CRIS Forms on the Web

Research sponsored or conducted by the USDA is required to be documented in the Current Research Information System (CRIS) -- a unit of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). CRIS AD-416, AD-417, and AD-421 information is entered into the CRIS technical database which is available for searching online at http://cris.csrees.usda.gov.

When you search the CRIS database, you can access the AD-416 and AD-417 basic information and the AD-421 annual reports to find out what research is being done and who is conducting the research. Therefore, all Station projects require the AD-416, AD-417, and CSREES-2008 before projects are approved by the station director(s) and assigned a project number. Once a project is approved by CSREES, the AD-421 is submitted annually to report progress during the calendar year. The same form is used to submit a final (summary) report.

From this page you can:

Learn about any of the CRIS forms
Print blank Web CRIS forms for your own use
Learn about processing AD-416/AD-417s for an Experiment Station project
- 10/1/2007: NEWSFLASH -- new criteria for AD-416 fields
Learn about preparing the AD-421 annual or final report
- 10/1/2007: NEWSFLASH – AD-421 fields redefined, criteria for new fields
- AD-421 report examples – samples from this year’s reports, using the new form
How to write descriptive impact statements

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Enter CRIS Web Forms