How to Become an Official Participant of a Multistate Project

Multi-state Research Projects (formerly called ‘Regional Projects) (MRPs) involve cooperative, jointly planned research employing multidisciplinary approaches to solve problems of concerns to multiple states or across a region.

MRPs provide a 'plan of research' for 5-years, and can serve as an AAES project for research appointments in the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES). Faculty are required to have AAES projects in order to access resources of the experiment station such as outlying units, Research Operations, etc.

To View the Proposal:

1. Go to the National Information Management Support System (NIMSS) at http://nimss.umd.edu.
2. Insert your login and password. (If you don't have a login ID, you'll need to register, also at the URL above.)
3. In the top menu, select “Project” then select “View Projects.”
4. Enter the project number, e.g. W_TEMP2462.

To Become an Official Participant of a Multistate Project:

To Create and Submit an Appendix E for a Proposed Project:

1. Go to the National Information Management Support System (NIMSS) at http://nimss.umd.edu.
2. Insert your login and password. (If you don't have a login ID, you'll need to register, also at the URL above.)
3. In the top menu, select “Participants” then select “Draft/Edit”
4. On the left side menu, select "Draft New."
5. Select the project number, e.g. W_TEMP2462
6. Fill out the form.
7. Click on “Submit.”

Please contact the Administrative Advisor (as appropriate) if you have questions about the proposed project.

Contact your System Administrator (John Liu at liuzhan@auburn.edu) if you have questions about the use of NIMSS.