1. NIFA Reporting Web Conference June 10, 2010

2. Start the Recording…

3. Bart Hewitt Bart is the Accountability and Reporting Leader for the Office of Planning and Accountability. He leads the Accountability and Reporting Team and has responsibility for REEport and Legacy CRIS business functions, the national effort for the State Plan of Work and Annual Report process, the Multistate Research Fund Project Proposal approvals for NIFA; and develops performance information for the PART and NIFA Budget. (202) 270-0747 bhewitt@nifa.usda.gov www.nifa.usda.gov/opa E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

4. User Support (202) 690-2910 or servicedesk@nifa.usda.gov servicedesk@nifa.usda.gov Do not contact Texas A&M support FAQs and other information on the NIFA Reporting Web Conference web page at www.nifa.usda.gov/rwcwww.nifa.usda.gov/rwc E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

5. Format and Logistics E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov rwc@nifa.usda.gov E-mail topic suggestions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov rwc@nifa.usda.gov Conferences are recorded and will be available on the Reporting Web Conference web page at www.nifa.usda.gov/rwc www.nifa.usda.gov/rwc E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

6. To Receive Announcements An RWC e-mail list will notify interested parties on news, schedules, and other issues relating to the series. To subscribe: –Send an e-mail to lyris@lyris.nifa.usda.gov. lyris@lyris.nifa.usda.gov –Skip your subject line and in the body of your message type: subscribe reportingwc. –Be sure you receive an e-mail confirming your subscription. E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

7. NIFA Portal Bart Hewitt June 2010

8. What is Affected October 1, 2010 - Non-Formula Grant Project Initiation Implemented –Replaces CRIS AD-416 and 417 January 15, 2011 - Non-Formula grant Progress Reporting Formula project reporting will remain in CRIS Web-Forms until October 2011 E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

9. Training and Production Portal Sites The Training site will be available to all Sites by September 1, 2010. The Portal Production site will be available to all Sites by mid-September. October 1, 2010 – REEport for Non-Formula Grant Initiation E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

10. Procedure for Accessing the REEport The procedure will be to access the Portal then select the REEport application The portal will include news and messages to be posted It will be expanded to include access to POW and the Partner Dashboard –One web site to access NIFA reporting E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

11. Site Administrator and PDs Site Administrators and PDs already in CRIS will be pre-loaded. Example coming up Uses PD not PI In concert with Grants.Gov application Federal data need Need to know PD, Co-PDs, no need to know all investigators E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

12. Who for Non-Formula Grant Projects? Site Administrators –A Site may have more than one SA To allow backup and share workload PDs that apply for non-formula grants as the primary PD in Grants.Gov –A PD may be in more than one Site (joint appointment) Others are at discretion of Site May include all PDs May set up Reviewers or “Readers” E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

13. What about Formula Grant Projects? Formula, next year, will require PDs responsible for Formula projects E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

14. Bill Bristow Bill is an IT Specialist in the Information System and Technology Management Unit. He is responsible for work in REEIS, the Leadership Management Dashboard, EFNEP reporting system, and the NIFA Portal for accessing future reporting systems. (202) 690-1956 wbristow@nifa.usda.gov E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

15. Joe Barbano Joe is the REEIS Project Manager n the Information System and Technology Management Unit. He is the lead person for development of REEIS, the Leadership Management Dashboard, and the NIFA Portal for accessing future reporting systems. (202) 401-2184 jbarbano@nifa.usda.gov E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov

16. NIFA Portal Bill Bristow and Joe Barbano June 2010

17. Questions? E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.govrwc@nifa.usda.gov

18. See you in August! Next NIFA Reporting Web Conference is scheduled for Thursday, August 12 from 2-4 pm (Eastern) E-mail topic suggestions for August to rwc@nifa.usda.gov rwc@nifa.usda.gov Visit the conference web site at www.nifa.usda.gov/rwc for: www.nifa.usda.gov/rwc –The recording of this conference –The slides from this conference –Announcements E-mail questions to rwc@nifa.usda.gov