Recommended Timelines for CRIS Report of Hatch/Multi-State Projects and USDA Competitive Grants Funded Projects

All federally funded projects in AAES require annual report to the CRIS system. In order to make the reports on time to the CRIS system, here are some suggested timelines for all principal investigators to consider:

1. Thirty (30) days before the due date, an e-mail reminder will be sent out to all AAES faculty.
2. Seven (7) days before the due date, an e-mail reminder will be sent out to all AAES faculty, and to all department heads and relevant associate deans for research, alerting the time left is one week before the reports are due.
3. On the due date, a list of projects that have not been reported will be generated. The list will be sent to each department head and associate dean for research in relevant colleges, asking them to inform the involved faculty to take actions.
4. A final e-mail warning will be sent to the involved individual faculty members three weeks after the due date.
5. If there are still projects that are not reported 30 days after the due date, the involved faculty member and his/her department head/chair/associate dean will be asked to meet with the AAES Assistant Director to discuss the steps toward completion of the report.