Final Reporting Financial Report (reviewed and signed by PI) Patent Report Technical Report (prepared and submitted by PI) NSF now requires an “Outcomes” report written in lay language (prepared and submitted by PI).

Technical Report Format varies with agency Typically is not reviewed by SRS or SRAS Agencies differ in time window that technical report is due (90 days for National Science Foundation) Report can be quite extensive in detail

Technical Report (NSF example) Required Elements Graduate students Organizational Partners Other Collaborators or Contacts Activities and Findings Training and Development Outreach Activities Journal Publications Books or Other One-Time Publications Other Specific Products Contributions Within Discipline Contributions to Other Disciplines Contributions to Human Resource Development Contributions to Resources for Research and Education

Technical Report Agency will typically NOT provide new funding until final report is submitted

Data Management & Retention Policy varies with agency Some require data retention for as long as five years after publication of results Good practice is to retain data for as long as possible (this includes work of postdocs, students and technicians) Keep data in a well-annotated state

Wrap Up & Questions (?) We’ll be available at lunch today to answer additional questions…….