Opportunity Information: Apply for IR ORI 24 001
The "Ensuring Research Integrity - Conferences" funding opportunity (Opportunity Number IR-ORI-24-001; CFDA 93.085) is a discretionary federal grant announced by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. It uses authority provided by 42 U.S.C. 241 (Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act) and is aimed specifically at supporting the planning and delivery of conferences that strengthen research integrity and help organizations understand and comply with the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93. The program is essentially designed to bring people together in a structured setting to discuss practical integrity and compliance challenges and to generate concrete products or next steps that can be used beyond the event itself.
Projects funded under this notice must center on organizing and implementing a conference, which can be held in person, virtually, or as a hybrid format. The conference is expected to function as a genuine forum for discussion rather than a one-way informational event, and it must produce tangible outcomes. Those outcomes could include items like published proceedings, consensus statements, training materials, toolkits, model policies, recommended practices, action agendas, or other deliverables that can be shared or adopted by institutions. The content of the conference must align with at least one of the required theme areas: building environments that promote research integrity and responsible conduct of research; preventing research misconduct; improving the effectiveness of handling research misconduct allegations; or addressing other topics clearly linked to research integrity and compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
The anticipated funding level is modest and targeted, with ORI expecting to make up to four awards for a one-year project period. Individual awards are projected to range from $25,000 to $50,000 in total costs, meaning the ceiling includes both direct and indirect costs. In practice, that suggests ORI is looking for focused, high-impact convenings with clear deliverables and efficient budgets, rather than large multi-year conference series.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and nonprofit entities that commonly convene research and compliance communities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories listed). Administrative support for the competition is provided by the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division (GAM), and applicants are explicitly encouraged to follow the full notice carefully for requirements around eligibility documentation, formatting, submission steps, and evaluation criteria.
Key logistical details include an original application closing date of April 11, 2024, and an award ceiling of $50,000 with four expected awards. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward organizations that can credibly convene stakeholders involved in research oversight, compliance, and responsible conduct, and that can translate conference discussions into practical outputs that strengthen integrity systems and improve alignment with federal research misconduct requirements.Apply for IR ORI 24 001
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the education, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ensuring Research Integrity - Conferences" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.085.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-30.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-11. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants 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 that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: Ensuring Research Integrity - Conferences (IR-ORI-24-001)
What is the "Ensuring Research Integrity - Conferences" funding opportunity?
It is a discretionary federal grant opportunity announced by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, to support the planning and delivery of conferences focused on strengthening research integrity and improving understanding of, and compliance with, the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The opportunity number is IR-ORI-24-001, and the CFDA listing is 93.085.
What is the legal authority for this program?
The program uses authority provided by 42 U.S.C. 241 (Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act).
What is ORI trying to accomplish with these conference awards?
The goal is to bring relevant stakeholders together in a structured forum to discuss real-world integrity and compliance challenges, especially those connected to research misconduct oversight under 42 C.F.R. Part 93, and to generate concrete products or next steps that can be used beyond the event itself.
What kinds of projects are funded under this notice?
Funded projects must center on organizing and implementing a conference. The event can be in person, virtual, or hybrid, but it must be designed as a genuine forum for discussion and must produce tangible outcomes.
Are virtual or hybrid conferences allowed?
Yes. The conference may be held in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format.
Does the conference have to be interactive, or can it be mostly presentations?
The conference is expected to function as a genuine forum for discussion rather than a one-way informational event. In other words, it should be structured to support dialogue and practical problem-solving, not just lectures.
What are the required topic areas (themes) the conference must address?
The conference content must align with at least one of these required theme areas:
- Building environments that promote research integrity and responsible conduct of research
- Preventing research misconduct
- Improving the effectiveness of handling research misconduct allegations
- Other topics clearly linked to research integrity and compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93
What does ORI mean by "tangible outcomes" from the conference?
ORI expects the conference to produce deliverables that can be shared or adopted after the event. Examples include published proceedings, consensus statements, training materials, toolkits, model policies, recommended practices, action agendas, or other practical products.
Can the deliverables be used by institutions beyond the conference host?
Yes. The opportunity is designed so that conference outputs can be shared, used, or adopted by institutions beyond the event itself.
How many awards does ORI expect to make?
ORI expects to make up to four awards under this opportunity.
What is the project period for these awards?
The project period is one year.
How much funding is available per award?
Individual awards are projected to range from $25,000 to $50,000 in total costs.
Is the $50,000 maximum for direct costs only, or total costs?
The $50,000 ceiling is for total costs, meaning it includes both direct and indirect costs.
What does the funding level suggest about the kind of conference ORI wants to support?
The modest, one-year funding level suggests ORI is looking for focused, efficient, high-impact convenings with clear deliverables, rather than large, multi-year conference series.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes multiple types of public and nonprofit entities, including:
- State governments
- County, city or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
Are nonprofits eligible even if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status are listed as eligible, as long as they are not institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories referenced in the opportunity description.
Which office provides administrative support for this competition?
Administrative support is provided by the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division (GAM).
What is the application deadline mentioned for this opportunity?
The original application closing date provided is April 11, 2024.
What should applicants pay close attention to when preparing an application?
Applicants are explicitly encouraged to follow the full notice carefully for requirements related to eligibility documentation, formatting, submission steps, and evaluation criteria.
What is the main compliance regulation tied to this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is directly linked to understanding and complying with the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
What type of organizations is this opportunity geared toward?
It is geared toward organizations that can credibly convene stakeholders involved in research oversight, compliance, and responsible conduct, and that can translate conference discussions into practical outputs that strengthen integrity systems and improve alignment with federal research misconduct requirements.
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