 REEport Updates to Improve Public Access
Public access is a critical part of USDA and NIFA’s support of Open Science.
USDA Departmental Regulation (DR) 1020-006 addresses how open science and public access will be managed within the department. It requires all peer-reviewed, scholarly publications and digital scientific research data assets arising from unclassified scientific research supported wholly or in part by the USDA be accessible to the public, to the extent practicable. For more information on these requirements, see the Public Access for NIFA-Funded Work webpage.
To comply with DR 1020-006, NIFA has made several updates to its Research, Extension, and Education Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport). REEport is NIFA’s primary grant reporting application for non-capacity projects, which includes all competitive grant programs.
As of Oct. 30, REEport Annual Progress Reports and REEport Final Reports now include updates to two fields and six new fields.
These REEport updates apply to all future submissions, including reports in Draft and Pending Submission to NIFA status. No updates will be required on previously submitted reports unless they are returned to draft status in REEport after the release. If a submitted report is returned to draft status after the new fields are released, the grantee will be required to complete the new fields before resubmission to NIFA.
To review a detailed description of each new or updated field, see the applicable REEport User Guide sections, including Progress Report: Products Page, Progress Report: Other Products Page, Final Report: Products Page, and Final Report: Other Products Page. Contact the REEport Help Desk at Electronic@usda.gov with questions or concerns.
As outlined in the 2024 updated NIFA Terms and Conditions, in addition to grant reporting in REEport, competitive grant recipients must use the National Agricultural Library’s (NAL) PubAg to report information on scholarly publications and/or Ag Data Commons for data assets. More information on these requirements can be found on the Public Access for NIFA-Funded Work webpage. NIFA is working with NAL to determine if there is a way to streamline data entry to eliminate duplication of work for grantees.
Efficient Fertilizer Consortium Seeks Research to Evaluate Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Impact Globally
The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC), a public-private partnership to fund research that advances enhanced efficiency fertilizer products and practices to optimize crop production and reduce environmental impact, is launching its first request for applications (RFA).
The EFC will consider applications for field trials to evaluate the agronomic performance and environmental impact of enhanced efficiency fertilizers across a range of geographic locations, cropping systems, climates and soil types.
An informational webinar at 11 a.m. EST, Nov. 8, will cover critical information that applicants should consider when applying for this opportunity. A recording will be made available on the EFC open opportunity webpage, which also features application details as well as the full RFA. Pre-applications are due Dec. 11.
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