Prescott Grant Reporting Requirements for Award Recipients
Under the Prescott Grant Program, a semi-annual progress report, final summary report, and financial report are required from all award recipients.
- Progress reports are due every 6 months.
- Final summary report is due 90 days after the end date of the award.
- Financial Reports are due every 6 months.
Please note that if you have received a no-cost extension , you must still submit both a progress report and a financial report, according to the schedule indicating the status of your project.
Financial Reports
Financial reports are reviewed by the NOAA Grants Management Division. For the report form (SF-425) and additional information on reporting, please go to the following website: http://www.ago.noaa.gov/quicklinks/grantee.html.
Semi-Annual Reports
Semi-Annual Reports must include the following information:
- Grant number,
- Federal, match, and total amount of the grant,
- Project title,
- Grantee (named on award agreement),
- Award period,
- Dates covered by the report, and
- Summary of progress to date, including descriptions of tasks scheduled for the period and accomplished during the period. Please give an explanation of special problems and differences between scheduled and accomplished work.
Final Summary Report
The Final Report must include the following information:
- Grant number,
- Federal, match, and total amount of the grant,
- Project title,
- Grantee (named on award agreement),
- Award period,
- Project objectives and goals,
- Detailed descriptions of project work plans and work that was completed,
- Identification of individuals and/or organizations that performed the work and collaborated with the grantee,
- Details of actual project accomplishments,
- List of all biological samples collected and disposition of samples (if applicable),
- Identification and discussion of significant problems or biases that may have resulted in less than satisfactory results,
- Description of need or any plans for additional work on this project,
- Description and analysis of the extent to which the project goals and objectives were or were not met,
- Any explanation of changes to the goals and objectives, and
- Explanation of how the project results have been or will be disseminated.
Transmittal of Semi-Annual and Final Summary Reports
Please submit semi-annual and final summary reports via the NOAA Grants Online system. Please note that the authorized representative will need to approve the report submitted by the PI and forward it on to NOAA before it can be reviewed.
If you need assistance with NOAA Grants Online, please contact the helpdesk at 1-877-662-2478.
Costs associated with preparing and transmitting semi-annual and final summary reports in an electronic format are appropriately funded from the grant award during the project period.
Requests for exemption from the requirement for electronic submission, or for use of a different format than those specified above, must be submitted for consideration and approval by NOAA Fisheries no later than 120 days prior to the due date of the final report.
Note: If your funding was delayed, please prepare your Progress Report/Final Summary Report with one of the following statements, as appropriate:
"Although the start date was _______________, funding has not yet been received."
OR
"Although the start date was _______________, funding was not received until ______________."
