Submit Federal Financial Report

The final Federal Financial Report (FFR) is one of three reports required as part of the closeout process for the end of an award. The FFR allows grantees to electronically submit a statement of expenditures associated with their grant to NIH via eRA Commons. The FFR must be submitted using the FFR/FSR module in eRA Commons.

Users completing the FFR must have the Financial Statement Report (FSR) role to have the authority to view, enter data, and submit the FFR on behalf of their institution.

Basic Tasks (step-by-step instructions)

• Determine which grants require closeout
• View grant closeout requirements under Closeout Status
• Federal Financial Report (FFR) Module
• Submit Federal Financial Report
  • See also FFR User Guide

Main Screenshots

Figure 1: Search for Final Financial Report (FFR) screen

Figure 2: Search for Final Financial Report (FFR) search results screen

Resources

• eRA Commons Online Help
• eRA Commons User Guide (PDF – 9 MB) August 22, 2017
• Federal Financial Report FAQs
• Federal Financial Report (FFR) web page
• Grants Award Management – Post-Award Process
• eRA Commons Roles & Privileges At a Glance (PDF - 25 KB)
• Grants Closeout in eRA Commons - (Video - 6:52 Min) [needs updating]

Policy

• NIH Grants Policy Statement: Closeout
• NIH Grants Policy Statement: Final Federal Financial Report
• NIH Reminds Recipients to Submit Complete, Timely and Accurate Progress and Financial Reports: NOT-OD-17-074