A Hatch Project should fundamentally serve as a "plan of work" for North Carolina Agricultural Research Station (NCARS) faculty and should encompass all research activities of that faculty member.
The funding sources (i.e. federal Hatch/Multistate funds and the required state matching dollars) require these faculty to have plans of work in the form of a Hatch Project recorded in NIFA's NRS system.
Hatch projects are initiated by faculty members, reviewed by peers, approved by the CALS Evaluation & Accountability coordinator, and submitted in NRS for USDA NIFA approval. Upon USDA NIFA approval, a Hatch project becomes official.
All CALS faculty with a research (discovery) appointment at or above 15% on the Statement of Faculty Responsibilities (SFR) funded by state or federal dollars must have an active Hatch project. New faculty members with a research SFR must satisfy this requirement within 6 months of their appointment date.
NIFA Reporting System (NRS) User Guide
NIFA Reporting System (NRS) Registration Guide
Hatch Project Initiation Instructions
Multistate Project Initiation Instructions
CALS Entering NRS Results Reports (how-to video 4 min)
CALS Share Your Science - Writing Impact Statements
NC State IRB (Research with Human Subjects)
NC State IACUC (Research with Vertebrate Animals)