organization (matching on the Org "The Commons Username must be provided in the PD/PI Primary DUNS). Credential field for the PD/PI." If the Username provided is not a valid Commons account, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: "The Commons Username provided in the PD/PI Credential field for is not a recognized Commons account." If the Username is not affiliated with the organization submitting the application and have the PI role, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: "The Commons account provided in the Credential field for the PD/PI is either not affiliated with the applicant organization or does not hold the PI role. Check with your Commons Account Administrator to make sure your account affiliation and roles are set-up correctly." DUNS 1 numbers: The DUNS If the DUNS number provided has invalid characters (other than 9 number provided on any forms or 13 numbers) after stripping of dashes, the applicant will must have valid characters (9 or 13 receive the following error message from eRA Commons: 2 numbers with or without dashes). number for <insert form name > is not in the valid “The DUNs format of DUNS or DUNS+4 number (DUNS should be 9 or 13 digits; no letters or special characters).” Submit required documentation for If you do not submit the documentation required for the FOA, the the FOA. applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: 3 [Note: We recommend you use the latest package from Grants.gov, format of the application does not match the format of the “The which will have the latest forms FOA. Please contact the eRA for assistance.” and templates required.] Check 3 the If you change/correct an error in your application, any “Changed/Corrected box in the SF424 form subsequent submissions for the same FOA will result in an error, Application” 4 after making changes/corrections and the applicant will receive the following error message from to resubmit an application. eRA Commons: Refer to for more information on application has been identified as a duplicate of a previous “This resubmission criteria. submission. The of should be set to ‘Type Submission’ Changed/Corrected if you are addressing errors/warnings.”
organization (matching on the Org Primary DUNS). "The Commons Username must be provided in the PD/PI Credential field for the PD/PI." If the Username provided is not a valid Commons account, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: "The Commons Username provided in the PD/PI Credential field for is not a recognized Commons account." If the Username is not affiliated with the organization submitting the application and have the PI role, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: "The Commons account provided in the Credential field for the PD/PI is either not affiliated with the applicant organization or does not hold the PI role. Check with your Commons Account Administrator to make sure your account affiliation and roles are set-up correctly." 1 2 DUNS numbers: The DUNS number provided on any forms must have valid characters (9 or 13 numbers with or without dashes). If the DUNS number provided has invalid characters (other than 9 or 13 numbers) after stripping of dashes, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The DUNs number for <insert form name > is not in the valid format of DUNS or DUNS+4 number (DUNS should be 9 or 13 digits; no letters or special characters).” 3 Submit required documentation for the FOA. [Note: We recommend you use the latest package from Grants.gov, which will have the latest forms and templates required.] If you do not submit the documentation required for the FOA, the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “The format of the application does not match the format of the FOA. Please contact the eRA for assistance.” 3 4 Check the “Changed/Corrected Application” box in the SF424 form after making changes/corrections to resubmit an application. Refer to for more information on resubmission criteria. If you change/correct an error in your application, any subsequent submissions for the same FOA will result in an error, and the applicant will receive the following error message from eRA Commons: “This application has been identified as a duplicate of a previous submission. The ‘Type of Submission’ should be set to Changed/Corrected if you are addressing errors/warnings.”