Iowa State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station

Agriculture Experiment Sta, Iowa State University

ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT AD-421

For assistance, please contact Cathy Good
cgood@iastate.edu

Your research report is entered into the CRIS (Current Research Information System) database where it is available to fellow research scientists and administrators on a nationwide basis, and to the public worldwide in the CRIS searchable database (http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/menu.html).

  1. Display the CRIS Forms Assistance home page located at http://cwf.uvm.edu/cris.

    You can bookmark this page if you wish, but no subsequent pages can be bookmarked.
  2. Select Accomplishments Report AD-421.
  3. Click on your state, and then select: Agriculture Experiment Sta, Iowa State University. Enter "cyclones" as the password and then Proceed.

  4. Enter your name to display the list of projects that require reports from you as the principal investigator.

    NOTE: grants that started on or after 10/01/2005 are displayed in a separate list shaded in purple -- these require a report based on the anniversary of the project start date -- the due date for each is shown separately.

  5. Select a project by clicking on the icon. The reporting form will be displayed with blue underlined links to additional information about each field to be entered.
  6. Enter the following information:
    1. Choose the appropriate report, either:
      • Annual Report: If the termination date has not passed and the project was active during the current reporting year
      • Final Report: Only if the termination date has passed and the project will not be extended beyond the date shown

    2. Outputs:

      Report outputs completed during the reporting period that contribute to the goals and objectives of the project (do not include publications here, they are to be reported separately in the block below). Do not include findings or conclusions that have been reached; these are to be reported separately as changes in knowledge in the outcomes section. Include a description of how the results have been disseminated to communities of interest or how the product is being shared. If this is a final report, give a brief summary of the most significant outputs and dissemination activities for the entire life of the project.

    3. Outcomes / Impacts:

      Describe how findings, results, techniques, or other products that were developed or extended from the project generated or contributed to an outcome/impact. Describe the results of the project evaluation. Indicate how resources and activities helped to produce project outputs and achieve project outcomes and impacts.

      The Outputs and Outcomes/Impacts narratives are required and each limited to 3200 characters (spaces are counted too), Only keyboard characters are allowed. Do not use degree symbols, math symbols, Greek letters, italics, boldface, super- or sub-scripts, or underlines. Please substitute suitable words and alternate characters. Consider entering and spell-checking the text in your favorite wordprocessor (then paste it into the Web form), but do NOT include tabs or indents nor any other text formatting or graphic characters.

    4. Publications:

      Publications that relate to your CRIS projects should be included. List significant publications issued during the reporting period. On a final report, only include publications not previously submitted on an annual report. There is no limit to the number of publications.

      Example:

      Wu, J., Ullrich, R.C. and Novotny, C.P. 2006. Regions in the Z5 mating gene of Schizophyllum commune involved in Y-Z binding and recognition. Mol. Gen. Genet. 252:739-745.

  7. CHECK and SAVE Screen 1.

    View the displayed information carefully. Corrections or additional edits can be made by using the BACK button on your browser toolbar. After each edit, CHECK and SAVE again.

  8. Go to Screen 2

    1. Participants:

      Provide information about individuals who worked on the project. If applicable, provide information about partner organizations, collaborators, and contacts. Also describe opportunities for training or professional development that were provided by the project.

    2. Target Audiences:

      Provide information on target audiences for efforts designed to cause a change in knowledge, actions, or conditions.

    3. Project Modifications:

      Describe major changes in approach and reason(s) for these major changes. If applicable, provide special and/or additional reporting requirements specified in the award Terms and Conditions.

  9. CHECK and SAVE Screen 2.

    View the displayed information carefully. Corrections or additional edits can be made by using the BACK button on your browser toolbar. After each edit, CHECK and SAVE again.

  10. When the information is correct and complete, Confirm Report. You should see a Confirmation Screen displaying all your entered text.
  11. When you are completely finished with the report and do not need to edit it further, select the Report Complete button. Once you select this button, you will not be able to edit the report again, and it will then be submitted to CRIS for you. You MUST "press" this button to indicate when the report is complete. Your report cannot be submitted to CRIS until you mark it complete.
  12. You may want to print a final copy to keep for your records and / or submit for review using the button provided.
  13. If you have more than one project, use the Return to Select Project button in order to select another project and follow the same steps as outlined previously.
  14. Send a copy to your department chair; ask that they notify Cathy Good when approved.
After Dr. Colletti reviews AD-421 reports, we will notify you if further editing is needed. We can "unmark" those projects "marked complete", which will permit changes to the report before sending to CRIS.

FOR PROJECTS TERMINATING DURING THE YEAR OR REQUIRING ANNIVERSARY REPORTING,

ALL INFORMATION SHOULD BE ENTERED

WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE PROJECT TERMINATION OR ANNIVERSARY DATE


FOR CALENDAR YEAR ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS,

ALL INFORMATION SHOULD BE ENTERED BY JANUARY 31, 2008