[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1260.22]

[Page 286-287]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec.  1260.22  Technical publications and reports.

    (This provision describes standard reporting requirements that 
should be applied in most circumstances. The requirements set forth 
under this provision may be modified by the grant officer based on 
specific report needs for the grant or cooperative agreement, provided 
that reporting requirements do not conflict with Sec.  1260.151. Any 
special reporting requirements (e.g. Payload Safety Data Review) will be 
set forth as a special condition in the award document.)

            Technical Publications and Reports December 2003

    (a) NASA encourages the widest practicable dissemination of research 
results at any time during the course of the investigation.
    (1) All information disseminated as a result of the grant shall 
contain a statement which acknowledges NASA's support and identifies the 
grant by number (e.g., ``The material is based upon work supported by 
NASA under award No(s) GRNASM99G000001, etc.'').
    (2) Except for articles or papers published in scientific, 
technical, or professional journals, the exposition of results from NASA 
supported research should also include the following disclaimer: ``Any 
opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this 
material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the

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views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.''
    (3) As a courtesy, any release of a NASA photograph or illustration 
should list NASA first on the credit line followed by the name of the 
Principal Investigator's Institution. An example follows:
    ``Photograph  courtesy of 
NASA  and the 
.''
    (b) Reports shall be in the English language, informal in nature, 
and ordinarily not exceed three pages (not counting bibliographies, 
abstracts, and lists of other media). The recipient shall submit the 
following reports:
    (1) A Progress Report for all but the final year of the grant. Each 
report is due 60 days before the anniversary date of the grant and shall 
briefly describe what was accomplished during the reporting period as 
outlined in Sec.  1260.151(d). A special condition specifying more 
frequent reporting may be required.
    (2) A Summary of Research (or Educational Activity Report in the 
case of Education Grants) is due within 90 days after the expiration 
date of the grant, regardless of whether or not support is continued 
under another grant. This report shall be a comprehensive summary of 
significant accomplishments during the duration of the grant.
    (c) Progress Reports, Summaries of Research, and Educational 
Activity Reports shall include the following on the first page:
    (1) Title of the grant.
    (2) Type of report.
    (3) Name of the principal investigator.
    (4) Period covered by the report.
    (5) Name and address of the recipient's institution.
    (6) Grant number.
    (d) Progress Reports, Summaries of Research, and Educational 
Activity Reports shall be distributed as follows:
    (1) The original report, in both hard copy and electronic format, to 
the Technical Officer.
    (2) One copy to the NASA Grant Officer, with a notice to the 
Administrative Grant Officer, (when administration of the grant has been 
delegated to ONR), that a report was sent.
    (e) For Summaries of Research and published reports, one micro-
reproducible copy shall also be sent to the NASA Center for AeroSpace 
Information (CASI), Attn: Document Processing Section, 7121 Standard 
Drive, Hanover, MD 21076.

                           [End of provision]

[65 FR 62900, Oct. 19, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 54121, Oct. 26, 2001; 
68 FR 67364, Dec. 2, 2003]