FFY 2026 PEARS Reporting Timeline
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 am - First day to enter PEARS data for FFY 2026
March 31, 2026 at 11:59 pm - Last day to review, edit, or otherwise clean PEARS data for FFY 2026
Please note that while PEARS reporting will close on March 31, LHDs can continue to implement FFY 2026 wind-down activities until April 30, 2026. This means all April activities must be pre-entered by the PEARS reporting deadline.
NPI will perform two rounds of PEARS QA/QC in FFY2026
- January 12, 2026: 1st Issue File release (data entered 11/1/25 to 12/31/25)
- January 30, 2026: LHD deadline to resolve QA/QC issues
- March 23, 2026: Final Issue File release (data entered 11/1/25 to 3/15/26)
- March 31, 2026: LHD deadline to resolve all QA/QC issues
April 1-30: Only NPI data managers will have access to make changes to PEARS data during this time. LHDs should contact NPI to provide timely communication about necessary PEARS updates due to pre-entering April activities. LHDs should also respond promptly to inquiries by NPI to ensure any unresolved data quality issues can be addressed by data managers.
FFY 2026 Information Session & Office Hours
To get FFY 2026 started on the right foot, NPI will host a 90-minute Zoom meeting. During this meeting, we’ll include an initial information session to talk about how changes in FFY 2026 activities will impact reporting, followed by office hours/open Q&A for the remainder of the session.
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m.