Download NIH Conflict of Interest: Identifying & Managing Conflicts in Grants (78 characters) and more Lecture notes Management of Health Service in PDF only on Docsity! NIH/OER (Approved for implementation by October 2018) NIH Conflict of Interest Rules: Information for Reviewers of NIH Applications and R&D Contract Proposals The NIH peer review system relies on the professionalism of each reviewer to identify any conflict of interest (COI) or apparent COI that may affect or appear to affect the integrity of the NIH peer review process. • The NIH COI rules for initial peer review for grant applications, and technical evaluation of R&D contract proposals, are based on federal regulations (42 CFR Part 52h) and presented in detail in NIH Guide Notices NOT-OD-13-010 and NOT-OD-14-069. • Note: Beginning immediately, all reviewer COI certifications, including certifications for technical evaluation of R&D contract proposals, must go through electronic certifications. • In order to participate in the review meeting, you must: o Review the appropriate set of rules below and screen the applications or proposals for real or apparent COI for yourself. o Notify the Scientific Review Officer immediately: If you have a COI that prevents you from serving on that review panel (see below), or If you are assigned to an application with which you have a COI. o Electronically certify (see sample certifications): On the pre-meeting Conflict of Interest Certification that you have identified any application or proposal with which you have a COI or appearance of COI, prior to the peer review meeting. • For grant application reviews, if you do not certify the pre-meeting COI, you will not be able to submit critiques, criterion scores and preliminary scores. • A recertification will be required if an additional conflict is discovered before the meeting or under other scenarios (meeting date changes and certifications reflect the previous date, etc.). On the post-meeting Conflict of Interest Certification that you recused yourself from the review of any application or proposal pending review in the Scientific Review Group where your participation constitutes a real or apparent COI. In addition, the NIH may determine that a particular situation involves a COI and require that the potential reviewer not be involved in the review of the application(s) or proposal(s) in question. The post-meeting COI certification must be electronically signed at the time you complete your participation in the study section meeting. Paper certifications will no longer be accepted. • Federal employees participating in NIH peer review are subject to a comprehensive set of statutes and regulations governing their conduct, in addition to NIH policy regarding their selection and use in the peer review process. A Federal employee serving as an NIH peer reviewer is responsible for obtaining any clearance required by his/her employing institute, agency, or office. Reviews of Applications for Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Fellowships You may not be on the study section if: • You are named on an application in a major professional role (Program Director/Principal Investigator [PD/PI], Senior/Key Personnel, Other Significant Contributor, Project/Site/Core
