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two-factor authentication standards. For further information, please see the following:
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Login to NIH/eRA systems requires two-factor authentication. Either your institution does not support two-factor authentication, or your institution has not enabled your account for two-factor authentication. Please contact your local IT department (whoever manages your account) to inquire about the ability to support two-factor authentication for your account. If two-factor authentication is not available through your institution, you may also register for and use an account from Login.gov.
For further information, please visit:
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Or contact:
The InCommon Federation
: help@incommon.org
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If you run into issues with login.gov or associating your login.gov account with your eRA account,
please contact the eRA Service Desk at
You can also refer to login.gov for additional help at
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asswor
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Submit applications electronically to NIH and other Public Health Service Agencies...
The Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) system is used to prepare and submit applications electronically to NIH and other Public Health Service agencies. Prior to using ASSIST, applicants should identify a Funding Opportunity Announce
ment
(FOA) to which they'd like to apply. FOAs are posted in the
NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts
and/or in
Grants.gov
each of which has robust search capabilities. The FOA text will indicate whether ASSIST can be used to apply to that opportunity. You will need the FOA number (e.g., PA-XX-XXX or LITC-ABCD-XX-000) to initiate an application.
Active Grants.gov and eRA Commons credentials are required to prepare and submit applications using ASSIST.
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