Report Your Progress and Outcomes

Annual project reports are prepared each year. They are typically due no later than 90 days before the end of the current reporting budget period of a project.

Annual project reports cover that year's activities related to the funded project as well as broader impacts work which may not be intrinsic to the research.

For reporting timeline specifics and other information about the annual reporting process refer to PAPPG VII.D.1.a.

Annual project reports must be submitted in Research.gov.

Your final annual project report should only refer to the final funded year of your project — it is not a cumulative report. It is due no later than 120 days following the end date of your NSF award.

The guidelines in PAPPG VII.D.1.b outline what should be included, as well as the timeline for submitting your final annual project report.

Final annual project reports must be submitted in Research.gov.

This report serves as a summary of no more than 800 words on the nature and outcomes of your project, written for a public audience. It is due no later than 120 days following the end date of your NSF award.

This report will be posted publicly by NSF exactly as it is submitted. It should not contain confidential or proprietary information.

Full details of what should be included in your project outcomes report and when it should be submitted can be found in PAPPG VII.D.2.

Project outcomes reports must be submitted in Research.gov.