Register for NIH & NSF Accounts
NIH eRA Commons: Access for PIs
To use the NIH eRA Commons, all PIs submitting to NIH will need an active account with a user name and password.
To activate your account, email eprops@umn.edu or call (612) 624-5599 and reference "NIH eRA Commons." You will be referred to a SPA staff member who will create your account while you are on the phone. This process takes only a couple of minutes, during which the staff member will ask for your:
- First name, middle initial, and last name
- University email address
Once your eRA Commons account has been set up, NIH will send you an email within three days that contains your user name and a temporary password.
NIH requires that you complete your registration two to four days prior to any Grants.gov submissions. If you have not registered, we suggest you do so immediately. To request an account associated with the University of Minnesota follow the steps on the Quick Steps to Register for a Grants.gov Account.
NSF FastLane/Research.gov Access
NSF FastLane: Faculty & Other Authorized User (OAU) Administrative Support Access
FastLane is an interactive, real-time system used to conduct NSF business over the Internet.
To use NSF FastLane, faculty and staff need an active account with a user name and password. To activate your account, send an email to eprops@umn.edu with the following information:
- First name, middle initial, and last name
- Email address
Please allow three days for NSF to validate and activate your account.
SPA will email you when you have been added as a FastLane user. Please call the SPA helpline at (612) 624-5599 for questions.