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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The
following message announces a planned down time for the NIH eRA system
(including eRA Commons and eSubmission) and provides details regarding what new
features and fixes will be implemented during this down time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<div>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<div>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ESubmission Update to Organization
Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] <b>On Behalf Of </b>eRA
Communications Office<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 04, 2008 7:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> eRA Service Advisory: Upcoming features and fixes for the eRA
Commons &amp; eSubmission services; Aug. 7 downtime at 7 pm ET</span><o:p></o:p></p>

</div>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333399'>eRA Service Advisory: Scheduled Downtime for Commons,
eSubmission on Thu, Aug. 7 at </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>7 p.m.</span></i></b><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333399'> ET </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>August
4, 2008</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
eRA system (including eRA Commons and eSubmission), will be unavailable <b>from
7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, August 7 until before business commences
on Friday, August 8 </b>for the deployment of our latest new features and fixes
(as noted below). </span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
eRA services will be affected by the downtime. If you have questions, please c<span
style='color:black'>ontact </span>the eRA Commons Help Desk:<span
style='color:black'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>eRA
Commons Help Desk</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
<br>
<b>Web: </b><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/"
target="_blank" title="http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/">http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/</a>
</span>(Preferred method of contact)<br>
<b>Toll-free:</b> 1-866-504-9552<br>
<b>Phone: </b>301-402-7469<br>
<b>TTY: </b>301-451-5939<b><br>
Hours: </b>Mon-Fri, 7a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#333399'>New features and fixes for eRA Commons &amp; eSubmission </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<h2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:normal'>New Features &amp; Fixes for eSubmission</span><o:p></o:p></h2>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
     10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Added validations for Career
     Development awards (Ks) in preparation for its 2009 transition to
     electronic submission.</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:
     10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fixed &#8216;Prior application
     not awarded&#8217; message being erroneously given on Phase II Small
     Business (SBIR/STTR) application even when the prior application was
     awarded.</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:normal'>New Features and Fixes for
eRA Commons</span><o:p></o:p></h2>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
release brings eSNAP up-to-date with the latest revision of the PHS 2590 forms
and incorporates new data items required for the Federal Financial Assistance
Transparency Act (see Guide Notice NOT-OD-08-030, <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-030.html"
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-030.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-030.html</a>).
Personal and institutional profile changes were made to address Public </span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Access
and other policy requirements, as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eRA Commons Personal
Profile &#8211; Publications</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Display Citation source of &#8216;PD/PI Entered&#8217;<b> </b>for
     manual entries</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Reflect either NIHMS (for NIH Manuscript System) or PubMed Central,
     with their corresponding Citation IDs, for entries automatically pulled
     from NIHMS</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Changed &#8216;View PUB Article&#8217; link to &#8216;View in
     PMC&#8217; and changed &#8216;View Manuscript&#8217; to &#8216;View in
     NIHMS&#8217;</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Updated screen notes to reflect Public Access policy</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eRA Commons
Institutional Profile</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Added two assurances &#8211; &#8216;ClinicalTrials.gov
     Requirement&#8217; and &#8216;Impact of Grant Activities on the
     Environment and Historic Properties&#8217;</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Renamed &#8216;Delinquent Debt Assurance&#8217; as &#8216;Non-Delinquency
     on Federal Debt Assurance&#8217;</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>General eSNAP changes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Updated new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval numbers
     &amp; dates </span><o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Implemented new terminology throughout the eSNAP screens:</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
 style='margin-left:36.75pt'>
 <tr>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.8pt'><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>OLD
  TERM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.8pt'><span
  style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>NEW
  TERM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Principal
  Investigator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Program
  Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Key Personnel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Senior/key
  Personnel</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Performance site</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>&nbsp;Project/performance
  site</span><o:p></o:p></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Corrected eSNAP
     initiation issues for multiple Principal Investigator grant applications</span>
     <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eSNAP &#8211; Upload
Science</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo7'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Mirrored changes made to Personal Profile &#8211; Publications</span>
     <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eSNAP &#8211; Edit
Business &#8211; Project/Performance site</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo8'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Redesigned the screen </span><o:p></o:p></li>
 <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Provided the ability to enter DUNS number for all
      Project/Performance sites; DUNS field accepts 9 or 13 digits to
      accommodate DUNS or DUNS+4 designation</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Added a check box to designate the primary Project/Performance
      site.</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Relocated the Country drop-down to the top of the screen. The data
      provided for Country determines the remaining fields that are required to
      be filled out (e.g. Filling out State is only required if you select
      United States as country)</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Created separate fields for State and Province</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Disabled the third and fourth lines of address field. These
      read-only field<span style='color:navy'>s</span> remain on the screen,
      but will not appear in the generated Progress or eSNAP report nor will
      they show on the list <span style='color:navy'>&nbsp;of </span>Project/Performance
      sites at the bottom of the screen</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
  <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l10 level2 lfo8'><span
      style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
      .15pt'>Added a field for Congressional District. The field text is
      hyperlinked and links to <span style='color:black'><a
      href="http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/?lvl=L">http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/?lvl=L</a>
      </span></span><o:p></o:p></li>
 </ul>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eSNAP &#8211; Edit
Business &#8211; Senior/Key Personnel</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Removed the Date of Birth field</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo9'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Corrected effort reporting checks</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eSNAP &#8211; Edit
Business &#8211; Research Subject</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo10'><span
     style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:
     .15pt'>Removed the full IRB Review question (yes/no radio button)</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.8pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>eSNAP &amp; Progress
Reports </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt;mso-list:
     l8 level1 lfo11'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
     letter-spacing:.15pt'>Reflected changes made throughout the Commons
     screens</span> <o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i>eRA Communications Office</i><o:p></o:p></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i>Division of Communications and
Outreach</i><o:p></o:p></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i>NIH Office of Extramural
Research</i><o:p></o:p></p>

<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i>Help us improve our
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