NSF now allows self-registration for a FastLane account. For a demonstration, please view this Video Tutorial from NSF. Frequently Asked Questions about setting up an account for FastLane are answered Here. 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.
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.