Building Resilience to Climate Change
Project Progress/Final Reporting Template
Use this template to complete your progress and final reports for projects delivered under the Building
Resilience to Climate Change program. You may want to refer to you project proposal whilst completing the
report.
Note that the following text boxes will expand to the length required as you write your report.
Name of program/project title
Report type
Progress report or final report
Report time frame
Actual period covered in this report
Note that final reports should cover the life of the project
Report completed by:
Contact person
Job title
Daytime phone
Email
1. Summary
Provide a summary of progress to date covering the last twelve months of the project, approximately 200-500
words. This may be used for media and communication purposes therefore please use plain language and
avoid technical language and jargon.
2. Project objectives and outcomes
This should include a brief outline of the objectives and outcomes as stated in your project proposal and also
your progress including any environmental, social and economic co-benefits identified in your proposal.
3. Project plan
Describe what you have achieved during this reporting period, based on your Project Plan. Please fill out the
following template (you can copy and paste from your original Project Plan) and provide comment on your
progress against each milestone, outcome and planned activity.
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This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust
Milestones
(That were
planned to
be
commenced
or delivered
in the
reporting
period)
Activity
Project measures
Total
number of
projected
outputs
Total
number of
actual
outputs
(Cumulative
total to date)
(Cumulative
total to date)
Milestone
Commencement
Date
Milestone
Completion Date
Planned
Planned
Actual
Actual
Progress or
what was
delivered
Comments
(Provide comments on variations, if
any, between projections and actuals
including where you have exceeded
your projected outputs. Provide detail
on any changes of approach you will
be taking or have taken to ensure the
activity is/was met).
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4. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Provide a brief summary on the implementation of your measures listed in your Project Plan and in Schedule
B of the grant agreement. You should include:
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how monitoring has been established
how data has been obtained
reflect on what the data is showing
list any adaptive management approaches that you will deploy.
to what extent did you achieve your outcomes (include in final report)
Will the project’s outcomes continue once the project has been completed? What will you do to maintain
the project outcomes after funding finishes and what long-term benefits or flow-on effects will result, or
have resulted, from your project? (include in final report)
5. Issues/challenges
List any problems you have encountered, please include any issues that the Trust, as the funding body,
should know about.
6.
Actions to address issues/challenges
Outline how you have dealt with, or intend to deal with, any issues/challenges.
7. Variations
Are any variations to the Project Business Plan/Annual Implementation Plan foreseen or have you
encountered any issues with the financials or deliverables for this project? Will you be seeking a variation
and/or extension to this project?
8. Opportunities
List any lessons learned, other opportunities and how benefits from the project could be spread more widely,
along with what will/could be done to harness them.
9. Other (including providing progress updates on any special conditions listed
in the Grant Agreement if relevant)
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Is there anything else you would like to raise in this report?
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Checklist
Attached?
10. Will you be seeking a variation and/or an extension to this
project?
Yes
No
If yes, please attach an outline of the variation request
11. Updated Schedule B – Project Measures
Ensure you update Schedule B – Project Measures (from Grant Agreement) and
provide it as an attachment in Excel format.
12. Communication
Ensure you provide copies of media coverage, publications and materials produced as
an attachment.
Media coverage
Brochures
Publications
Photos
Other
13. Other attachments
Provide any other attachments that are relevant to your project.
14. Financial reports
Ensure you use the Financial Reporting Spreadsheet and provide as an attachment.
Spreadsheet
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