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NIFA provides easy access to data and metrics on how the agency disseminates funding to strengthen transparency and promote open government. NIFA’s data resources include tools to access grant and project information, tools to perform grant-related activities, NIFA’s reporting systems, and NIFA’s public dashboards.

Tools

The Data Gateway and Research, Education and Economics Information System (REEIS) are accessible to the public.  Through these tools, the public can find data and information about research, education, and extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA. The Peer Review System (PRS), Leadership Management Dashboard (LMD), and WebNEERS are used by assigned users.

Data Gateway

Data Gateway

The Data Gateway enables users to find funding data, metrics, and information about research, education, and extension projects that have received grant awards from NIFA.

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  • Research, Education and Economics Information System (REEIS)

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    The Research, Education, and Economics Information System (REEIS) provides information on NIFA’s research, education, and extension programs as well as those of other USDA partner organizations. REEIS imports, aggregates, and stores data about research, education, and extension from a variety of...
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  • Peer Review System (PRS)

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    The Peer Review System (PRS) allows reviewers to read grant proposal applications, submit reviews, create summaries of panel discussions, and read other panelist's reviews.
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  • Leadership Management Dashboard (LMD)

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    The Leadership Management Dashboard (LMD) is a NIFA reporting tool that allows users to access financial and budget information on the agency’s programs. Users may drill-down from general program data to the project level to see how expenditures on individual research, education, and extension...
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  • WebNEERS: Planning, Evaluation, and Reporting

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    The Web-Based Nutrition Education Evaluation and Reporting System (WebNEERS) is a secure system designed, hosted, and maintained by Clemson University. The system provides a variety of reports that are used to guide planning, manage programming, perform diagnostic assessments, and export summary...
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Reporting

Reporting is a crucial part of our work. Good reporting practices by NIFA and grant applicants affects our transparency and informs our processes. The tools below are resources and platforms that make reporting easier and more accessible for our users. The NIFA Reporting System (NRS) and Research, Extension, and Education Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport) are NIFA’s primary reporting systems. The Public Access for NIFA-Funded Work webpage provides guidance and resources related to NIFA’s implementation of the USDA’s Public Access plan. The Intellectual Property Reporting webpage provides detailed guidance on the required reporting for intellectual property that are completed in the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) iEdison system.

  • NIFA Reporting System

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    NIFA has established the NIFA Reporting System (NRS) in collaboration with Land-grant Universities and other partners. This tool provides data management and reporting for capacity funded research projects and Extension programs.
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  • REEport

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    The Research, Extension, and Education Project Online Reporting Tool (REEport) is NIFA’s primary grant reporting application for non-capacity projects, which includes all competitive grant programs. The application collects both technical and financial data related to non-capacity projects and...
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  • Public Access for NIFA-Funded Work

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    Public access is a critical part of the USDA and National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) support of Open Science. Departmental Regulation (DR) 1020-006 makes all peer-reviewed, scholarly publications and digital scientific research data assets arising from unclassified scientific...
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  • Intellectual Property Reporting

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    Intellectual property includes patents, copyrights, trademarks, and related proprietary matters. Grantees and contractors are required to adhere to the Bayh-Dole Act, which specifies reporting requirements for all inventions resulting from federal funds. This legislation permits NIFA’s grantees and...
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Explore Data

NIFA Grant Funding Dashboard

The NIFA Grant Funding dashboard provides an inside look into NIFA funding for competitive and capacity grants from fiscal year 2018 forward.

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NIFA Application Status Dashboard

The NIFA Application Status dashboard allows users to look up the status of their grant applications for NIFA funding opportunities.

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Contact Information

Below is the contact information for NIFA's data tools and platforms. We encourage users to reach out to the appropriate contact with any issues they have.

Tool or PlatformContact
Data Gateway, LMD, REEIS, REEport, Intellectual Property Reporting, NIFA Public Dashboards electronic@usda.gov
NIFA Reporting SystemNRS@usda.gov
WebNEERSNIFA Program Contact for your EFNEP or SNAP-ED award
PRSNIFA Program Contact for your assigned panel
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