What Are the Two Most Common Errors in NIH Electronic Submissions via Grants.Gov?
Missing Commons User ID in the Credential Field • The application did not Include the PI’s Commons User ID in the field called “Credential, e.g. agency login.” • This field is not marked as required on the government-wide form but is required by NIH, as noted in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide. • The field is located in the first section called “Profile – Project Director/Principal Investigator” on the Senior/Key Person Profile(s) component of the SF424 (R&R) form. B) PDF issues • NIH only accepts attachments in PureEdge or PDF format. Do not submit attachments in other formats such as Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, etc. • Do not put special characters in file names. • Disable all security features in the PDF document. • Do not send PDF documents with editable fields (fields that can be changed).
