External Research Support
For Principal Investigators
The Principal Investigator is strongly encouraged to disseminate research results promptly to the scientific community and appropriate professional organizations; local, state, regional, and federal agencies; and the general public. The Recipient must publish project reports in scientific or technical journals, in a peer-reviewed form. The Government may publish, reproduce, and use all technical data developed as a result of this award in any manner and for any purpose, without limitation, and may authorize others to do the same.
Data generated as a part of work funded under NEHRP is not subject to proprietary period of exclusive data access. Any data generated must be made available to the USGS as soon as it is available. The USGS reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use the data for government purposes. Any project funded in whole or part with funds obtained under NEHRP falls under this requirement. The USGS Contracting Officer is the sole person to decide which data falls in this category should any question arise.
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Report/ |
Number of Copies & Method of Transmittal |
Submit To |
When Due |
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Publication* |
1 reprint Include journal name and volume number and date of publication (reference to the publication will be added to the External website; pdfs will not be posted for publications) |
Grants Program |
Immediately following publication. |
Progress Report |
Send Adobe Acrobat PDF file as an email attachment to: |
Grants Program Manager |
Due 45 days before the end of the first project period. Subsequent year funding is contingent on receipt of a report that summarizes the progress of the project during the previous funding period and demonstration of satisfactory progress. (see your agreement deliverable/reporting requirements section for complete details) |
Final Technical Report ** |
Send Adobe Acrobat PDF file as an email attachment to:
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Grants Program |
Within 90 calendar days after the end of the grant or cooperative agreement. Collaborative awards should submit one FTR for all collaborators. |
*Publication means any book, report, photograph, map, chart, or recording published or disseminated to the scientific community. Preprints of articles submitted for publications will be accepted as final reports.
All publications that contain work performed during the project period shall include the following statements:
“Research supported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, under USGS (insert award number). The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Government.”
**Please note: If an annual report or progress report was submitted, information from the previous report must be repeated or re-stated in the FTR as this will be the only report publicly available for any award.
The following requests for change require advance written approval by the Contracting Officer shown on your award.
Your request must be submitted to the Contracting Officer at least 45 calendar days prior to the requested effective date of the change:
- Changes in the scope, objective, or key personnel referenced in the proposal.
- Request for supplemental funds.
- Transfer of funds between direct cost categories when the cumulative amount of transfers during the project period exceeds 10 % of the total award.
- Foreign travel not approved at time of award.
- Acquisition of nonexpendable personal property (equipment) not approved at time of award.
- Creation of any direct cost line item not approved at time of award.
- Any other significant change to the award.
- No-cost Extensions to the Project Period.
The timely conduct of funded projects is of great importance to the achievement of EHP goals, therefore no-cost extensions are discouraged. The USGS reserves the right to limit the length of time and number of no-cost extensions. Please note that no-cost extensions are not intended to be used merely for the purpose of expending unobligated balances. Applicants must supply documentation supporting their request for an extension:
- The cause of the needed extension.
- A description of the remaining work to be completed
- Proposed new end date.
- The amount of funds remaining, and
- A revised budget for the remaining funds.
Requests for no-cost extensions shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at least 45 days before the grant end date. The Contracting Officer will notify the Recipient in writing within 30 calendar days after receipt of the request for revision or adjustment whether the request has been approved.
