IntroductionOfficial reporting (and accounting) requirements apply to the expenditure of public funds. For each calendar year for which there has been at least six months of activity, all ARC Centres of Excellence are required to produce and submit to the ARC an Annual Progress Report by 31 March of the year immediately following the reporting year.In an effort to streamline reporting requirements, all Annual Progress Reports and supporting documents are now submitted through the RMS.The due date for submission of the 2024 Annual/Progress Report is 30 June 2025. Completing your Annual Progress ReportARC Centre of Excellence reporting requirements for Annual Progress Reports are stated in your Funding/Grant Agreement and completed as part of the ‘NCGP Progress Report’ form available in RMS. Financial one-page summaryAs of 2024, only high-level expenditure of ARC funding only is to be reported as part of the End of Year Report (EOYR).The EOYR requires a breakdown of the project’s total spend of ARC funding under the eligible spending categories: EXPENSES$Personnel Equipment Maintenance Travel Field Research Teaching Relief Other TOTAL A financial statement is required to be included in your published Annual Progress Report that incorporates income and expenses from contributions by the ARC and Participating Organisations. Equity and Diversity MetricsGender equity and diversity for roles in an ARC Centre of Excellence are required to be submitted in the NCGP Progress Report. Targets are not required for this metric. A template with example data is provided below:*Example metric for Gender Equity and DiversityGender Equity and DiversityWoman / FemaleMan / MaleNon-binaryDifferent TermPrefer not to answerTotal personnelChief Investigators7614523Partner Investigators4510313Postdoctoral Researchers / Research Fellows (ie research staff with a PhD or equivalent)1004510Administrative staff13203422 Submitting an Annual Progress ReportInstructions for completing an Annual Progress Report for an ARC Centres of Excellence is available below. RMS NCGP Progress Report Instructions - PDF Format (1.8MB) - Word Format (5.7MB) Reasons for non-lodgement of publications must be reported as part of the Annual Progress Report in RMS using the following excel format. Part H attachment - Excel Format (22KB) Contact UsFor further information please contact the Post Award team at the ARC on +61 2 6287 6600 or email your enquiry to ARC-PostAward@arc.gov.au.