Financial Conflicts of Interest in Research for Projects Funded by the Public Health Service (PHS)

Externally sponsored research is a vital part of the University of New Hampshire's (UNH) mission. As this activity grows in sophistication and complexity, it intersects increasingly with industrial explorations and entrepreneurial ventures creating for investigators the potential for conflicting interests. 

UNH has a financial conflict of interest in research (FCOIR) program to protect the integrity of UNH's externally-funded research enterprise and UNH employees who engage in externally-funded research, by identifying and managing financial conflicts of interest in research. 

On August 24, 2012, revised regulations for projects funded, or proposed for funding, by the Public Health Service (PHS)* went into effect.  (Other organizations that require compliance with the PHS financial conflict of interest in research regulations are listed at the bottom of this page).  UNH elected to have two different FCOIR policies:

The following pertain to this new policy for PHS-funded projects and the attendant requirements:

Please contact Julie Simpson, Director, Research Integrity Services (603/862-2003) or Tammy Goldberg, Director, OSVPR Finance and Administration (603/862-0152) with any questions.

*PHS agencies:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Indian Health Services (IHS)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin (SAMHSA)

Other organizations that require compliance with the PHS financial conflict of interest in research regulations include: 

Alliance for Lupus Research
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Arthritis Foundation
Susan G. Komen Foundation