Register Institution

Completing this process will register your institution in eRA Commons and establish up to two user accounts for your institution. Selected staff at your institution can then create additional accounts appropriate to the needs of your institution. See Prepare to Apply and Register at grants.nih.gov ; How to Register in eRA Commons .

Step 1 of 5 Step 1 Purpose
Step 2 of 5 Step 2 Verify Identification
Step 3 of 5 Step 3 Institution Details
Step 4 of 5 Step 4 Accounts
Step 5 of 5 Step 5 Review & Submit

Only Signing Officials can register their institutions with NIH.

Required Field

My organization wishes to apply for...(Check all that apply)

NIH Grants/Contracts

Non-NIH Grants/Contracts

NIH Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Opportunities

I acknowledge I have read and understand the NIH Grants Policy statement regarding the Legal Implications of Applications .

To be eligible to submit for NIH or non-NIH grants/contracts and to expedite approval of your registration, you will need a valid institution identifier. Register for an institution identifier at Sam.gov or go back and Change Registration Purpose.

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Select Which Identifier

Unique Entity Identifier

More example invalid feedback text

I don't have one

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Some data from Sam.gov is too large. Try consolidating or spreading your details across the different address lines to meet registration requirements. Keep in mind, these details will be used throughout eRA Commons and during NIH Grant applications, so edit carefully.

Institution Name

Closeout Email

Notice of Award (NoA) Email

Institution Address (Line 1)

Institution Address (Line 2)

Institution Address (Line 3)

Institution Address (Line 4)

Institution City

City is a required Field

Institution State

State is a required Field

Institution Zip Code

Zip Code is a required Field

Institution Country

Country Name is a required Field

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Once NIH has approved this institution's registration and the account(s) created have been verified, changes or additional account(s) can be made through the Signing Official (SO) account in eRA Commons.

Principal Signing Official

Email

Username

Name Prefix

Title

Title is a required Field

First Name

First Name is a required Field

Middle Name

Last Name

Last Name is a required Field

Phone

Phone is a required Field

Username Criteria
Will be used when submitting official NIH Grant Applications

Will be used to login to your eRA Commons account

Username will be permanent once submitted

Username length should be between 6 and 30 characters

Username should NOT contain special characters except the @ sign,
the hyphen, the period, and the underscore.

Is not Case Sensitive

Registration Purpose

My organization wishes to apply for...

NIH Grants/Contracts

Non-NIHGrants/Contracts

Advanced Research Projects Agency For Health (ARPA-H) Opportunities

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Opportunities

Institution identifier

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

Institution Details

Institution Name

NOA Email

Institution Address

Closeout Email

Account(s)

Principal Signing Official

Email

Username

Name Prefix

Title

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Phone

Account Adminstrator

Email

Username

Name Prefix

Title

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Phone

No Account Administrator details provided.

The Signing Official must verify the email address provided within 8 days of this submission in order for any users to login to eRA Commons. Failure to verify the email within the 8 day timeline will result in an automatic rejection of your registration application.