Revamped the documentation for mentors and referees who are submitting a reference letter on behalf of the LRP applicant; see Overview of Submitting an LRP Reference Letter (For Referees/Mentors).

March 27, 2023

Added a LRP Participant Portal module, where LRP awardees can view their loan information, LRP repayment schedule, verify LRP payments, and upload new files or view previously uploaded files; see Overview of the Participant Portal.

March 27, 2023

Added a LRP Award Service/Research Verification Portal, where supervisors of LRP awardees can verify the awardee’s service and research, which is required for continuing LRP participation; see Overview – LRP Award Service/Research Verification Portal.

March 30, 2022

Added directions for uploading financial documents via Status module in response being selected by an IC (financial vetting); see Financial Documents for LRP- Uploading and Viewing.

February 3, 2022

New language was added to the description of roles, emphasizing that LRP applicants and institutional business officials need Commons roles to successfully participate in the Loan Repayment Program (LRP). See Who Participates in the Extramural LRP Application Process? and Who Participates in the Intramural LRP Application Process?

January 12, 2022

A new section and link were added to the Personal Profile in eRA Commons to enable submission of banking information. This new Secure Payee Registration link is visible only for LRP applicants who were initially selected for LRP funding and for LRP participants eligible for reimbursement. See Submitting Banking Information.

Descriptions were added for the calculations methods for contract dates for intramural Employed inside NIH applicants; see Contract Date Calculations (new applications) and Contract Date Calculations (renewal applications).

December 15, 2021

LRP help has been updated with separate instructions for intramural Employed inside NIH vs extramural employed outside NIH LPR applicants (previously, LRP help contained extramural employed outside NIH instructions only.) Also, there is a new section for IC Coordinators, who perform certifications for intramural LRP applicants. See Who Participates in the Intramural LRP Application Process?

August 25, 2021

Initial LRP User Help Released.