Promoting Integrity in the Next Generation of Researchers

1. Promoting Integrity in theNext Generation of Researchers A Curriculum for Responsible Conduct of Research In Occupational Therapy (2005) Funded by the Office of Research Integrity through the American Association of Medical Colleges

2. Fiscal Responsibility

3. Objectives • Describe ways in which research may be funded. • Discuss the responsibilities associated with each step of funded research. • Describe the boundaries of a funder’s role in dissemination.

4. Research Commonly Requires • Timeof researchers, assistants, subjects, statisticians • Space to conduct experiment, store and analyze data • Supplies, Materials, Equipment to assess, intervene, analyze/store data • Money to pay for time, space, supplies, and other items

5. Types of Funding • Personal funds are out-of-pocket private contributions by a researcher. • Internal funds are funds or other resources received from a researcher’s institution • External funds are funds or other resources received from outside of a researcher’s institution, such as: • Industry • Foundations or philanthropies or societies • Government (State and Federal)

6. Responsibilities Across Funding Steps • There are three funding steps: • Requesting and accepting research funds • Managing funds • Reporting funding history

7. Requesting & Accepting Funds Requires: • Specific, accurate, and realistic description of work to be funded • That, once funded, the researcher holds the authority to conduct the study and independently analyze and report the findings

8. Managing Funds Requires: • Stewardship • Commitment to ethical management of the funder’s money (Office of Research Administration and Controller’s Office, University of California at Los Angeles., n.d.) • Most funders follow federal guidelines, and require that research costs be: • Allowable • Allocable • Reasonable (Office of Management and Budget, 2000)

9. Managing Funds (continued) • Allowable: An expense must fall within the rules set by the funder. • Allocable: An expense must be directly related to the funded study’s purpose. Researchers cannot use money for other studies or non-study purposes. • Reasonable: An expense must be similar to or less than that paid by the institution or community

10. Reporting Funding History Requires • Most funders require scheduled reports of expenditures and research progress, with a final report of all expenditures and research findings • Remaining funds may be: • Returned, or • Retained using a no-cost extension

11. No-Cost Extensions • Add no new money to the project • Allow researchers to continue using funds to • Complete the funded project • Disseminate the funded project • Perform a value added activity approved by the funder (e.g., an extended follow-up of participants – as approved by institutional review board; extended analysis of data)

12. Resources • Office of Management and Budget. (2000, August 8). Cost principles for educational institutions (Circular A-21). Retrieved September 9, 2005, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a021/a021.html. • Office of Research Administration and Controller’s Office, University of California at Los Angeles. (n.d.). Responsible stewardship: Guidance for new investigators [Brochure]. Los Angeles: Author. Retrieved September 9, 2005, from http://www.senate.ucla.edu/SenateVoice/Issue3/Cntrlrshp.pdf

13. This completes the presentation on Fiscal ResponsibilityTHANK YOU!