The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) seeks to promote the integrity and reliability of Public Health Service (PHS)-funded biomedical and behavioral research through the support of projects aimed at understanding the factors that affect research integrity.
Donor Name: Office of Research Integrity
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The purpose of this initiative is to provide assistance to recipients to promote the integrity and reliability of PHS-funded research through 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. The intended effect will be measured by the publication of relevant research findings and/or the development of novel practical approaches, resources, or training materials that can be used by researchers, research administrators, and research institutions to identify the root causes of research misconduct and driving factors for research integrity.
Priorities
The projects funded under this opportunity must aim to research any combination of the focus areas below:
- Explore the financial, cultural, institutional, and individual factors:
- Studying the impact of institutional culture on research practices and misconduct
- Studying the day-to-day policies and procedures, such as record keeping, experimental design, bias reducing techniques, and data sharing in research institutions and their impact on research misconduct
- Examining the influence of team dynamics and leadership styles in fostering research integrity
- Examining the influence of team dynamics, mentor/mentee relationship, and leadership styles that lead to detrimental research practices and/or research misconduct
- Examining how time constraints and funding needs influence research misconduct
- Assess the effectiveness of policies and training:
- Conducting randomized controlled trials to test the impact of training programs on researchers’ understanding and application of ethical standards as well as social responsibility
- Analyzing longitudinal data to evaluate the long-term effects of policy changes on research integrity
- Investigate reporting and response mechanisms
- Studying the psychological barriers to reporting misconduct and develop strategies to overcome them
- Researching the effectiveness of different institutional responses to allegations of misconduct and their impact on deterring future issues.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000
- Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Award Floor: $150,000.
Grant Period
24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- State governments
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than Small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
