Starting September 15, 2021, all users with scientific accounts will be required to use Login.Gov when logging into eRA systems*. Scientific accounts are those with the following user roles:
- Principal Investigator (PD/PI)
- Undergraduate
- Scientist
- Trainee
- Graduate_Student
- Project_Personnel
- Postdoc
- Assistant (ASST) – used in conjunction with specific delegations to assist PIs with various tasks
Associating your eRA Commons account with your Login.gov account is a simple three-step process. Just go the eRA Commons home screen, click on LOGIN.GOV, and follow the on-screen prompts (eRA Commons’ cheat sheet provides detailed steps and screenshots to guide you through this process).
*Sponsors that use eRA systems are NIH Institutes and Centers, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Additional Resources
- Webpage: Two-Factor Authentication: Accessing eRA Modules via Login.gov
- Guide Notice: NOT-OD-21-17
- Brochure: Transition Plan for Two-Factor Authentication Requirement for Accessing eRA Systems (August 6, 2021)