Search Actions

This table follows the format of the CSREES OD-1002. Information is automatically updated when data is added/edited/deleted in NIMSS. This table contains the following:

Project Number: The list shows all project/activities that are approved, and are arranged alphabetically and numerically by region. Click on the project number to go to the Project/Activity Outline.

Project Title: Title of multistate research project or activity.

Start, Revise and Revision/Termination Date:Click on "see history" to view revision dates and other related information about the project/activity's history.

Admin Advisor(s):You can send an e-mail to the Advisor by clicking on his/her name.

CSREES Rep(s):You can send an e-mail to the CSREES Representative by clicking on his/her name.

Get List of Projects or Activities

You can organize your search by Region and Status of the project/activities. Use the pull down menu to make your choice.

Project/Activity Homepages

A homepage for each of the project/activity in NIMSS has been created. The project/activity numbers are color-coded by Region. Simply click on the number to go to the homepage. Each project/activity homepage contains: Outline, History, SAES-422, Meeting Info, Participants, Publications, Minutes, Photo Album, Links, and Contact Participants.

Archived project/activities in zip format by the year they were archived. Click on a year to see the list of projects/activities that were archived that year. The projects/activities will be in a .zip file which can be unzipped using winzip (for PC), StuffIt Expander (MACs) or the command unzip (UNIX). Projects/activities that have terminated are transferred and saved in the Archive.

You can search by number or title. If you are searching by title, the argument can be a phrase, word or letter in the title, and the system will display all titles containing that argument. It is not case sensitive.

If you are searching by project/activity number, the argument can be a complete or partial project number (i.e. NE260, NEC2, NE_temp101). You can enter a prefix NC, NE, S, W, NE_temp, NC_temp, S_temp, W_temp, NC-, S-, or just a number. The system will display all projects/activities satisfying that particular argument. You may then click on the project/activity number to go to the outline. Click the back arrow to go back to the search display.

You can get a list of participants by Project/Activity Number or by Station. Note that this is NOT by number and station. If you select by Number, all participants from the different stations will be displayed. If you select by Station, all participants in all the active projects from that particular station will be displayed.

A calculation of the percentage of Integrated Activity (Extension participation) by project or station is available as a NIMSS feature, but only the Regional System Administrator has access to this information. If you are interested in this calculation, please contact your Regional System Administrator. Please note that NIMSS only calculates participation for active projects/activities that are in the NIMSS database.

A link to the CRIS Classification Manual is provided to help you decide what RPA-SOI-FOS to look for. RPA is the Research Program Area, SOI is the Subject of Investigation and FOS is the Field of Science. Searches can be made by one category only or any combination thereof. Using two or three will help narrow down the search. The search result will display the participant name, station, the RPA-SOI-FOS combination, and the project/activity number. You can send an e-mail to the participant by clicking on his/her name. Click on the project number and it will take you that project's outline.

There are seven extension programs to choose from:

• Agricultural competitiveness and profitability
• Community resource and economic development
• Family development and resource management
• 4-H and youth development
• Leadership and volunteer development
• Natural resource and environmental management
• Nutrition, diet and health

Directory

A directory is provided for contact information available in the NIMSS database. There is a directory for: Station Directors, Administrative Advisors, CSREES Representatives and Participants.

Search by Station Directors can be narrowed down by region. Click on the column title (Name, Email, Station) and the list will be arranged alphabetically.

Search by Administrative Advisors can be narrowed down by region. Click on the column title (Name, Email, Station, Project/Activity Number) and the list will be arranged alphabetically. Click on the project/activity number to go to the outline.

Search by CSREES Representatives can be narrowed down by region. Click on the column title (Name, Email, Project/Activity Number) and the list will be arranged alphabetically. Click on the project/activity number to go to the outline.

Search in the NIMSS National Directory of Participants can be accomplished in different ways. The more fields you fill in the more you narrow down your search.

Name: You can enter either a first or a last name, or parts of it. The result will display names that match any character you entered. For example if there are participants with the first name Sara and you just put "ara" in the first name field it would return participants with the first name Sara. (and any other participants that have ara in the first name.)

From Association: Use the pull down menu if you know the association the participant's station belongs to. If you choose 1890's then it would return participants whose institution is considered an 1890. If you choose SAAESD it would return participants from AES stations such as VA Tech, NC State, Oklahoma State Univ. and so on.

With RPA-SOI-FOS Combo: If you want to find participants that match a specific RPA-SOI-FOS combination use these boxes to fill in the requirements.

In Program: Use the pull down menu if you are searching participants for a specific Extension program.

To narrow your search fill in more of the fields. It searches for AND matches, meaning if you fill in both a year and a title, it will look for matches that fulfill both requirements.

Project/Activity number: A project prefix ,a number, or the exact project/activity number. When you get to the search results, click on the date to display the annual report.

Year from the date of the report: A 4 digit year. It will display all annual reports matching that year.

Title of project/activity: Enter a word or phrase. It will look for annual reports where the project/activity title contains that word or phrase.

Information on Annual Meetings can be searched by region (NCR, NERA, SAAESD, WAAEDS) or NRSP. The regional category refers to the project/activity prefix (ex. S-1000), and not the geographical location of the meeting. The search result will display the date of the meeting, project/activity number, time/place/contact person. Click on "more info" to get additional information about the meeting. The upper lightly shaded area includes meetings that have not yet taken place. They are arranged by date, with the most recent being listed first. The lower darker shaded area are past meetings. These are also arranged by date.

Accomplishment and Impact Statements from Annual Reports

Project/Activity Number: Enter the project/activity you would like to pull the accomplishment and impact statements from. You may also leave it blank if you want to search by year instead.

Year of the Report: This should be a 4 digit year.

Results displayed will include the project/activity number, date of report, and the accomplishments and impact statements taken from the SAES-422 annual reports. You can click on the number/date on top of the table and it will take you to that specific section.

You have to be an Administrative Advisor, a Member of the Regional Research Committee or the Regional System Administrator to have access to this search feature.

Project/Activity Number: Please fill in the project/activity number.

Authorization Code: You need an authorization code to view the peer review results if you are not an Advisor or a Regional Research Committee member.

You have to be a Member of the Regional Research Committee or the Regional System Administrator to have access to this search feature.

Project/Activity Number: Please fill in the project/activity number.

Authorization Code: You need an authorization code to view the peer review results if you are not the Administrative Advisor of the project/activity or a Regional Research Committee member.

Project/Activity Number: Please fill in the project/activity number.

Authorization Code: You need an authorization code to view the evaluation if you are not an the Administrative Advisor of the project/activity or a Regional Research Committee member.