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eSNAP Instructions

Overview

The University of Florida has been participating in the NIH eSNAP (electronic Streamlined Non-competing Application Process) since 2004 as a pilot project between FDP schools and the NIH.

Today it is standard operating procedure to use eSNAP which allows PI's to submit an electronic version of a Type 5 (non-competitive) progress report to NIH via a web interface, eliminating the paper submission.

Instructions

Logging In

  1. Enter the following website: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons

  2. Type in your username and password.

  3. If you forgot your password, click on Forgot Password and enter your username and email address. You will be emailed a new password.

Personal Profile
Using the eSNAP

  1. Once logged in, click on eSNAP tab.

  2. Click on the hyperlink for the desired grant number to open the eSNAP menu.

  3. Click on the initiate button (at the bottom of the page) to start the process.

  4. Once the initiate button is selected, two new tabs will appear: Upload Science and Edit Business (located towards the top on the toolbar with the Grant List and Manage eSNAP).

Upload Science Tab

  1. The Upload Science tab opens the page where you will upload your progress report file.

  2. Please import your progress report in either a word or .pdf file. You are not required to use the NIH forms.

  3. Please add any relevant publications. Please read the eSNAP user guide for detailed instructions on publications: http://era.nih.gov/Docs/eSNAP_UG_August2003.pdf

  4. Please click on save (button under publications).

  5. Once this page is saved, it will bring you back to the eSNAP menu. Please go back in Upload Science and designate the page as complete.

Edit Business Tab

  1. Click on the Edit Business tab. This will open six additional tabs.

  2. Please fill in each additional tab. Make sure to click on save when adding new information. Once you have completed each tab, please click on save and designate as complete.

  3. On the Org Info tab, please select Brian Prindle for the AO and SO.

  4. The Performance Sites tab indicates where the research work is conducted. If there is more than one performance site, list all the sites, including VA and foreign sites. A default performance site, 219 Grinter, is automatically generated.

  5. Fill in the remaining four tabs where applicable.

Validate/Submitting

  1. When you have completed your eSNAP, please click on the validate button on the Manage eSNAP tab (main menu) to check for errors.

  2. If there are no errors, please click on the submit button and submit directly to NIH.

Key Points to Remember:

  1. You can only use the eSNAP for Type 5 (non-competitive) progress reports. This should include Career Awards (K-Series), and Research Grants (R-Series).

  2. You are not required to use/upload any NIH 2590 forms.

  3. You will have the authority to submit your progress directly to NIH. You do not need to route the progress report to DSR for approval or review.

  4. For more detailed instructions, please refer to the eSNAP user guide: http://era.nih.gov/Docs/eSNAP_UG_August2003.pdf

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