The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced new procedures and instructions for submitting annual progress reports for awards that are funded for multiple years at one time. These "multi-year funded (MYF) awards" are not funded incrementally in budget years, but are instead funded fully at the start of the project period. This includes awards made under the Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) mechanism, among others.
The new submission process for progress reports applies to all MYF awards with an annual progress report due on or after December 22, 2010. The new instructions and procedures supersede any previous instructions regarding the timing and submission of reports and may represent a change from previous instructions, including those in the notice award or the Funding Opportunity Announcement when the original proposal was submitted.
OSP has developed detailed guidance and instructions to assist PI/PDs with developing and submitting a MYF progress report. If you have questions about this process, please contact your OSP Research Development Specialist.