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How are the letters linked to an application and what happens to letters that are not linked to applications?

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How are the letters linked to an application and what happens to letters that are not linked to applications?

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Reference letters are linked by Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number and the Commons User ID of the candidate. If these two values are not provided, the letter never connects to the application. Orphaned letters are deleted from eRA Commons after six months.