Federal Funding Proposal Review To meet the federal government’s expectations of institutions that receive federal research funds, UCI must ensure all Senior/Key Personnel disclose complete and accurate information about their international engagements in compliance with federal agency disclosure requirements. This expectation applies to federal proposals, including subaward proposals where a federal agency is the prime…

Research Security and Integrity Compliance Contacts Since Research Security and Integrity Compliance relates to multiple compliance areas, below are some of the contacts that can help you with your specific questions. Compliance AreaDescriptionContact Research Security and IntegrityResearch Security and International Engagement Committee, undue foreign influence, research securityrsic@uci.edu Conflict of Interest in ResearchResearchers’ outside financial interestcoioc@research.uci.edu…

Frequently Asked Questions What is Research Security and Integrity Compliance? Research Security and Integrity Compliance encompasses the federal government’s broad concerns related to protecting the U.S. research and development enterprise and promoting national security. As described in the National Security Presidential Memorandum-33, the federal government is requiring research organizations like UCI to implement a research…

Research Data Guidance The University of California issued a Research Data Policy, effective July 15, 2022, that clarified “the Regents of the University of California owns Research Data generated or collected in the course of University Research, and exercises this responsibility to support research, collaboration, public dissemination of information, and to meet its responsibility under…

Other Research Considerations In addition to the requirements tied to federal sponsored projects, the federal government identified other activities and areas that are of concern for research security and integrity. Research Data Guidance UC issued the Research Data Policy to clarify the ownership of and responsibility for  Research Data generated during the course of University…

Federal Sponsor Disclosure Requirements In response to the concerns about undue foreign influence, many federal agencies have adjusted or clarified their disclosure requirements.  Please always refer to the terms and conditions in the award.  The information below highlights some of the main clarification and requirements of the federal sponsors. Table of Contents Add a header…

Research Security & International Engagement Committee The Research Security & International Engagement Committee is charged by the Provost to promote and facilitate responsible international engagements and collaborations through the following: Developing local policy and procedures to implement UC policy and federal rules and regulations; Overseeing and managing UCI’s research security and integrity compliance and risk…

Disclosure Requirements Promoting Research Security and Integrity Compliance largely depends on submitting accurate, complete and consistent disclosures to promote transparency and maintain compliance. In particular, the federal agencies continue to investigate discrepancies and failures to disclose in grantees, which have resulted in some cases, criminal and civil charges and employment terminations.  These discrepancies were often…