Project Reports

On March 18, 2013, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will completely transfer all project reporting from FastLane to Research.gov. This means that Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs will use Research.gov to meet all NSF project reporting requirements, including submission of Final, Annual and Interim Project Reports and the Project Outcomes Report. The new Project Reporting Dashboard will make it easier for PIs, Co-PIs, and Sponsored Project Office (SPO) staff to see which reports are due or overdue, and will provide access to all reports submitted to NSF. Research.gov provides research-related information and grants management services in one location. Research.gov is the modernization of FastLane, providing the next generation of grants management capabilities for the research community.

How can I prepare and submit Project Reports on Research.gov:

1. Login to Research.gov using your FastLane user ID and password. First time Research.gov users, see How Do I Login?

    

2. You will see any required reports on your Project Report Dashboard. 
3. Click on the Project Outcomes Report link or the Annual, Final and Interim Project Report link to see a list of awards.
4. From there, you can create, edit, and submit reports for each award.

Annual and Final Project Reports

The new project reporting service in Research.gov will meet the federal government’s requirement that research agencies implement a new reporting format for research and research-related projects called the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The RPPR is the result of a government-wide effort to create greater consistency in the administration of federal research awards by streamlining and standardizing reporting formats. The transition began with a small group of pilot users from 19 research organizations who have been successfully submitting reports since October 2012.

Project Outcomes Reports

The Project Outcomes Report for the General Public is a required report, written by PIs specifically for the public that provides insight into the outcomes of NSF-funded research. The America COMPETES Act (ACA) of 2007, Section 7010, requires that both research outcomes and citations of published documents resulting from research funded, in whole or in part, by NSF be made available to the public in a timely manner and electronic format. A Project Outcomes Report is required for new awards or existing awards that receive funding amendments on or after January 4, 2010. Following submission, the public can view a Project Outcomes Report for the General Public online through Research.gov’s Research Spending & Results search service.