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A known issue in eRA Commons is impacting SF-424 applications. If you receive the error (Figure 1) when validating your SF-424 application, the application will need to be prepared and submitted through ASSIST. If you would like to confirm that you should change
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eRA Commons has an estimated resolution for the issue over the next two weeks. We will continue to monitor eRA’s progress on a fix and will provide an update when possible.</div>
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Figure1. Error Message</div>
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