Please use these format guidelines when preparing your progress reports.  If you submit your progress reports via the website, please enter your data in the corresponding fields.

Page margins are to be set at one inch (top, bottom, left, and right margins).  Font type is Times New Roman, font size 12.

Single-spaced paragraphs.  Double-spaced between the headings and between paragraphs.

Please do not number your pages or paragraphs.

Please see the sample Report that follows:

NC-213 Objective (Select 1, 2, or 3 from our Rewrite)

Title

Please use a title other than the title of the specific objective.

Project Objectives

Please enter the Project Objective.  If more than one Objective, please separate by paragraphs. Please note that this area will be edited to be consistent throughout the Report.

Summary

This section is optional and could be incorporated into the “Results” section.

From

Please list the name of principal investigator’s institution.

By

List names of representatives of the participating State Agricultural Experiment Stations, USDA agencies including CSRS and any other participants.  The official voting members should be indicated by an asterisk (*).  Please list the last name first followed by the first two initials.  No space between the initials.  Please list the lead principal investigator first.

Results for (year)

Enter the Results.  If more than one Result, please separate by paragraphs.

Plans for (year)

Please enter the Plans for the following year regarding this Project.  If terminated, please indicate so.

Publications

The format for entering publications is as follows:  Lead principal investigator listed first by last name followed by first two initials.  Supporting individuals listed in alphabetic order with first two initials followed by last name.  Next, list the year of the publication or the appropriate effective date.  Title of publication listed next.  If there are editors (i.e., Book Chapters) list the editors followed by “(eds.)”.  For publications that are in press, please indicate by “(In press)”.

Issues

List the Issues with this Project.  If more than one Issue, please separate by paragraphs.

What Was Done

List the accomplishments for this Project.

Impacts

List the Impacts of this Project.

Funding Sources

This section is optional.

Contacts

This section is optional.