Reporting Other Support and Foreign Relationships and Activities
Federally funded research requires the reporting of foreign activities that constitute other support, foreign components, and a conflict of interest in addition to the reporting of Significant Financial Conflict of Interests. In order to prevent scientific, budgetary, or commitment overlap, this disclosure requires full transparency of all research activities both domestic and foreign and are instrumental to protect the integrity of research sponsored by the U.S. government. Failure to disclose can invite federal scrutiny, jeopardize funding or career opportunities and may result in legal prosecution.
Therefore, University employees who receive grant funds from the U.S. government are urged, in the strongest terms possible, to disclose information about any and all other support, foreign components, or current and pending support, whether it’s provided through an organization or directly to an individual, and also all projects and activities that require a time commitment.
The form to be used for reporting foreign interests to NIH in new and renewal applications and progress reports can be found here.
The form to be used for reporting foreign interests in NSF applications can be found here. Note: The NSF form was expected to change on October 5, 2020. Until the new form is approved by NSF, proposers should continue to prepare the current document in accordance with guidance specified in the PAPPG (NSF 20-1).
National Institutes of Health
On July 10, 2019, the National Institute of Health issued Notice Number NOT-OD-19-114 and it should be referred to assist with reporting obligations.