Report Format for Institution Building and Coordination Projects
Category 3: 2004, 2005
NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program
Institution Building and Coordination Project
Interim and Final Project Report Format
Indicate Agreement Number
Indicate whether Interim or Final
report
List:
Organization: Name, address, Web address
Project Leader: Name, telephone, email
Collaborating Organizations: Name, point of contact,
address, Web address
In writing the report keep in mind the goals of your project under this category: the development of new or strengthening of existing multi-organizational collaboration that supports the development and maintenance of shared digital geographic resources, and to foster the establishment of cross-organizational coordinating councils that develop and advance the NSDI within a specific geographic area.
Project Narrative
Summarize the project activities. Include its accomplishments,
successes strengths and weaknesses, further challenges, and
collaboration activities.
Also describe
- the state of regional coordination, how has it changed as a result of this project
- the regional scope, the types and applications of data covered by this project
- what are the best practices that lead to success and practices you have found that do not
- describe how the collaboration is governing
Next Steps
- Will this project's activities continue in the future
- Describe the next phase in your project
- Requirements (more technical assistance, software, other?)
- What areas need work?
Feedback on Cooperative Agreements Program
- What are the program strengths and weaknesses?
- Where does the program make a difference?
- Was the assistance you received sufficient or effective?
- What would you recommend doing differently?
- Are there factors that are missing or additional needs that should be considered?
- Are there program management concerns that need to be addressed? Time frame?
- If you were to do this again, what would you do differently?