Global Navigation

  • VPR
  • Funding & Proposals
    • Find Funding
    • Research Development & Proposal Services
    • Training Grants
    • Pre-Award Support
    • Post-Award Support
    • Collaboration
  • Compliance
    • Research Regulatory Support
    • Animal Care
    • Human Subjects
    • Environmental Health & Safety
    • Export Control
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Research Integrity
    • Stem Cell
    • University Research Organization
    • Outside Influence Guidance
    • MSU Policies
  • Commercialization
    • Innovation Center
    • Business Connect
    • MSU Technologies
    • Spartan Innovations
    • Bioeconomy Institute
    • AgBio Product Center
  • Resources
    • Getting Started in Research
    • Resource Contact List
    • Core Facilities
    • Centers & Institutes
    • Library
    • Training
    • Acronyms
    • Find an Expert
    • Events & Workshops
    • Event Archive
    • COVID-19 Research Response
    • HR Forms
  • Students

VPRGS Local navigation

  • About
  • Initiatives
  • Facts & Figures
  • Administrative Units
  • People
  • Communications
  • Events
  • News

Search

Skip to Main Content

Global Navigation

  • VPR
  • Funding & Proposals
    • Find Funding
    • Research Development & Proposal Services
    • Training Grants
    • Pre-Award Support
    • Post-Award Support
    • Collaboration
  • Compliance
    • Research Regulatory Support
    • Animal Care
    • Human Subjects
    • Environmental Health & Safety
    • Export Control
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Research Integrity
    • Stem Cell
    • University Research Organization
    • Outside Influence Guidance
    • MSU Policies
  • Commercialization
    • Innovation Center
    • Business Connect
    • MSU Technologies
    • Spartan Innovations
    • Bioeconomy Institute
    • AgBio Product Center
  • Resources
    • Getting Started in Research
    • Resource Contact List
    • Core Facilities
    • Centers & Institutes
    • Library
    • Training
    • Acronyms
    • Find an Expert
    • Events & Workshops
    • Event Archive
    • COVID-19 Research Response
    • HR Forms
  • Students
Michigan State University Office of Research and Innovation

Search

Main navigation

  • About
  • Initiatives
  • Facts & Figures
  • Administrative Units
  • People
  • Communications
  • Events
  • News

Emerging Federal Guidance on Outside Influence

Integrity is the hallmark of all great universities. MSU, like our peer institutions, requires honesty and full disclosure of material facts related to outside affiliations in faculty research and creative activities.

Recently, the U.S. government began a multifaceted effort to raise compliance standards related to outside influence on research, intellectual property, and associated technology implementation.

The Office of Research and Innovation wants to emphasize to colleagues at all levels that full and timely disclosure regarding research support and conflicts of interest is essential to the transparency the government requires and MSU expects. Currently the University requires all faculty to:

  • Complete a Conflict of Interest disclosure at the time a new grant proposal is submitted, and at least annually:
  • Complete the Outside Work for Pay disclosure and approval process, as required by policy:
  • Fully and accurately complete all required forms and respond to all funding agency requests regarding any current and pending support.

The Office of Research and Innovation has created this web page to help MSU faculty and staff stay current with emerging federal guidelines. The page will be updated as new information, guidelines, and resources become available.

MSU values its international collaborators and inter-institutional affiliations. Preservation of important international relationships will be facilitated by our careful attention to federal requirements of transparency in research and related activity.

Please read the memo dated July 3, 2019, from MSU leadership for more information.

Also see President Stanley's op-ed from The Hill dated July 30, 2019.

Note: The staff within the Office of Research and Innovation recognizes that federal guidelines continue to use "foreign" influence and that the term does not align with MSU's values. Our team has attempted to replace "foreign" with "outside" or other terminology where appropriate. For background, please refer to the memo from university leadership dated February 2, 2020.


Non-Domestic Influence – Frequently Asked Questions

Undisclosed working relationships between scholars in U.S. institutions and non-domestic entities (e.g., universities, companies, and governments) have increasingly been of concern to American science agencies.  These FAQs include general information related to issues of non-domestic influence.

Non-Domestic Influence – FAQs

Current and Pending / Other Support Requirements by Sponsor

Current and Pending Support, also known as Other Support, is a form typically used by federal sponsors to request information for the PI(s) and Key Personnel’s current and pending research projects. Most federal agencies require Current & Pending Support documents to be submitted with the proposal or just before an award is issued, and if awarded, they may require any changes to be disclosed in progress reports. If applicable to your proposal/award, please remember to include ALL support including grants, and contracts from all non-U.S. and domestic sources, including MSU project support. The format of this requirement varies by sponsor. It is the responsibility of the Investigator/Key Person to make sure that all research projects and affiliations are disclosed and that the document is completed in its entirety.

Requirements by Sponsor

Global Activities e-Disclosure

To support faculty in the required federal funding agency disclosures and to assist faculty in addressing any potential conflicts, the Office of Research and Innovation has developed the Global Activities e-Disclosure (GAED) web-based form to supplement other required disclosures. The GAED form asks for disclosure of any current or pending, compensated or uncompensated collaborations, appointments, affiliations, or resources with or from any non-domestic entities. Responses will help MSU understand the scope of interactions with non-domestic entities and what assistance is needed to enable compliance with university and federal agency requirements. 

GAED Web Based Form

Other Resources

Disclosure of Involvement

  • Letter to U.S. Research Community from Office of Science and Technology Policy - September 16, 2019
  • NSF Dear Colleagues Letter: Research Protection - July 11, 2019
  • Department of Defense Memo - Actions for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Controlled Information, Key Personnel and Critical Technologies - March 20, 2019
  • Science article on DOE policies - February 8, 2019
  • NIH Dear Colleagues Letter - August 20, 2018

Disclosure of Funding Support

  • Current and Pending - Other Support Requirements by Sponsor
  • Science magazine update re: NIH investigation - June 22, 2020
  • Department of Education Reminder to report ownership/control by, and contracts/gifts from, foreign sources - June 22, 2020
  • Science article on NIH investigation – July 5, 2019
  • Additional information from MSU's Sponsored Programs on NIH July 10, 2019 Notice
  • Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support and on Policies related to Financial Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Components NOT-OD-19-114 - July 10, 2019
  • Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Working Group on Foreign Influences on Research Integrity
  • NIH Financial Conflict of Interest: Investigator Disclosures of Foreign Financial Interests - March 30, 2018

Funding Agency Positions

  • DOE Order on Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs - June 7, 2019
  • NSF Rotators must be U.S. citizens or have applied for citizenship
  • NASA Funding Restrictions

Contact Information

For questions related to proposal and award requirements, e.g., Current and Pending Support, Foreign Component, please contact the appropriate group below:

  • If you are developing a proposal, please contact your Proposal Team
  • If you have a question related to an award that has already been funded, please email awards@cga.msu.edu
  • Alternatively, you may email Twila Reighley at reighley@osp.msu.edu

For questions related to Export Control and Trade Sanctions, please email export@msu.edu or call 517-432-4499

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

YouTube

The Conversation

Quick Links

  • Contact Us
  • MSU Home Page
  • Centers & Institutes
  • Campus Map
  • Core Facilities & Resources
  • Campus Directory
  • Find an Expert
  • The Graduate School
  • MSU Libraries
  • Student Research
  • MI Spartan Impact
  • Together We Will
  • University Research Corridor
  • Join Our Team
  • MSU Misconduct Hotline

Office of Research and Innovation

517-355-0306
Hannah Administration Building
426 Auditorium Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48824-1046

Michigan State University Info

Michigan State University
  • Privacy Statement
  • Site Accessibility
Call MSU: (517) 355-1855 | Visit: msu.edu | MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. | Notice of Nondiscrimination
SPARTANS WILL. | © Michigan State University