v PI’s Account Creation on Sponsor’s’ Electronic Systems
§ NSF FastLane -- the Pre-Award office personnel creates the accounts for researchers or professors with an academic appointment at UPRM. It is created at the PI’s request, and the following information is needed: complete full name, email address, department, and telephone and fax number, highest degree and year. An email with the temporary password information, NSF ID, and, FastLane Help Gguide for Pproposal Ccreation is sent to the PI. The PI will use this website to create the proposal, allow access to the Pre-Award office for submission, and view the status once submitted to NSF. Once an award is issued to UPRM, the PI will manage the award related functions thru this website and the new Research.gov site. https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov
§ Research.gov -- This account is created automatically when you have an account with NSF FastLane, the log in requirements are the same; e. Eventually Research.gov will replace FastLane. “Research.gov is the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) grants management system that provides easy access to research-related information and grants management services in one location. Research.gov is the modernization of FastLane, providing the next generation of grants management capabilities for the research community.” http://www.research.gov/
§ NASA NSPIRES --– PI’s directly create an account at NSPIRES and request affiliation to UPRM on the same website., Iit is important they use the right DUNS number, (175303262) to identify the institution. The Pre-Award office will receive the request, verify the person is an employee of UPRM authorized to submit proposals, and accept the affiliation request. This website is used to create and submit proposals to NASA. https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/aboutRegistration.do
§ NIH eRA Commons -- Tthe Pre-Award office personnel creates the accounts for researchers or professors with an academic appointment at UPRM. It is created at the PI’s request, and the following information is needed: complete full name, email address, birthdate. The eRA account is created, the PI will receive an email from eRA with the password and he must complete the online personal profile at eRA Commons. In order to submit a proposal to NIH as PI, an eRA Commons ID is needed. Post- Award related functions like No-cCost Eextension Requests, Progress Reports, Change of Scope, Re-budget Request, etc. are all submitted online by the PI and with the authorization of the Authorized Organizational Representative.
§ NOAA Grants Online -- The Pre-Award Office links the PI to the Award Number, once UPRM accepts an award from NOAA. At that point if the PI has no account, one will be created for him, with the basic contact information: name, address, email, alternate email, phone number, alternate phone number. The PI will use the NOAA Grants Online system to submit the Progress Reports, Final Reports, Request Award Action Requests like No–cCost Extensions, Change of Scope, Re-budget Request, Change of Key Person, etc. It establishes the formal communications between the PI, UPRM and NOAA. All those actions are initiated by the PI, and then submitted by the R&D Center Director to the agency, in NOAA Grants Online. The Special Assistant to the Director at the Post- Award Administratorion and Services Office assists the R&D Center Director in NOAA Grants Online handling NOAA aAward acceptance and other post- award related issues. Close cCommunication is required between the PI and the Post- Award office. R&D Center Accounting uses this website to submit the FFR.
v Institutional Electronic AccountsRegistrations
UPRM is registered as an institution at NSF FastLane, Grants.gov, Research.gov, NASA NSPIRES, eRA Commons, FedConnect, and. Also UPRM is registered at SAM.gov. T, the e-Business PPoint of Contact for the latter is , which is currently the R&D Center Accounting and Finance Supervisor, who is responsible of keepings the registration updated.