There are three categories of investigators: 1) Project Leader 2) Project collaborator 3) Previous Awardee. The Lead Investigator on an award funded by CTRP is the Project Leader, and must complete a Project Leader Report Form. Any individual whose CV is included in the grant proposal (paid or unpaid) is a Project Collaborator. Any personnel added to the project (paid or unpaid) during the award period are also Project Collaborators. Project Leaders should add these individuals to the personnell list on their report forms as soon as possible so that appropriate access to the reporting system for Collaborators can be established. All Project Collaborators must complete the Project Collaborator Report Form.

In the case of Diversity awards in which a mentor is listed as the lead investigator in order to support a project conducted by a doctoral candidate or other individual without terminal degreee, the Project Leader and Project Collaborator roles are reversed for reporting puposes. The mentor is considered  a Project Collaborator and completes the Project Collaborator Report Form. The individual conduction the project is considered the Project Leader and completes the Project Leader Report Form.

Many outcomes from projects are not realized until after the award period. Therefore, Project Leaders of completed awards who are not participating in current CTRP project are requested to complete a Post-Award Report Form once a year for three years following the award period.

Project Leaders who collaborate on an additional CTRP project(s) should complete only their Project Leader Report Form. Include activities and products for all projects on that form. Project Collaborators who collaborate on more that one CTRP project, and are not a Project Leader on any project, should complete a single Collaborator Report Form. Include activities and products for all projects on that form. In Part 2, differentiate each project.

All individuals working for CTRP (paid or unpaid) must complete a Personnel Report Form, except for Core Directors. Core Directors will complete their specific Core Report Form. On the Core report forms, Core wide progress is reported in Part 2. The Core Directors information and activities are reported in Parts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Only one Core Report Form is needed from each Core. In the case of Cores with two co-Directors, one will be designated Core Director for reporting purposes and will complete the Core Report Form. The other co-Director will complete a Personnel Report Form. The co-Directors must decide which roles they will assume for each reporting year and inform the evaluator so that appropriate reporting accesses for the yera can be established.