Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech

SANREM CRSP Reporting Requirements

Keith M. MooreAssociate Program Director

The SANREM CRSP is made possible by the United States Agency for International Development and the generous support of the American people through Cooperative Agreement No. EPP-A-00-04-00013-00

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Types of Reporting

SANREM Knowledge Base (SKB)

Trip Reports

Annual and Semi-annual Reports

USAID Indicator Reporting

Research Reports/Publications

Annual Work Plans

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SANREM Knowledge Base (SKB)

The SKB is a key component of the SANREM CRSP

All SANREM participants are required to document the information resources they contribute to SA & NRM knowledge

(articles, reports, books, presentations, photos, videos, extension and training materials, etc.)

http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/menu_information/knowledgebase.php

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Trip Reports

http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/documents/Form 13-TripReportingTemplate.docx

Within 15 days following the completion of each international trip, travelers must submit a trip report to the Lead-PI who then approves and transmits the report to the ME: keithm@vt.edu

Reports will be reviewed and prepared for posting within a week.

http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/menu_information/trip.php

If several individuals are traveling together, a single report representing the group will suffice.

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Semi-Annual Report

Due: April 15

For the period: 1 October - 31 March

A brief 5-page maximum report

http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/documents/Form 14 - Semi-Annual Research Activity Report Instructions.pdf

Synthesize findings for Executive Summary

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Annual Report

Due: October 15

For the period: 1 October - 30 September

SANREM CRSP partners are required by contract to submit a technical progress report to USAID annually.

http://www.oired.vt.edu/sanremcrsp/documents/Form 15 - Annual Research Activity Report Instructions.pdf

Please edit your reports carefully !

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USAID Indicator ReportingForm 16 - Degree Training Table

Form 16A - Instructions

Form 17 - Non-Degree Training Table

Form 18 - Publications & Other Products Table

Form 19 - USAID Common Indicators

due 31 August

Form 21 - SANREM Leveraged Funding

Form 20 - LTRA Research Strategy and Development Objectives

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Research Reports and Publications

SANREM CRSP Knowledge and Information Products for Decision Makers

• should be documented in the SKB• disseminated widely

SANREM CRSP partners may hold data sets for up to two years before release to facilitate publication and scholarly activities, but ultimately all SANREM CRSP generated data must be made available to the public with proper documentation (metadata) so that it can be used by others.

• Working Papers and journal articles• Research Briefs; Technical Reports; etc.• Use local languages as appropriate

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Annual Work Plans

Form 23 - Annual Work Plan Template

Form 24 - PERSUAP Instructions

Form 25 - Equipment Authorization and Purchase Request

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IRB – Institutional Review Board

Human Subjects protection

Must be submitted for your university and partner institutions (according to their policies) • School won’t award degrees for students

whose work was not IRB approved • Some journals won’t publish

USAID projects where human subject is not at risk have exempt status• Only need to get verbal consent for survey

subjects

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Thank you

for submitting your reports in a timely fashion

Creating improved livelihoods …

… through knowledge-based sustainable agriculture and natural resource management research

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