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NIFA RPPR Update -REEportBart Hewitt
August 27, 2012
What is REEport?• Research, Education, and Extension project
online reporting tool• NIFA’s grant and formula project reporting
system, building on and replacing the existing CRIS web forms system.
• REEport implements the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)
Characteristics of REEport?• Modules such as Project Initiation (which
includes classification), Progress Report, Financial Report, and Final Technical Report
Implementation of REEport• A complete more robust REEport will be
released for use.
• Estimated to Deploy - Winter 2013
The REEport System Deployment•Deployment Delayed
–Why???•Government-wide IT Data Center Consolidation
–National Information Technology Center (NITC)
E-mail questions to [email protected]
Steps to Full Deployment
•Beta Testing Started in August 2012–10 Sites
–30 Days
Steps to Full Deployment–10 Sites Selected for Beta Testing
• University of Maine• Cornell• University of Florida• Texas AgriLife• Mississippi State University• University of Tennessee• Kansas State University• University of Wisconsin• University of California • Washington State University
Steps to Full Deployment
•IT Fixes from Beta Testing–30 Days
Steps to Full Deployment
•NITC Servers up and Running
•Quick Re-Alpha Testing–Two Weeks
•Quick Re-Beta Testing–Two Weeks
Steps to Full Deployment
•Site Administrators Set Up Sites–Beginning of Deployment–Up to 60 Days
•Training Site Open to Everyone–Same 60 Days parallel to Site Set Up
Steps to Full Deployment
•Final Tweaking of REEport–2 Weeks
•Final Load of CRIS Data–Day before Final Deployment
•Turn on Production Server for Data Entry–Full Deployment–CRIS WebForms Off
Implementation of REEport• Non-Formula (including Competitive) Grant
Project Initiation• Linked to Grants database – C-REEMS
– Pre-population of relevant Project data• Existing Non-Formula Grants & Project Reporting• Copying Existing Non-Formula Projects from
CRIS to REEport– Annual Progress Reports– Continuations– Final Technical Reports
Implementation of REEport• Formula Grant Project Initiation & Classification• Program of Research• Assurance Statements• Email Notifications and Reminders• Link Hatch and Evans-Allen Projects to POW• Data Exchange with NIMSS
Implementation of REEport• Moving Existing Formula Projects to REEport
– Progress Reports– Financial Report– Termination Reports
• Email Notifications and Reminders• Link Hatch and Evans-Allen Projects to POW
– Auto Upload FTEs, Financial Data, KAs & % to Annual Report
REEport Progress Report• Annual and Final (Termination) Reports• Must Conform to the Research Project Progress
Report (RPPR)• Standard Report
– Must be used Government-wide by Extramural Research Granting Agencies
– Fields and Descriptions of Fields are prescribed– Flexibility for NIFA to include extra descriptions
NIFA Reporting and Reports Portal• One Place to enter for:
– REEport– Plan of Work– Partnership Leadership Management Dashboard
• One User ID and Password for Reporting• All Users must have a User ID and Password• Roles
– Site Administrator– Project Grantees (PDs)
Where will you get data from REEport?
• REEIS - http://www.reeis.usda.gov
• Partnership LMD – (Leadership Management Dashboard)
• NIFA Portal - https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/
REEport Training• YES, there will be a training Site!!• Training Site Available After Beta Testing• Web Conferences (Recorded)• Help Text and Definition Links on each
screen• User Manual
Progress Report
• Cover Page• Participants• Target Audience• Products• Accomplishments• Changes/Problems
Information on REEport
• Reporting Web Conferences– http://nifa.usda.gov/rwc
• REEport Email box– [email protected]
• REEport Implementation Web Page– http://www.nifa.usda.gov/business/reeport_imp.html
Grants Process
• Grants.gov• NIFA eGrants System
– GAC, CDS, & CREEMS• REEport
PARS REEport Staff • Bart Hewitt - Director, Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff
– [email protected], 202-720-0747
• Adam Preuter – IT Specialist (Customer Support)– [email protected], 202-690-0124– Project Initiation– Financial Report– eJackets
• Laura Wascavage – Management and Program Analyst– 202-690-0011– Project Initiation– Progress Report– eJackets
• Falita Liles – Information Resource Specialist– REEport Data Retrieval Expert
• Katelyn Sellers – Management and Program Analyst– REEport Data Analysis
Questions??