PINS Online Help - NIH Progess Reports




(1) NIH Progress Reports must be processed through PINS - Read why by clicking [here]

(2) For NIH Progress Reports, follow these supplemental instructions:

  • Selecting the option entitled "Create Supplement/Continuation/Revised Proposal"
  • In the resulting list of projects, find and select the original NIH proposal on which you are filing the progress report.
  • Update the record accordingly by entering
    • Deadline - Reasonable Date in the future.
    • Deadline Type - Target Date
    • Project Start Date - Beginning of NEXT budget period
    • Project End Date - One year from Start Date
    • Proposal Type - NIH Progress Report
    • Category - Research (or appropriate type)
    • RFP No. - Leave Blank
    • Amount Requested - Leave 0
    • On/Off Campus - Select as Appropriate
    • F&A Rate - Use whatever current rate is applied in your award
    • F&A Basis - Modified Total Directs
    • Abstract - Simply type "Progress Report"
    • Answer all of the Yes/No Questions
    • Answer all of the Regulatory Compliance Questions
    • Click Add/View Supporting Documentation
      • upload a copy of your progress report as prepared in eCommons or as prepared using the 2590 formset
    • Click Initiate Routing - correct any noted errors, then approve your progress report