NSF allows self-registration for a Research.gov account. However, effective October 27, 2024, Research.gov will require multifactor authentication (MFA) for all users.
Read about what an MFA is here. For further information on the mandatory multifactor authentication implementation, read the NSF Letter (NSF 25-011).
If you have any questions, please contact your assigned Grants Associate.
Contact your assigned Grants Associate who can go into eRA Commons and re-set your password for you. A generated email from eRA Commons will be sent to you automatically with a link to create a new password.
It depends. For Federal Agencies, the answer is almost always no unless specifically required in the program announcement. All sponsors asking for a cost share commitment, approval needs to follow your schools cost share approval policy. If you are unclear of your schools policy please contact your JHURA representative.
You can click on the link here to see JHU’s latest Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (“NICRA”) which includes the current F&A rates for the University. *Anticipated rates for fiscal years not listed on the rate agreement should not be used for proposal budgeting.
Please see the link to our policy here.
The complete and final proposal, including all the necessary School-level approvals, certifications and representations, as well as any other attachments or approvals required by the sponsor or the University, must be received by JHURA at least three (3) full business days prior to the sponsor’s due date.
See the full policy here.
As part of NSF’s commitment to enhancing security and safeguarding NSF’s IT systems, user accounts, personal and scientific data, and the integrity of the merit review process, effective on October 27, 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) for Research.gov.
An MFA provides an added layer of security and helps to ensure that only authorized users can access Federal resources online.
Beginning on October 27, 2024, external users must first complete a one-time Multifactor Authentication (MFA) enrollment process and use the MFA method to sign into Research.gov.
Additionally, users must:
1. only use their JHED email for login access; and
2. select one of the NSF phishing resistant methods for MFA (multi-factor authentication). MFA methods will be available for selection beginning October 27th.
More information from the NSF can be found here: Dear Colleague Letter: Multifactor Authentication Implementation for Research.gov (nsf25011) | NSF – U.S. National Science Foundation. The NSF will be releasing training information on October 27, 2024.
Questions should be directed to your Grants Associate, while technical questions should be directed to the NSF Helpdesk.
Alexandra M. Albinak, Associate Vice Provost for Research Administration, and certain delegates within JHURA, have the authority to sign agreements relating to research and related services conducted under JHURA purview, including without limitation: contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, subcontracts and contracts for goods or services that support such research activities at the University.
Eligibility varies by School. Generally speaking, Professor Track faculty, Scientist Track faculty and, in some cases, Research Associate Track faculty can be listed as Principal Investigator (PI) on projects. Post-docs can only be listed as PI on post-doc fellowships. Graduate students cannot be PIs on proposals or awards. Contact your JHURA Associate for more information.
In most cases it can be your JHURA Grants or Contracts Associate. If the authorized official will also be the person responsible for signing the award then you should list:
Alexandra M. Albinak, MBA, JD
Associate Vice Provost for Research Administration
Johns Hopkins University Research Administration (JHURA)
You will need to fill out the eRA Commons Access Request form and submit it to your department’s assigned JHURA Grants Associate.