The regulatory landscape for financial conflicts of interest in research shifts frequently based on federal sponsoring agencies. Our team monitors these changes and shares updates with the UO research community.
Additional Guidance: National Science Foundation
- Effective May 20, 2024, the NSF released an updated Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.
- Specifically, see NSF's Conflict of Interest Policy
- Effective May 20, 2024, the NSF released updated guidance on required disclosures.
- The guidance includes the types of activities and financial interests researchers must disclose to the sponsor, where the disclosure should be made (i.e., biographical sketch; current/pending support document; or facilities, equipment, and other resources), when updates are required in the application and award lifecycle, and activities that do not require reporting.
- Please see the UO guide for guidance on making disclosures in a biographical sketch and current/pending support document.
- Effective January 30, 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is amending its definition of “significant financial interest” to include “venture or other capital financing.” As a result, faculty with NSF funding who also have equity and/or an ownership interest in a non-publicly traded company may be required to disclose additional information about the investors in the non-publicly traded company, activity, or interest.
Additional Guidance: National Institutes of Health
- Effective June 8, 2022, the NIH released updated guidance on required disclosures.
- The guidance includes the types of activities and financial interests researchers must disclose to the sponsor, where the disclosure should be made (i.e., biographical sketch; current/pending support document; or facilities, equipment, and other resources), when updates are required in the application and award lifecycle, and activities that do not require reporting.
- Please see the UO guide for guidance on making disclosures in a biographical sketch and current/pending support document.
- NIH's Financial Conflict of Interest Policy enacts 42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F: Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and 45 C.F.R. Part 94: Responsible Prospective Contractors
Additional Guidance: Department of Energy
- Effective December 20, 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued an Interim Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy for Financial Assistance.
- The Interim COI policies applies to all Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) issued on or after that date.
- Researchers may encounter the new requirements at the time of proposal, after an award has been issued, and over the course of a sponsored project. Please read FOAs closely as requirements can vary across award types.
- The policy requires that any researcher participating in DOE-sponsored research must submit a financial conflict of interest disclosure and complete financial conflict of interest training. Previously, training and disclosure were required only for researchers who were responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of the sponsored research.