PINS Help: NIH Progress Reports

Upon submitting to NIH, prepare a PINS record, upload your eCommons or 2590 progress report into PINS and route it as described in PINS.

NIH Progress Reports Instructions

• Select the option entitled “Create Supplement/Continuation/Revised Proposal”
• In the resulting list of projects, find and select the original NIH proposal on which you are filing the progress report.
• Update the record accordingly by enteringDeadline – Reasonable Date in the future.
  • Deadline Type – Target Date
  • Project Start Date – Beginning of NEXT budget period
  • Project End Date – One year from Start Date
  • Proposal Type – NIH Progress Report
  • Category – Research (or appropriate type)
  • RFP No. – Leave Blank
  • Amount Requested – Leave 0
  • On/Off Campus – Select as Appropriate
  • F&A Rate – Use whatever current rate is applied in your award
  • F&A Basis – Modified Total Directs
  • Abstract – Simply type “Progress Report”
  • Answer all of the Yes/No Questions
  • Answer all of the Regulatory Compliance Questions
  • Click Add/View Supporting Documentation
  • Upload a copy of your progress report as prepared in eCommons or as prepared using the 2590 formset
  • Click Initiate Routing – correct any noted errors, then approve your progress report