Use Form PHS 2590 in preparing the progress report. Complete the Face Page (Form Page 1) except for items 8a and 8b, the Progress Report Summary (Form Page 5) and the Key Personnel Report (Form Page 7). Complete the Budget Form pages 2 and 3 (PHS 2590) only if any of your responses to Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) are “yes.” Also, complete the Checklist Page (Form Page 6) only if there is a change in performance site(s) that will affect the facilities and administrative costs and/or if program income is anticipated. If program income is anticipated, the Checklist should reflect the amount and source(s). The Progress Report should begin on Form Page 5, with answers to the three SNAP questions (see sample IMSD Table 1).
The Progress Report should summarize the progress achieved in the reporting period with respect to the IMSD Program goals. The narrative part is limited to three pages, and numerical and other data may be presented in tabular form (tables and figures are not counted in the three-page limit).
Provide a brief summary (2-3 paragraphs of narrative and a summary of participant data in a tabular form; see sample IMSD Table 2) of the overall progress made during the current reporting period, including the number and percent of underrepresented minority undergraduate, and Ph.D. students (as applicable) who participated in and graduated from, and who entered into or completed (as applicable) the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and/or behavioral research fields. Compare the performance, with respect to graduation and matriculation to the next academic step, of IMSD students with non-IMSD students at the grantee institution.
- Restate the goals, specific measurable objectives, anticipated milestones, and outcomes proposed in the application. Briefly describe each of the student development activities implemented, and the progress made in relation to the original goals and objectives.
- Provide a list of the peer-reviewed research publications co-authored by IMSD students and the number of scientific presentations.
- Describe any significant professional recognition of the IMSD students (e.g., fellowships, awards, etc.) and participating faculty.
- Provide a list of students who were supported by the IMSD program for the current reporting period. This list should give each student’s name, department, the underrepresented group (e.g., African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Hawaiian Natives, and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands), and natives of the U. S. Pacific Islands) he/she belongs to, type and year of degree earned, current plans or status, and contact information. A sample format table for program participant information is provided for guidance (see Sample Format table).
- Describe what has been learned through the program evaluation and any changes made in the program as a result of the evaluation.
Appendix: Limit the appendix to full evaluation reports only.
A sample format for progress reports of student development programs is provided for guidance (see Sample Format, PDF, 11.3KB). All progress reports must be submitted to the centralized mailing address:
Division of Extramural Activities Support, OER
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 2207, MSC 7987
Bethesda, MD 20892-7987 (for regular or US Postal Service Express mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for other courier/express mail delivery only)
Phone: 301-594-6584
