Reporting Requirements

Grantees are responsible to the RWJF for at least two reports each year: the annual (narrative) report, and the financial report. In some cases, more frequent financial reports may be requested.

The annual, or narrative, report is an account of the scientific and administrative progress toward your research goals. The first three years, the report is called the “annual” report; in the last year it is the “final” report. Guidelines and specific questions to be answered will be sent to you a few months in advance of the deadline, and may be found under “Grantee Resources/Reporting Instructions” in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s website <http://www.rwjf.org/grantees/annualgrantreporting.jsp> and <http://www.rwjf.org/grantees/finalgrantreporting.jsp>. The deadline for these reports is one month after the anniversary of your start date. For example, for a grant that started July 1, 2011, the first annual report would be due July 31, 2012. It is the Scholar’s responsibility to ensure that the reports are submitted by the deadline. If this is not possible, the Scholar should contact the NPO. Narrative reports should also be sent to the NPO and to the NAC mentor (electronic or paper, according to his or her preference).

The financial report is likewise due a month after the anniversary of the grant’s start date. This report is usually sent directly to RWJF by the financial section of your institution’s sponsored projects or research office. Make sure that you get a copy of this report so that you may ensure that funds are being expended as planned.

If you leave your institution for any reason, final financial and narrative reports are due, no matter how far along in your award you were at the time of departure.

Correspondence with the RWJF

All correspondence with the RWJF include your grant ID number and should be cc:ed to the National Program Office. Please keep a copy of correspondence for your files.