End-to-end system to support the full lifecycle of the pre-award process. 

1. Proposal, including budget, creation
2. Approval form, including online routing and approval to PIs and Chairs 
3. Grants.gov forms, as applicable

Support Materials (requires MyAccess login)

OSR Training Opportunities

1. UCSF Faculty have automatic access
2. OSR Staff: Contact your Team Manager
   • OSR Team Manager: Request set-up from [email protected]  
3. Post Award Analysts/Other Department Administrators: Contact your Department Access Administrator
   • Department Access Administrator: Request set-up from [email protected]  

Centralized Agreement Contact Tracking and Approval System (CACTAS) (MyAccess)

Agreement management tool used for sponsored research agreements and Professional Service Agreements (PSA). 

Departments may view award status. 

Learn more

Contact [email protected]

Research Enterprise Management System (REMS)

Application to track indirect cost exceptions, maintain sponsor codes and publish sponsor guidance. 

OSR Training Opportunities

OSR staff are provided access to REMS.

RPAC will not authorize access without support from your local Contracts and Grants/Sponsored Projects Office. 

Proposal and Award Metrics Dashboard (PAMDash) 

Provides on-demand access to proposal and award data metrics. 

Learn more

• PAMDash.ucsf.edu
• UCSF Campus or Medical Center network/VPN connection REQUIRED; open to all UCSF Campus and Medical Center Staff and professional affiliates
• Any problems related to Access should be reported to the Service Desk at 514-4100 or enter a ticket online at https://ucsf.service-now.com/ess/get_it_help.do and choose Business Application
• IE and Chrome are preferred browsers. If using Firefox or Safari, a login box will appear.  Please use your MyAccess login and password.

Federal Application Portal. The majority of federal applications are prepared in eProposal which routes them through Grants.gov before being retrieved by individual federal research administration systems.

eProposal will generate a message if the application forms or submission to the sponsoring federal agency is not supported by eProposal.

Provides applicants, grantees and federal staff the tools necessary for electronic processing of grants, fellowships and cooperative agreements. The eRA Commons and IMPAC II systems support the:

• Full grants life cycle from receipt of award to closeout for NIH awards
• Application and award process for AHRQ, CDC, FDA, SAMHSA and the VA

In order to submit an application to the NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, SAMHSA or VA, an active eRA Commons ID affiliated with UCSF is required.  

Contact your OSR Staff to have a new username assigned or an existing username affiliated with UCSF.

UCSF staff accounts (ASST) are also available for those involved with assisting proposal submission and/or xTrain.

eReceipt System supporting the application submission process for the following Department of Defense (DoD) programs: 

• Congressional District Medical Research Program (CDMRP)
• US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
• US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) 
• Defense Health Program (DHP)

Federal Tracking System. Official U.S. Government system that consolidates the capabilities of the Central Contractor Registry (CCR/FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).