quarterly progress report guidelines（季度进展报告指南）.docVIP

Quarterly Progress Report Guidelines for Grant Recipients Conducting Research for the Center for Multimodal Solutions for Congestion Mitigation Guidelines as of Spring 2008  QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT Principal Investigators (PIs) of each CMS grant-funded project are required to prepare and submit reports detailing the progress made to-date on their projects. These reports are to be prepared and submitted to the CMS at iaviles@ by March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. These reports will assist the CMS with the reporting requirements of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The reports should also include electronic copies (in pdf format) of papers submitted to journals or conferences that relate to the CMS funded project, when appropriate. Delays or failure to submit a quarterly report will negatively affect the consideration of any future proposal submitted by the PI to the CMS. GUIDELINES The CMS has chosen to use NCHRP quarterly progress report guidelines, which are also very similar to those used by FDOT. The CMS quarterly progress report should be submitted electronically as a PDF file to Ines Aviles Spadoni at iaviles@. It should summarize the project progress in terms of schedule and budget (for an example, see Progress Schedule on /research/for_pis_only.php) and a written narrative. The narrative should include a summary of the problem, project objectives, information on project deliverables, accomplishments during the subject quarter, activities planned for the next quarter, and a summary of modifications requested, if applicable. Appendices may also be included, if desired. Organization of Quarterly Progress Report To facilitate the review of project reports, the information should be presented in the following order. Cover sheet for quarterly progress report (see layout on page 2) Progress Schedule (see link to Excel spreadsheet on page 3) Introduction Summar