ECIC Portal Guidance
TCP and RMP Online Management
The Office for Research IT team and the Export Controls and International Compliance (ECIC) team have partnered to deploy the ECIC Portal to host and manage Technology Control Plan (TCP), Risk Mitigation Plan (RMP), and EAR99 Compliance Letter workflows and tasks.
Plans and letters that were in place before January 2025 have been migrated into the ECIC Portal. You will be able to access and view your documents there.
What does this mean for me?
Beginning April 2025, the following workflows and actions will be performed using the ECIC Portal:
All Users
- Approve and attest to the plan
- View the plan document, participant lists, and related records
- Create comments
Principal Investigators
- Add project participants and other plan information
- Request changes to the plan
Office for Research
- View plan metrics and create reports
How do I access the ECIC Portal?
You may access the platform at https://ecic.northwestern.edu/ECIC and log in using your NetID and NetID password. You will need to be signed in to Northwestern's VPN if you are off-campus.
Find step-by-step instructions in the ECIC Portal How-to-Guides below for each user type.
ECIC Portal How-to-Guides
- For Principal Investigators - Approving a TCP
- For Research Participants - Attesting to a TCP
- For RA/BAs, Chairs and Research Deans - Approving a TCP
- For All Users - Viewing a TCP
Who can I reach out to for questions?
If you have been added to a TCP or RMP, and have additional questions, we recommend you start first by asking your PI or lab point of contact.
Contact the ECIC team at exportcontrols@northwestern.edu for technical support, questions or feedback.