NIH Mandating Use of the Commons to Submit No-Cost Extension Notifications

(NOT-OD-11-098) National Institutes of Health

Effective October 1, 2011, the No-Cost Extension feature in the eRA Commons (accessed via the Action column of the Status Result – General Search results list) must be used to notify NIH when a grantee exercises their one-time authority to extend the final budget period of a previously approved project period for up to 12 months.   Grantees are reminded that all such notifications must be submitted through the Commons before the project period expires.   Once the eRA Commons link is closed, such an action becomes a prior approval request and must be submitted for consideration to the Grants Management office of the NIH awarding component.