Deadline: 04-Aug-20
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has announced the availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 grant awards under the authority of Sec. 301 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 241, as delegated to the Director of ORI.
Objectives
- ORI intends this initiative to provide a mechanism for those concerned with research integrity to meet to discuss theoretical, empirical, research design, educational, legal, procedural, ethical, and other issues related to preventing research misconduct and addressing issues that arise after an allegation of research misconduct is brought forward at an institution.
- Applicants should design their meeting to bring together experts from diverse areas of research, education, administration, law, and government to develop new tools for education and design programs to help prevent research misconduct and promote research integrity.
- The proposed events should produce measurable outcomes, as demonstrated through retention and application of knowledge gained, which may be assessed through post-evaluation data or other appropriate means.
Areas
To meet the aims outlined in this funding opportunity, ORI encourages conferences in the following areas.
- Identifying best practices for the research integrity community pertaining to the processes for conducting institutional research misconduct proceedings, including evidence sequestration, interviewing techniques and preparation, defining scope of the research record pertinent to the allegation, admissibility of evidence, and protection of whistleblowers and prevention of retaliation at an institutional level.
- Developing an ethical decision-making framework for research investigators that can be used as part of education programs focused on the responsible conduct of research.
- Convening experts from diverse disciplines who are able to apply innovative, established, emerging, or promising models to develop interventions to prevent or deter research misconduct. Collaboration with academic societies and associations and other national and international public and private organizations is encouraged, particularly when doing so will enhance outcomes or impact (e.g., amplify dissemination or diffusion, build coalitions).
- Proposing strategies, approaches, and changes to institutional processes and practices to encourage witnesses and bystanders to potential research misconduct or questionable research practices ([QRPs], e.g. disruptions of power dynamics, p-value “hacking,” ghost authorship), to lodge good-faith reports with an appropriate institutional official. Exploration of institutional factors, including institutional norms and culture, that might serve to deter whistleblowing, and practical solutions to help mitigate these barriers, are of particular interest.
- Developing networks to enable institutions to share and leverage knowledge and resources for handling allegations of research misconduct and QRPs.
- Developing networks and recommendations for implementing programs designed to facilitate compliance with federal and institutional requirements for training in the responsible conduct of research, considering evidence-based assessment of current practices, overarching theories, and incentives for fostering an environment that promotes research integrity.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling (Federal Funds including indirect costs): $50,000 per budget period.
- Award Floor (Federal Funds including indirect costs): $25,000 per budget period.
- Estimated Federal Funds Available: $100,000.
- Anticipated Initial Budget Period Length: 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Any public or private entity, including faith-based, community-based, and Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, are eligible to apply. Foreign institutions (non-domestic U.S.) entities and foreign components of U.S. organizations are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=320479
