Reminders About Financial Conflicts of Interest and Other Support

A recent study from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) affirmed that NIH  grant recipients play a key role in protecting the integrity and security of U.S. biomedical research, in part through requiring Investigators to disclose all of their significant financial interests and all sources of their other support. As noted by the OIG, failures by some recipients to disclose substantial contributions of resources from foreign entities (including foreign governments) have raised concerns about threats to the integrity of NIH-supported research. In response to the OIG recommendations, we are reminding grant applicants and recipients again today of NIH’s Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) and Other Support grant requirements. Today we released NOT-OD-22-210 that provides important reminders about the FCOI regulation and Other Support policy requirements. We encourage all those involved in the NIH grants process to review this information carefully to ensure compliance. Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)  The FCOI regulation (42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F) applies to all foreign and domestic NIH grants and cooperative agreements (applications and awards), excluding Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR). The FCOI regulation also applies to subrecipient institutions and their investigators. Investigator Disclosure Investigators, as defined by regulation, are required to completely and accurately disclose all foreig...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Tags: blog Open Mike FCOI other support Research integrity Source Type: funding