Environmental Health Sciences Center

Navigating ASSIST

• Single-project application
• Multi-project application

Step 1: Find a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

• Find an FOA of interest in the NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts and record the FOA number (e.g., PA-16-160) 
   
• The 'Apply Online Using ASSIST' button just above the FOA Table of Contents takes you to ASSIST

Step 2: Make a submission plan

• Decide who will be responsible for data entry in ASSIST and gather their eRA Commons usernames

Step 3: Login to ASSIST & Initiate Your Application

• Login to ASSIST here using your eRA Commons username and password
   
• Use the Initiate Application feature and your FOA number to get started on your application
  • Or, access applications already in progress using the Search feature

Step 4: Provide application access to your team

• Automatic Edit access is given to:
  • All SOs (Signing Official) and AOs (Administrative Officials) at the applicant organization
  • The PD/PIs designated on the application (once eRA Commons username is entered in Credential field)
  • The user that initiated the application
• Access can be given (or revoked) to additional users using the Manage Access action

Step 5: Enter Application Data

• Use the tabs across the top of the screen to move between forms
   
• Complete the R&R Cover tab first
   
• Add Optional Forms as needed.
   
• Multiple users can simultaneously work on your application, but only one user at a time can Edit an individual form
   
• Preview Application
   
• Use the Validate Application action to check your entered data against NIH business rules

Step 6: Finalize your application and prepare for submission

• Use the Preview Application action to generate a draft application image in the agency format
   
• Check the application image for any assembly issues
   
• Use the Update Submission Status action to change your application from Work In Progress status to Ready for Submission status
  • If additional edits are needed, the application must be returned to Work In Progress status

Step 7: Submit your application

• Use the Submit button on the Summary tab to submit to the agency through Grants.gov
  • Only active for users logged into ASSIST with an eRA Commons account with the SO role


• Provide your valid Grants.gov Authorized Organizational Representative username and password when prompted

Step 8: Track your application status and view your assembled application image

• Use the View Submission Status Details link to track your application status
  • If your application successfully processed through to eRA Commons, the Agency Tracking # will be
    hyperlinked to the eRA Commons detailed status screen
  • Carefully check your assembled application image (e-Application) and associated documents in the Other Relevant 
    Documents section of the screen

Syndicated Content Details
Source URL: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/prepare-to-apply-and-register/submission-options/assist.htm
Source Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Captured Date: 2017-09-12 13:47:49.0