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How is reporting of project progress related to courtesy reviews by collaborating cooperators? [161]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Reports of project progress are not related to the collaborator/partner courtesy reviews. While both types of reporting may contain new, interpretive content, a progress report discusses the status of project work and a draft of a final project report provided to collaborators for courtesy review discusses the results of the project. [Read more]

Reports of project progress are not related to the collaborator/partner courtesy reviews as described in SM 502.4, section 4.G. A report of project progress should not be used as a draft of a final project report sent to collaborating cooperators for courtesy review. While both types of reporting may contain new, interpretive content, a progress report discusses the status of project work and a draft of a final project report provided to collaborators for courtesy review discusses the results of the project.