Sponsored Projects Administration

INTERIM & FINAL PROGRESS REPORT GUIDELINES

• List the grant’s objectives and the strategies for achievement. For each objective, describe the results to date. Whenever possible, express the volume of services rendered can be quantitatively. Explain any changes or deviations from the original proposal.
• Provide the following information about program participants: number, ethnicity, gender, age, trimester at entry into the program. Detail whether the project is serving as many people as anticipated. Describe any efforts to identify and recruit additional participants.
• Detail whether the program received other sources of financial or in-kind support.
• Detail the types of materials (i.e., brochures, curriculum, or video) produced under this grant, and submit two copies of each.
• List the major strengths and weaknesses of the program, and what could be done differently.
• Detail plans to continue this program, if applicable. Detail whether there is secured financial support for the program when the March of Dimes grant term expires.

FINAL PROGRESS REPORT ONLY

• Explain program evaluation methods and provide a copy of the evaluation report.
• Submit an account of expenditures of funds from the March of Dimes grant. (PAF prepares)

HELPFUL MARCH OF DIME LINKS

http://www.marchofdimes.com/research/researchgrants.html 

MARCH OF DIMES ALLOWABILITY GRID

Expense		Expense
Alterations & Renovations	No	Patient Transportation	Only if budgeted
Books & Journals	No	Payment of Human Subjects	Only if budgeted
Subscriptions	No	Personnel Recruitment	No
Salary/Fringe, PI	No	Postage	No
Salary/Fringe, Co-PI	No, if faculty appointment	Publications Costs	With Clayton Review & Approval
Computers	No	Receptions & Meals	No
Consultative Services	If budgeted	Rental of Building or Space	No
Equipment	No	Scientific Meetings Abroad	No
Expenses Obtaining Visa	No	Service/Maintenance Contracts	No
Indirect Costs	10% of total direct costs	Expendable Supplies	Only if budgeted
Glassware Washing	No	Telephone, Fax, Modem Lines, & Long Distance	No
Malpractice Insurance	No	Travel, Domestic	Not to exceed $1k for scientific meetings directly relative to the MOD research grant
Membership Dues	No	Travel, Foreign	No
Office Furniture	No	Tuition & Fees	No
Office Supplies, including copying costs	No	Uniforms/Apparel	No
Parking Fees	No	Utilities	No
Patient Care	Only if budgeted	Waste Disposal	No
No Cost Extension Request must be made within 3 months of termination date of grant Rebudgeting requires written approval if >20% in/out of approved category Project funding is authorized1 year at a time