Post Award Grants Administrators should keep investigators informed of the timeline for progress reports and can assist in preparing some of the necessary documents. Grants Administrators should provide the Principal Investigator and/or designated research staff with a list of requirements for submitting the report. Progress Reports usually require the signature of an Authorized institutional official. Depending on the agency, that person is either the Director of Grants and Contracts, the Post Award Supervisor or the PreAward Supervisor.
It is very important that if the research timeline is delayed for any reason, that you report that in the progress report. If a delay in one year causes all years to be behind, then you should continue to report that in each year’s progress report.