Annuial progress report

Usage of this form is not approved for other program offices.

OMB Approval No. 0648-0384
Expiration Date: 10/31/2009

FORMAT for Annual Progress Report
A. Grant Number:
B. Amount of Grant:
C. Project Title:
D. Grantee:
E. Award Period: From:
F. Period Covered by this Report: From
G. Summary of Progress and Expenditures to Date:

To:
To

l. Work Accomplishments: (as related to project objectives and schedule for completion)
a. Provide a brief summary of progress, including results obtained to date, and
their relationship to the general goals of the grant; and
b. Provide a brief summary of work to be performed during the next year of
support, if changed from the original proposal; and indication of any current
problems or unusual developments that may lead to deviation of research
directions or delay of progress toward achieving project objectives.
2. Applications:
This section should describe specifically the outputs and management outcomes
achieved. Outputs are defined as products (e.g. publications, models) or activities
that lead to outcomes (changes in user knowledge or action). In cases where
proposed management outcomes are not fully achieved, indicate the progress
made during the reporting period. Also, indicate expected outputs and
management outcomes for the next year of support.
a. Outputs
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.

New fundamental or applied knowledge
Scientific publications
Patents
New methods and technology
New or advanced tools (e.g. models, biomarkers)
Workshops
Presentations
Outreach activities/products (e.g. website, newsletter articles)

b. Management outcomes - I. Management application or adoption of:
i. New fundamental or applied knowledge
ii. New or improved skills
iii. Information from publications, workshops, presentations, outreach
products
iv. New or improved methods or technology

v. New or advanced tools
c. Management outcomes - II. Societal condition improved due to management
action resulting from output; examples:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.

Improved water quality
Lower frequency of harmful algal blooms
Reduced hypoxic zone area
Improved sustainability of fisheries

d. Partnerships established with other federal, state, or local agencies, or other
research institutions (other than those already described in the original
proposal).
3. Expenditures:
a. Describe expenditures scheduled for this period..
b. Describe actual expenditures this period.
c. Explain special problems that led to differences between scheduled and actual
expenditures, etc.

Prepared By:
Signature of Principal Investigator
NOAA COP Annual Progress Report Form
7/16/2007

Date

NOTICE

Subsequently, all NOAA COP recipients with approved grants
will be asked to file a COP Annual Progress Report in the
specified format. The first section of the proposed format is
taken from the COP implementation plan and has some advantages
in that previously-funded investigators will be familiar with
the format. Consistency in reporting requirements for
competitive research grant programs is desirable and this is
behind COP’s efforts in proposing a standardized format. This
annual report format will enable COP program staff to monitor
each project supported by an award.
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