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eRA IntranetLatest Postings
- Internet Assisted Review (IAR) for Reviewers Online Help has been updated. - 09/28/2026
- The Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Online Help has been updated. - 09/23/2026
- IAR for Reviewers Online Help Updated - 05/28/2026
- eRA Commons Online Help has been updated to account for changes to Prior Approval. - 02/17/2026
- The RPPR Instructional Guide has been updated. - 01/28/2026
- eRA Commons Online Help has been updated to account for Common Forms. - 01/26/2026
- Federal Financial Report User Guide has been updated. - 01/26/2026
- Human Subjects System (HSS) Online Help Updated - 06/11/2025
- Internet Assisted Review (IAR) Online Help has been updated for SRF changes. - 04/09/2025
- xTRACT Online Help has been updated - 03/11/2025
- Link Your ORCID iD to Your eRA Commons Account video - 01/03/2025
- xTRACT online help updated - 12/20/2024
- ASSIST online help updated - 11/13/2024
- ECB for Council Members online help updated - 10/22/2024
- xTRACT online help updated - 10/02/2024
- eRA Commons online help posted with Data Management and Sharing (DMS) changes for Just in Time (JIT), Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR), and Prior Approval - 10/01/2024
- eRA Commons online help posted with Closeout for AHRQ documentation - 10/01/2024
- New PDF of RPPR Instruction Guide posted - 10/01/2024
- Loan Repayment Program online help posted with updated instructions for renewal applications - 10/01/2024
- Loan Repayment Program online help has been updated with new Reference Letter Submission topics - 09/13/2024
- eRA Commons help posted with IPF help updated to remove DUNS - 08/09/2024
- Early Stage Investigator online help posted with to align screenshots with new look and feel - 08/08/2024
- See Flattening PDFs for Submission in Commons. - 08/05/2024
- IAR for Reviewers Help has been updated. - 08/02/2024
- The PI Status Screen (PD/PI Only) has been updated to account for new screens and navigation in eRA Commons. - 07/08/2024
- IAR Online Help for Reviewers has updated language and screenshots for Online Critiques. - 05/02/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with refreshed Status for PI screens - 04/25/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with refreshed Personal Profile screens - 04/24/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with Admin module topics - 04/23/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with new Interim Request for Additional Materials topic - 04/19/2024
- eRA Commons online help JIT topics updated with refreshed screens - 04/10/2024
- IAR for Reviewers online help has been updated with new screens. - 04/04/2024
- AMM for State Department Users online help has been updated with new screens. - 04/04/2024
- AMM for Commons Users online help has been updated with new screens. - 04/04/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with Foreign Disclosure Request for Additional Materials topic - 04/02/2024
- eRA Commons online help updated with Other Transaction Authority Request for Additional Materials - 04/01/2024
- eRA Commons online help--Institutional Profile help updated - 03/28/2024
- eRA Commons online help--Re-Assign Grant help updated - 03/11/2024
- eRA Commons online help--Updated Recent/Pending eSubmissions help - 03/06/2024
- eRA Commons help Closeout for Department of Commerce posted - 03/05/2024
- ESI Eligibility Screen online help topic posted - 01/31/2024
- eRA Commons help with Department of Commerce RPPR info posted - 01/31/2024
- A new video on IAR's Digital Rights Management process has been published: For Reviewers: Downloading DRM-Protected Application Materials From IAR - 01/30/2024
- IAR Online Help has been updated for the new Employment Certification form. - 01/25/2024
- eRA Commons help has been updated with SBIR/STTR Foreign Disclosure Form Request for Additional Materials topic - 01/04/2024
- IAR Online Help for Reviewers has been updated for the new Delete Critique/Scores screen. - 12/07/2023
- Updated Just In Time topic with SBIR/STTR Foreign Interference Form - 11/20/2023
- Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Online help updated - 11/15/2023
- xTRACT online help updated - 10/16/2023
- LRP reference letter portal help updated - 10/12/2023
- Early Stage Investigator Online Help Posted with New Look - 10/12/2023
- eRA Commons online help updated with DMS Revisions via Prior Approval Other Request - 10/12/2023
- IAR for Reviewers has been updated to include new language in confidentiality agreement in IAR prohibiting use of AI technologies in Peer Review - 08/08/2023
- AMM for Commons and State Dept. Users Online Help Updated - 07/28/2023
- eRA Commons online help updated - 07/27/2023
- eRA Commons online help updated to new look and feel and new banner - 06/28/2023
- ASSIST online help updated - 06/14/2023
- eRA Commons online help posted - 05/17/2023
- eRA Commons online help posted - 05/15/2023
- Updated Loan Repayment Program online help - 05/05/2023
- IAR for Reviewers online help updated - 04/13/2023
- xTrain online help updated - 03/31/2023
- New LRP online help for Participant Portal (for LRP awardees) and LRP Verifications portal (for supervisors of awardees). - 03/30/2023
- AMS Online Help for State Users Updated with 2FA Login - 12/06/2022
- ASSIST online help updated - 11/29/2022
- TCM Grantee Online Help Updated - 11/29/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help Posted - 10/27/2022
- Change of Institution PDF Guide Posted - 10/27/2022
- eRA Commons User Guide PDF Posted - 10/27/2022
- ASSIST online help updated - 08/24/2022
- Certificate of Confidentiality Online Help Updated - 08/11/2022
- eRA Commons Help Posted with Personal Profile Changes - 07/20/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help With New FCOI Screens Posted - 06/30/2022
- Updated eRA Commons help, containing all new screenshots and other changes to align with RPPR's updated screens, is now posted. - 06/23/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help posted with new Delegations - 05/23/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help with new Demo Site help posted - 05/20/2022
- Loan Repayment Program Online help posted - 03/31/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help with new Prior Approval Screens posted - 03/08/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help posted - 03/03/2022
- Early Stage Investigator online help posted - 03/03/2022
- eRA Commons Online Help posted - 02/08/2022
- Loan Repayment Program Online Help posted - 02/03/2022
- Loan Repayment Program Online Help posted - 01/27/2022
- Federal Financial Report (FFR) online help posted - 01/22/2022
- LRP online help with Intramural instructions posted - 12/15/2021
- ASSIST online help with Forms G published - 11/29/2021
- eRA Commons online help - 11/16/2021
- eRA Commons has a new look and feel for Reference Letter Submission. - 10/01/2021
- eRA Commons online help was published with new instructions for InCommon Federated login. - 09/20/2021
- ASSIST online help was published with new instructions for InCommon Federated login. - 09/20/2021
- Applicants to the LRP now use ASSIST and other eRA modules to apply for and maintain LRP awards. See the new LRP help system at https://era.nih.gov/erahelp/LRP/. - 08/25/2021
- eRA Commons: Just In Time (JIT) screens have been customized for VA; see Just in Time (JIT) Search for SOs. - 06/24/2021
- eRA Commons: Login page is re-designed, and flattened PDFs are now required. See Welcome to eRA Commons!, Just in Time (JIT) Screen, and How Do I Fill Out the RPPR Forms? - 05/19/2021
- eRA Commons: Landing page updated with an IAR navigation button and clarified Help Topics for... buttons. See Welcome to eRA Commons!. - 05/03/2021
- eRA Commons: VA signing officials can see summary statements; see How Does an SO See the Review Outcome? - 03/26/2021
- XTRACT: There is an updated method in student/trainee detail for specifying subsequent grants; see Student Detail (New Application). - 03/05/2021
- eRA Commons: RADx grant awardees can now use the Add Additional Materials option in Status to submit any documentation. See Submitting Interim Reports for RADx Grants. - 03/04/2021
- The xTRACT online help and user guide have been updated to describe a more efficient way to add publications for students and trainees; see the xTRACT information page for links to the help and user guide. - 01/14/2021
- New help and PDFS to align with new Login and Landing screens: See the information pages for eRA Commons, Status, Personal Profile, LikeThis, ASSIST, RPPR, FCOI, FFR, xTrain, and SBIR CAP to access their respective online help and PDF user guides. - 01/13/2021
- New eRA Commons help and PDF posted, containing updated Federal Financial Report documentation to accommodate the updated process of completing and submitting the FFR through Payment Management System (PMS). - 01/04/2021
- A new Personal Profile PDF has been posted. - 01/04/2021
- ASSIST Help and ASSIST PDF have been updated with new steps for initiating administrative supplements. - 07/27/2020
- xTrain and xTRACT Online Help Updates - 04/30/2020
- ASSIST - Admin Supplements - 04/07/2020
- IAR Online Help Updates - 03/26/2020
- ASSIST – Upload Human Subjects Data Directly to ClinicalTrials.gov - 11/26/2019
- IAR for Reviewers - 08/23/2019
- ASSIST – Export Human Subjects Data to XML for Upload - 02/26/2019
- ASSIST Online Help - 01/11/2019
- ASSIST PDF User Guide - 01/11/2019
- IAR for Reviewers Online Help - 10/31/2018
- AMS Online Help for State Users Updated with 2FA Login
- eRA Commons online help updated with Department of Commerce material