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Effective January 1, 2021, recipients will be required to submit the SF-425 Federal Financial Report (FFR) via the Payment Management System (PMS) instead of via the eRA Commons (see Nexus article). If a recipient or recipient staff responsible for FFR submission does not already have an account with PMS, please Contact PMS to get access. Please note that the Search for Federal Financial Report (FFR) screen in the eRA Commons will have a “Manage FFR” button that will link the recipient to the PMS system.
Alert: Users of eRA Commons, ASSIST, Internet Assisted Review (IAR) and Commons Mobile will be required to use login.gov for two-factor authentication (2FA) in 2021. This requirement will be phased in for reviewers starting Dec. 14, 2020 for meetings on Feb. 1, 2021 and beyond. Other users are encouraged to make the switch now before the mandatory deadline of Sept. 15, 2021. See details here.
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