ATE Answers

Annual Report

The first annual report is due nine months from award date. The draft of the first annual report should be complete and ready for review by Co-PIs by month seven or eight. Subsequent annual reports are due at 12-month intervals after the first project anniversary and should be ready for review by months 10 or 11 each project year.

Note: The annual report becomes due 90 days before the grant anniversary date and is considered overdue by the anniversary date. Remember that the evaluation report must be filed with the annual report as an attachment.

Resources

The NSF ATE Mentor-Connect project houses a library of webinars and documents that provide guidance for developing and managing ATE grants, including these related to writing and submitting your annual report:  

• Coffee Break Webinar:  Annual Reports (short video)
• Tutorial on Preparing the Annual Report for Your NSF Project (.pdf)
• Tips for Navigating the Research.gov NSF Annual Reporting Template (.pdf)
• Effective Strategies to Prepare Annual Reports: Demystifying the Process (.pdf)

The NSF EvaluATE Center provides information on all aspects of ATE project evaluation.  Here are two helpful resources for quick reference:

• Overcoming Writer’s Block: Strategies for Writing Your NSF Annual Report
• Getting Started with Your Evaluation