eResearch

Overview When you are ready to send the PAF to the units for review, use the Route for Approval activity. Based on the information provided in the PAF, the system determines which departments the submission should be routed to for review. Important Information
Overview This procedure demonstrates how to search for an electronic Research Administration Commons ID, referred to as eRA Commons ID, affiliated with the University of Michigan.
Overview This guide provides information for the Security Reviewer Role Home Workspace and instructions for updating and completing a Security Review. Home Workspace Field Description This section provides a description of the tabs and fields on the Home Workspace for Security Reviewers.
Overview After ORSP has completed their review of an Award or an Award Modification, they can route the Award (or Award Modification) to the Office of Contracts Administration (OCA) for processing. The Send for Contract Processing activity is available in the state of "Initial Award Processing." An activity is available under Manage Data on Award and Award Modification workspaces to print a Cover Page to place on top of a printed contract package. Navigation Role: ORSP > Award (or Award Modification) workspace
Overview As of eRPM Version 5.2, Awards have the ability to be linked by relating Award records.
Overview Beginning with eRPM Release 5.2, Awards will have the ability to be linked by relating award records. Example: Holding Accounts and Masters with money. The first Award in this series usually has a ceiling or cap amount dictated by the sponsor but will not necessarily have any money allocated for it. Instead, separate proposals are routed then awarded from this pot of money. In this case the first Award would be flagged by ORSP or Sponsored Programs as a Parent AWD. See the Set Subproject Relationship Diagram at the end of this procedure.
Overview Important All U-M Investigators listed on a PAF are required to complete the Sign PAF activity, and an investigator must have completed their annual M-Inform disclosure before they can complete the Sign PAF activity. The Sign PAF activity can be accessed in either of the following two ways:
Overview Space requirements for U-M Principal Investigators, U-M Sponsor Principal Investigators, and Participating Investigators with Specified Effort is entered in PAF question 4.1 Required Space. This information can be updated by the Project Team as needed. Only investigators with the roles above entered in question 2.3 UM Investigators will display in the Required Space table.
Overview If you have outside institutions that are going to be a subcontract on your proposal, and you are submitting S2S (system to system), it is not necessary to enter all of their budgets onto your SF424 forms. It is as easy as downloading a zip file and sending out a PDF form for your subcontracting institution to fill out and return.  You will then use the Import Subaward activity to attach the completed PDF.