ERA Standing Committee Goals and Objectives

Serve as umbrella entity to ERA related task groups

Provide inventory of ERA projects

facilitate continuity of projects
include data dictionaries
organize in a common format
maintain a repository for data standards
provide transition of task forces to pilots

Provide planning map of task force(s) progress

Guidelines for ERA Development

Provide integrated solutions guidance
Provide insight into common face approaches
Provide sounding board approach
Provide infrastructure guidelines and requirements for reference
Provide consultant’s corner to house repository for questions/answers
Provide liaison with industry standards

Provide Faculty Perspective on ERA

Provide mechanism for faculty updates and feedback

Establish and maintain relationship with other organizations’ ERA initiatives

OSTP
NCURA
SRA
COGR
Other Federal initiatives

Establish and maintain relationship with the Inter-Agency Electronic Grants Committee

Circulate agenda and request feedback prior to meetings
Provide institutional viewpoint at meetings
Circulate meeting minutes
Select group for consulting/advice

Establish and maintain relationship with the Grants.gov effort and related research data standards work under P.L. 106-107

Participate in pilot programs
Provide feedback on development

Coordinate presentations

FDP panels
Technology symposium