Title Research Financial Conflict of Interest Relating to PHS Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts

Senior/Key Personnel means the PD/PI and any other person identified as senior/key Personnel by BH in the grant application, progress report or any other report submitted toTitle: Research Financial Conflict of Interest Relating to PHS Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts Page 4 of 12 the PHS by BH under this policy. U. [...] It is BH policy to promote objectivity in Research by establishing standards to ensure the design, conduct, or reporting of Research funded under PHS grants or cooperative agreements (or contracts, as applicable) will not be biased by any FCOI of an Investigator. B. [...] The applicable Investigator will complete a PHS Disclosure of Outside Activities and Financial Interests form (disclosure form) prior to the submission of an application for PHS grant or cooperative Research agreement (or contract, as applicable). [...] of this policy) and submitting new SFI disclosures to the COI Official for every new submission or within 30 days from when new SFIs are acquired. [...] Such disclosure shall include any information that was not disclosed initially to BH in accordance with this policy or in a subsequent disclosure of SFI, and shall include updated information regarding any previously disclosed SFI (e.g., the updated value of a previously disclosed equity interest). [...] Title: Research Financial Conflict of Interest Relating to PHS Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts Page 8 of 12 d) Each Investigator who is planning to participate in the Research will submit an annual disclosure form and will disclose to the COI Official the Investigator's SFIs no later than the time of application for Research; and comply with the instructions and direct [...] The Investigator may contest the determination of a Financial Conflict of Interest and may appeal any conditions of the management plan to the COIC. [...] For any SFI that the COI Official identifies as conflicting subsequent to the BH's initial FCOI report during an ongoing Research project (e.g., upon the participation of an Investigator who is new to the Research project), the COI Official shall provide to the PHS Awarding Component, within sixty days, an FCOI report regarding the FCOI and ensure that BH has implemented a management plan in a [...] Such time period(s) shall be sufficient to enable BH to provide timely FCOI reports, as necessary, to the PHSTitle: Research Financial Conflict of Interest Relating to PHS Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts Page 10 of 12 as required by this policy. iii. [...] Sanctions: If the COI Official determines that an Investigator has violated this Policy, including any failure to make a required SFI Disclosure or comply with a requirement of a COI management plan, the COI Official will notify the COIC.