Contact Information
Regular Individual and Team Hatch Project Development:
Tala Awada, Associate Dean, Agricultural Research Division (ARD) and Associate Director, Nebraska Ag Experiment Station (NAES)
tawada2@unl.edu
Project Initiation and Annual Reporting:
Jen McMahon, Data Management Specialist
jmcmahon10@unl.edu
- REEport, NRS and NIMSS Point of Contact
- NIFA Project Initiation and Annual Reporting Contact
Project Initiation
NIFA projects are only considered active after submission and approval via a USDA-NIFA NRS Project Initiation.
Note: NIFA migrated away from REEport for Hatch (Regular and Multistate) to the new NRS system Fall 2021.
Click here to access USDA-NIFA NRS portal. NRS Project Initiation Guide | NRS eAuthentication Registration Guide
Please contact Jen McMahon jmcmahon10@unl.edu for questions or assistance.
Individual Hatch Projects
The ARD resources below provide general guidance for the development, review and initiation of USDA-NIFA Individual Hatch projects.
Project Development and Review Process
- Individual Hatch Project Review Process (Process/Timeline for Creating a Hatch Project)
Project Development Outline and Forms
- Hatch Project Outline Format (Proposal Outline) PDF
- Hatch Peer Review Form (Reviewer Form) DOC
- Hatch Project Approvals Form (Departmental Signatures) DOC
Team Hatch Projects
The ARD resources below provide general guidance for the development, review and initiation of USDA-NIFA Team Hatch projects.
Project Development and Review Process
- Team Hatch Project Review Process (Process/Timeline for Creating Team Hatch Project)
Project Development Outline and Forms
- Hatch Peer Review Form (Reviewer Form) DOC
- Hatch Project Outline Format (Proposal Outline) PDF
- Hatch Project Approvals Form (Departmental Signatures) DOC
- Team Hatch Participation Agreement (Team Accountability Form - Optional/Internal Use Only) PDF