1. 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).

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

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