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?