NOTICE! First class mail, packages, and large envelopes addressed to USDA offices in Washington, DC have been held for decontamination since October 12, 2001. Please be patient if your correspondence has not yet been acknowleged by CRIS staff or loaded into the CRIS database. Electronic submission has not been affected and is the preferred method for transmitting data to CRIS.

The CRIS System

Manual of Classification

Forms Assistance

Report Status and Schedule

2000 - 2001 Salary Analysis

Funding Summaries

Project Processing Flow Charts

Staff Contact Information

Welcome to the Current Research Information System (CRIS) web site. CRIS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry. Projects are conducted or sponsored by USDA research agencies, state agricultural experiment stations, the state land-grant university system, other cooperating state institutions, and participants in a number of USDA research grant programs. CRIS is a part of Science and Education Resources Development (SERD), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and is located in the Waterfront Centre in Washington, DC.

Click on the links at left to search the CRIS database or to learn more about CRIS and its products and services.