Reports for Sponsors
Always Refer to the SeRA NOA and associated T&Cs in SeRA for project reporting requirements. Most projects require at minimum interim/annual technical and financial reports and final technical and financial reports.
- Technical progress reports – Prepared by the PI
- Financial progress reports – Prepared* and submitted by OSR Post Award
- Note: For awards that require non-standard financial reporting, OSR Post Award may need to partner with the department administrator to prepare financial reports. If you have any questions about this, reach out to your OSR Post Award Research Accountant.
- Other reports may be required by specific awards - Refer to your award NOA in SeRA
- Additionally, administrators with SeRA department level authority can from their SeRA My Dashboard landing page click on My Investigators and view by either single or multiple investigators the same information the selected investigator(s) see(s) on their My Projects page(s) including viewing and managing report deadlines for sponsored projects where the selected investigator(s) is/are the Principal Investigator(s) (PI(s)).
NIH Annual Technical Report = Annual Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
- Prepared by the PI in eRA Commons and submitted to NIH by a Signing Official (SO) = your institutional official (OSR Pre Award or RMG).
- Streamlined Non-Competing Award Process (SNAP) RPPRs are due approximately 45 days before the next budget period start date.
- Non-SNAP RPPRs are due approximately 60 days before the next budget period start date.
- Multi-year funded (MYF) RPPRs are due annually on or before the anniversary of the budget/project period start date of the award.
NSF Reports (Note: content on this Research.gov page will only display if you are logged into your Research.gov account)
- Only Principal Investigators (PIs) and co-PIs can create, edit and submit project reports in Research.gov.
- Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) staff and administrative users with read-only access can view project reports
- Unless otherwise specified in the award, annual project reports should be submitted electronically no later than 90 days prior to the end of the current budget period.
The 4 types of NSF project reports are:
- Annual report
- Interim report
- Final Annual report
- Project outcomes report
Annual, Interim and Final Annual Reports
Annual project reports are required for all standard and continuing grants and cooperative agreements. Final Annual reports are required for all standard and continuing grants, cooperative agreements and fellowships. Interim project reports are not required and are used to update the progress of a project any time during or before the award period expires. All submitted annual and final annual reports must be approved by an NSF Program Officer to meet the submission requirements.
Project Outcome Reports (for general public)
The Project Outcomes Report is a report written for new and existing awards, specifically for the public, that provides insight into the outcomes of NSF-funded research. Note, Project Outcome Reports are not reviewed or approved by NSF