Ensuring Research Integrity - Research on Research Integrity (RRI)

The Office of Research Integrity anticipates making award(s) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 241 (Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act). Institutions applying for or receiving Public Health Service (PHS) support for biomedical or behavioral research, biomedical or behavioral research training, or activities related to that research or research training are required to “[f]oster a research environment that promotes research integrity and the responsible conduct of research, discourages research misconduct, and deals promptly with allegations or evidence of possible research misconduct.” 42 C.F.R. § 93.300(c). Core to ORI’s mission is the support of education and outreach activities that aid PHS-funded research institutions in their efforts “to teach the responsible conduct of research, promote research integrity, prevent research misconduct, and . . . respond effectively to allegations of research misconduct[.]” (65 Fed. Reg. 30,600, 30,601 (May 12, 2000)). Our Research on Research Integrity Grant Program contributes to this mission by supporting projects that foster empirical research on societal, organizational, behavioral, group, and individual factors that affect, both positively and negatively, integrity in research with a focus on the identification of the root causes of research misconduct and driving factors for research integrity in compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93.

Universities, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private institutions, and individuals are eligible to apply for an award under this announcement. Faith-based organizations and community-based organizations are eligible to apply. American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander organizations are eligible to apply. Additional examples of eligible entities include: • State governments • County governments • City or township governments • Special district governments • Independent school districts • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) • Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education • Private institutions of higher education • Individuals • For profit organizations other than small businesses • Small businesses

Read the full announcement on Grants.gov before you start. Federal applications are submitted through Grants.gov (or the agency's own system) and require a Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. Contact: Armineh Ghazarian Office of Research Integrity Email: Armineh.Ghazarian@hhs.gov · Armineh.Ghazarian@hhs.gov · 240-453-8822