Greetings,
As mentioned last April, NIH will require two-factor authentication (2 FA) for eRA Commons access.
NIH has an updated deadline and approach, and also provided more details in the recent NOT-OD-21-172.
Starting September 15, 2021, all PIs and key personnel associated with an application or Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) will be required to use two-factor authentication 45 days after the submission of their competing grant application (Type 1 or 2) or their RPPR.
eRA will also send reminder messages during the 45-day period to those individuals required to use the new two-factor authentication.
NIH does not yet require administrative account holders (this includes AO accounts) to use two-factor authentication until early 2022. NIH encourages administrators with only a single eRA administrative account to start using two-factor authentication now to access eRA systems.
NIH Resources
- NOT-OD-21-172: Adjusted Timeline for Requiring Two-Factor Authentication to Access eRA Modules Using Login.Gov or InCommon Federated Accounts
- Two-Factor Authentication to Access eRA Modules: See When You Need to Transition
- Two-Factor Authentication: Accessing eRA Modules via login.gov
- Two-factor Authentication video tutorials:
Thank you,
The Office of Sponsored Programs