NIH Grant Close-Out

Closeout of an award is the process by which NIH determines that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of an award have been completed by the recipient and NIH. Recipients must complete the following reports: 

• Final Federal Financial Report (except for Fellowships) 
• Final Research Performance Progress Report (except for Fellowships for which the Termination Notice will continue to serve as the Final Progress Report) 
• Final Invention Statement and Certification 

All applicable closeout reports are due no later than 120 days after the project end date. 

The NIH has detailed information about Study Close-Out, including all required reports and links to an eRA closeout video tutorial, on their website. The eRA Commons also provides useful guidance.