From awardsarchive at ucr.edu Fri Sep 5 10:19:20 2025 From: awardsarchive at ucr.edu (AwardsArchive AwardsArchive) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 10:19:20 -0700 Subject: [Research] Exciting News from NIFA: First Programs Are Moving to eRA! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~* NIFA is excited to announce that the following programs will be making new awards using the eRA grants management system *in Q1 FY26:* - Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) - Equipment Grants Program (EGP) - Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB) - Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP) - Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program (FSOP) - Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI) - Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Program (REEA-NFF) - Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA) - Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) *What Does This Mean for You?* Funding opportunities and applications for these programs will still use Grants.gov, but if you are planning on applying for one of the above opportunities, you will need to register for an eRA Commons account as soon as possible. Below are quick steps to get started: - *If you already have an eRA Commons user account:* Contact an administrator (such as the Signing Official (SO), Administrative Official (AO), or Account Administrator (AA)) in your organization or institution to verify your username and affiliation. - *If you need a new eRA Commons user account:* Provide your administrator with the following information: - First and last name - Email address - Desired username - eRA Commons roles required (visit eRA Commons Roles guide for more information on what roles you need) - Once you provide this information, you will receive two emails: account confirmation with username, then a temporary password. You will create a new password at first login. Important Note: Only new applications to the above programs are moving to eRA at this time, and applications will still be submitted through Grants.gov. Prior awards will continue to operate using previous systems and processes. For more information on the registration process, see registration guide. For additional resources, visit NIFA eRA Grants Management System Reference Center . *Want to learn more: Upcoming Training on eRA* The eRA team will be hosting a training to provide an introduction and high-level overview of eRA and its capabilities. This training is available to any potential grant applicants or current grant recipients. The training is currently scheduled for Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 Central Time. If you would like to join the training event please register at our event page here . This training event will be recorded. NIFA is actively working to onboard additional programs throughout FY26 and beyond. Please keep an eye out for more updates as we continue to modernize our grants management system. *Questions? * If you have any questions, please explore our new eRA Reference Center or reach out to the GMI team at NIFAGrantsMod at usda.gov *Stay Updated* For live updates and announcements on NIFA's Grants Modernization Initiative and eRA migration, visit: *www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/how-we-work/grants-modernization-initiative* _______________________________________________ Research mailing list Research at lists.ucr.edu https://lists.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/research -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ursula.prins at ucr.edu Fri Sep 5 10:42:01 2025 From: ursula.prins at ucr.edu (Ursula Prins) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 10:42:01 -0700 Subject: [Research] Exciting News from NIFA: First Programs Are Moving to eRA! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, Please note the upcoming training opportunity at the bottom of the email which requires you to register. Also, RED is currently developing a new process for requesting eRA Commons accounts. Stay tuned for further detials! Thank you all and apologies for the duplicate emails! Ursula > *~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and > research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~* > > > NIFA is excited to announce that the following programs will be making new > awards using the eRA grants management system *in Q1 FY26:* > > - Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) > - Equipment Grants Program (EGP) > - Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB) > - Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP) > - Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program (FSOP) > - Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI) > - Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Program > (REEA-NFF) > - Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and > Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA) > - Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) > > > > *What Does This Mean for You?* > > Funding opportunities and applications for these programs will still use > Grants.gov, but if you are planning on applying for one of the above > opportunities, you will need to register for an eRA Commons account as soon > as possible. Below are quick steps to get started: > > - *If you already have an eRA Commons user account:* Contact an > administrator (such as the Signing Official (SO), Administrative Official > (AO), or Account Administrator (AA)) in your organization or institution to > verify your username and affiliation. > - *If you need a new eRA Commons user account:* Provide your > administrator with the following information: > > > - First and last name > - Email address > - Desired username > - eRA Commons roles required (visit eRA Commons Roles guide > for more > information on what roles you need) > - Once you provide this information, you will receive two emails: > account confirmation with username, then a temporary password. You will > create a new password at first login. > > Important Note: Only new applications to the above programs are moving to > eRA at this time, and applications will still be submitted through > Grants.gov. Prior awards will continue to operate using previous systems > and processes. For more information on the registration process, see registration > guide. For > additional resources, visit NIFA eRA Grants Management System Reference > Center . > > > > *Want to learn more: Upcoming Training on eRA* > > The eRA team will be hosting a training to provide an introduction and > high-level overview of eRA and its capabilities. This training is available > to any potential grant applicants or current grant recipients. The training > is currently scheduled for Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 > Central Time. If you would like to join the training event please > register at our event page here > . This training > event will be recorded. NIFA is actively working to onboard additional > programs throughout FY26 and beyond. Please keep an eye out for more > updates as we continue to modernize our grants management system. > > > > *Questions? * > > If you have any questions, please explore our new eRA Reference Center > or reach out > to the GMI team at NIFAGrantsMod at usda.gov > > > > *Stay Updated* > > For live updates and announcements on NIFA's Grants Modernization > Initiative and eRA migration, visit: > *www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/how-we-work/grants-modernization-initiative* > > > _________________________________ > Research mailing list > Research at lists.ucr.edu > https://lists.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/research > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: