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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