Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Electronic Research Administration (eRA) provides information technology solutions and support for the full life cycle of grants administration functions for the NIH as well as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
eRA offers vital solutions to manage the receipt, processing, review, award and monitoring of over $30 billion in research and non-research grants awarded annually by NIH and other grantor agencies in support of the collective mission of improving human health. eRA helps NIH meet a vital mission: the support of cutting-edge biomedical research via grants to scientists at universities and other research institutions. Over 4,600 NIH staff, 700 partner agency staff, and 166,000 active external users depend on eRA daily.
Used by Federal staff and applicants at over 12,500 research institutions worldwide, eRA has helped eliminate the hundreds of millions of pieces of paper previously required to:
• Record, review and process over 80,000 applications each year.
• Support more than 3,500 review meetings held annually.
• Administer more than 55,000 awarded competing and non-competing grants.
• Maintain patent and invention records for 25 Federal agencies (see the iEdison website).
• Support thousands of applicant interactions with the Federal Government before and after the grant award, through the eRA online interface.
eRA's focus is on supporting the mission of serviced agencies by providing tools to electronically manage and report on grants in a way that maximizes efficiencies, provides a strong and scaleable infrastructure, is responsive to evolving customer needs and employs sound management controls.
eRA systems align with Grants.gov (the one-stop web portal for finding and applying for federal grants), allowing for full electronic processing of grant applications from application submission through closeout of the grant award and reporting thereafter. |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
CSR, FIC, NCATS, NCCAM, NCI, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIGMS, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NLM, OD/OER |
