August 06, 2009

NIH Updates Conflict of Interest FAQ and Web-based Tutorial

The National Institutes of Health has updated two resources provided on the NIH Office of Extramural Research Conflict of Interest web page: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/coi/index.htm:
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Requirements for NIH-Supported Institutions, and

  • Web-based Tutorial on Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Requirements for NIH-Supported Institutions (also available in PDF). The tutorial now includes the mandatory use of the eRA Commons FCOI Module for grantees submitting FCOI reports beginning July 1, 2009.

August 22, 2008 Research Advocate article: NIH Publishes Web-based Tutorial on Financial Conflict of Interest Requirements