Before beginning, set up a log-in and password for the following most commonly used submission portals:
Additional Portals:
This list does not include all submission portals. For more, please visit your sponsor’s website.
Cayuse - A system-to-system portal that grants access to nearly all federal funding opportunities; it is used for developing and submitting new, competing, noncompeting or renewal applications and for preparing progress reports, budget modifications, and other pre-award submissions (OPAS). Contact Ray Hosein at rhosein@Montefiore.org. See the steps for Cayuse user name and password and profile.
eRA Commons - A system managed by NIH that allows applicants, recipients and federal staff to securely share, manage and process grant-related information. See steps below for a new account, to affiliate with Einstein, and to assign the appropriate roles.
How to request eRA Commons access:
- For a new eRA Commons account, complete the eRA Commons Request Form and email it to Cynthia Cardillo.
- If you have difficulties logging in to your eRA Commons account or you do not remember your password, please enter your eRA Commons ID in the Username box.
- Then click on the "Forgot Password" link below the "Login" button.
- Enter your email address in the area provided.
- Then click "Submit" and your password will be reset and sent to you via email.
- Please make sure that you have updated your email address in eRA Commons.
- If you did not update your email address, you need to contact Indranil Basu at OGS.
Roles:
Delegations:
- Users of the Commons system can grant other Commons users within their organization the ability to perform specific grants functions using Delegations.
- eRA Commons Table of Delegation Authorities
- The PI can delegate his/ her DA by completing these steps. OGS cannot access any user's personal eRA Commons account.
Grants.gov - The on-line portal used by all federal grant-making agencies and their applicants to find and apply for federal grant funding. Agencies post funding opportunity announcements on Grants.gov. Applicants can search for opportunities and submit grant applications to Grants.gov. Grants.gov forwards the applications to the appropriate agency (e.g., NIH) for processing and funding consideration.
Login.gov - Use a single sign on for secure, private access to participating Federal government agencies. Create a login.gov account (see steps below) and link it to grants.gov, eRA commons, NSF research.gov, grant solutions, eBRAP, etc..
How to create a login.gov account?
- Enter your email address here to begin.
- Enter your email address.
- Click the “Submit” button.
- Check your email for a message from login.gov.
- Click the “Confirm your email address.” This will take you back to the login.gov.
- Create your login.gov password, which must be at least 12 characters
- Set up a second layer of security. Login.gov requires you set up a secondary authentication method. This is referred to as two-factor authentication (2FA).
- You can choose from either authentication options below.
- Authentication application
- Security key
- Success! Once you have authenticated, you have created your login.gov account.
NIH Assist - The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) is a web-based system used to prepare grant applications using the SF424 Research & Related form set and to submit electronically through Grants.gov to NIH and other participating agencies.
Proposal Central - A web-based grant management service for proposal submission and review. proposalCENTRAL has a number of participating non-profit, state, and private grantmakers. The participating grantmakers all use proposalCENTRAL's services to facilitate the application and review process.
SPIN - World's Largest Database of Sponsored Funding Opportunities. Click here for more information.
NSF research.gov - NSF submissions must be done via research.gov and an NSF ID is required.
OGS can also send you an invitation to register. Select a role and assign Indranil Basu to approve. Once you register, OGS will approve your role.
Einstein email addresses must be updated to XX@einsteinmed.edu for all systems.
