September 2, 2015

OSPA Policy and Procedure Updates: Investigator Form | Shared Credit Change Request | Participant Support Costs

MU Grants Community,

Please note the following updates to sponsored projects policies and procedures:

Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI): Alpha-1 Foundation and PCORI
The Investigator Form is revised to add the Alpha-1 Foundation and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as organizations having adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation. The Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide will be updated soon to reflect the same. Because these organizations have adopted the PHS FCOI Regulation in full, UM and MU COI polices related to PHS FCOI apply without exception. Proposals will not be submitted to these organizations before confirmation that each Investigator has a current Outside Interest Disclosure Form on file.

As a reminder, please be sure to access frequently-used form by way of the OSPA Forms page rather than referring back to a local copy. Investigator Forms currently in process can proceed; we will not refuse the old forms but will ask that you use the new form, dated 08/27/2015, for your next applicable project.

New Form: Shared Credit Change Request
Use the Shared Credit Change Request form to request changes in shared credit on existing awards. Correct shared credit designation ensures accurate Research Incentive Fund (RIF) distribution and reporting of expenditures in the Office of Research Annual Report. The form should be completed, approved by the impacted department chairs and deans, and then submitted to tigerteam@missouri.edu.


Addition to the Sponsored Programs Procedure Guide (SPPG): Participant Support Costs