A11Reporting Requirements

A11.              Reporting Requirements

Details of ARC reporting requirements can be found on the ARC website. For additional scheme-specific reporting requirements, refer to Parts B to F of these Funding Rules.

A11.1          End of Year Reports and Progress Reporting by Exception

A11.1.1        The Administering Organisation must submit an End of Year Financial Report by 31 March in the year following each calendar year for which the Funding was awarded, in accordance with the instructions to be provided each year by the ARC.

A11.1.2        A Progress Report by exception must be completed only if significant issues are affecting the progress of the Project.

A11.1.3        If the ARC is not satisfied with the progress of any Project, further payment of funds may not be made until satisfactory progress has been made on the Project. If satisfactory progress is still not achieved within a reasonable period of time, the Funding may be terminated and all outstanding monies will be recovered by the ARC.

A11.1.4        The form for these reports will be made available by the ARC in RMS, with instructions on the ARC website.

A11.2          Final Report

A11.2.1        A Final Report must be submitted for the Project within 12 months of the final ARC approved Project end date. The form for this report will be made available by the ARC in RMS, with instructions on the ARC website.

A11.2.2        The Final Report must address compliance with the conditions on which funding was granted, as set out in the Funding Agreement.

A11.2.3        If any reports are not submitted or are not satisfactory to the ARC this will be noted against future Proposals submitted by all participants named on the Project.

A11.2.4        The ARC may also seek additional information about subsequent Research Outputs after submission of the Final Report.