<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Everyone, </div><div><br></div><div>Please note the upcoming training opportunity at the bottom of the email which requires you to register.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, RED is currently developing a new process for requesting eRA Commons accounts. Stay tuned for further detials!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you all and apologies for the duplicate emails!</div><div>Ursula </div></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><div style="float:none;padding:0px 16px;display:flex;height:80px;min-width:40px;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div></div></div><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div id="m_-6994294354451122999gmail-:3q7" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_-6994294354451122999gmail-:3q6" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy ~~</span></i></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">NIFA is excited to announce that the following programs will be making new awards using the eRA grants management system <strong>in Q1 FY26:</strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Equipment Grants Program (EGP)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Farm Business and Benchmarking Program (FBMB)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program (FSOP)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Organic Agriculture Research & Extension Initiative (OREI)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Renewable Resource Extension Act National Focus Fund Program (REEA-NFF)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program (SPECA)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP)</span></span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">What Does This Mean for You?</span></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">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:</span></span></p>
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<li><strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you already have an eRA Commons user account:</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> 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.</span></span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you need a new eRA Commons user account:</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> Provide your administrator with the following information:</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">First and last name</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Email address</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Desired username</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">eRA Commons roles required (visit </span></span></span><a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18002/3001/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">eRA Commons Roles guide</span></span></span></a><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> for more information on what roles you need)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">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 </span></span><a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18003/4001/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">registration guide.</span></span></a> <span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">For additional resources, visit </span></span><a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18004/7001/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">NIFA eRA Grants Management System Reference Center</span></span></a><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><strong><span style="color:black"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Want to learn more: Upcoming Training on eRA</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">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 </span></span><a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18005/8001/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">please register at our event page here</span></span></a><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">. </span></span><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">This training event will be recorded. </span></span><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">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.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><strong><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Questions? </span></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you have any questions, please explore our new <a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18004/9001/" title="https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/grants-modernization-initiative/era-reference-center" target="_blank">eRA Reference Center</a> or reach out to the GMI team at <a href="mailto:NIFAGrantsMod@usda.gov" title="mailto:nifagrantsmod@usda.gov" target="_blank">NIFAGrantsMod@usda.gov</a> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><strong><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Stay Updated</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">For live updates and announcements on NIFA's Grants Modernization Initiative and eRA migration, visit: </span></span><span style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><a href="http://lyris.nifa.usda.gov/t/2991124/2044596/18006/9002/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/how-we-work/grants-modernization-initiative</span></span></span></strong></a></span></span></p>
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