Interim Report Additional Materials (IRAM)
The awarding agency might issue the awardee a request for Interim Report Additional Materials (IRAM) following the submission of an Interim RPPR (research performance progress report). This type of request lets the awardee enter, review, and submit information in response to a specific request for additional information from the program official at the awarding agency.
Either the principal investigator (PI) or signing official (SO) (or their delegates) can upload files and provide a revised project outcome in response to an IRAM request. For a multi-PI project, the contact PI can respond to the IRAM. However, only a SO can submit the IRAM package to the agency.
Agency-Specific Instructions: Department of Commerce (DOC). Interim Report Additional Materials are not applicable for DOC awards.
About Revised Outcomes
For Revised Outcome, please review the instructions at the top of the IRAM screen as well as the following information.
To submit revised project outcomes, 
enter text in the Revised Outcome text box on the Interim Progress Report Additional Materials (IRAM) screen. The Save button at bottom of screen saves the text you enter.
Project outcomes provide information regarding the cumulative outcomes or findings of the project. Note that outcomes are made available to the general public, allowing recipients to provide a concise summary with of the cumulative outcomes or findings of the project at the end of a competitive segment. The name of the PI will be attached to the public posting in RePORTER.
For NIH awards the length of the outcome statement should not exceed 2000 characters. In addition, the summary of outcomes or findings of the award must be written according to these guidelines:
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Is written for the general public in clear, concise, and comprehensible language
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Is suitable for dissemination to the general public, as the information may be available electronically
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Does not include proprietary, confidential information or trade secrets
Please refer to the following link for samples of acceptable project outcomes: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/sample_project_outcomes_RPPR.htm
See NIH notices NOT-OD-17-022 and NOT-OD-17-037 for additional details on this requirement.
Accessing the IRAM Screen
You can access an IRAM by clicking an IRAM action in the Status module. The SO view and the PI view of the Status module are different.
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When you click the link, the IRAM screen opens and provides an Upload button. Click this button to select the PDF file that satisfies the agency request as well as any appropriate comments related to the request and/or file.
NOTE: For Revised Outcomes, use the text box to directly enter (or copy and paste) the Revised Outcomes text and then it can be uploaded as per the IMPORTANT: information box above. The text box caption will read, "Please provide Revised Outcomes here. Note, text in this field will be publicly available in RePORTER."
The character limit for the comments is 2,000 characters. click to view screen and Upload button)
After selecting the appropriate document, you are returned to the IRAM screen where you can enter comments and then use the buttons at the bottom of the page to:
- Cancel - No changes will be made and you will be returned to the Status Results page
- Preview - This opens the submission to let you view the uploaded document and comments that will be sent to the Agency.
- Save - The selected document and comments (if any) will be saved for future submission.
- Delete - The selected document will be removed and a different document can be uploaded.
- Submit - Send the document and comments to the Agency.
You can also upload additional documents [limit 10] as well as View or Delete individual documents.
(click to view IRAM screen with attached document and comments)
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