NIH Funding: Financial Conflicts of Interest

Investigators applying for, holding, or working on studies must comply with . PHS regulations apply to all PHS-funded research, including NIH, establishing investigator reporting and training requirements.

Prior to submission of a grant application, on annual renewal and within an update on awarded grant or subgrant, Â鶹´«Ã½’s PIs must ensure:

  • To provide a list of all investigators on the project, including any subrecipient(s);
  • All investigators at Western have signed and submitted a Financial Interest Disclosure Report form;
  • An authorized official of the subrecipient has signed and submitted the Subreceipient External Investigator Institutional Declaration; and
  • Where a Subrecipient External Investigator opts to follow Â鶹´«Ã½’s FCOI policy, they have submitted a Financial Interest Disclosure Report form.

Before submission of a grant application or sub-award, and every four (4) years:

  • Â鶹´«Ã½ PIs and all investigators following Â鶹´«Ã½’s FCOI Policy must complete the The NIH Financial Conflict of Interest tutorial was designed by the National Institutes of Health to provide education what constitutes a financial conflict of interest. It provides guidance on the proper policies and practices regarding these issues and is a requirement for anyone involved with an NIH-funded project.

Where subrecipient external investigators who are following their institution’s FCOI Policy are found to have a FCOI, the subrecipient institution must report the FCOI to Â鶹´«Ã½ before awarded funds are released, annually, and within 30 days a new FCOI being identified.

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For post-award administrative support (non-financial), please contact: Xinhong Huang, Research Development Officer (Post-Award).