Opportunity Information: Apply for IR ORI 19 002
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), announced a discretionary grant opportunity to fund conferences focused on research integrity. The program is tied directly to the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93, and its core purpose is to support convenings that do more than just share information. ORI is looking for conferences that create a real forum for discussion and produce tangible outcomes that can be used by the research community to strengthen integrity practices and compliance expectations.
Under this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number IR-ORI-19-002; CFDA 93.085), ORI planned to make a small set of awards to support conference activities in the science, technology, and research and development space. The funding structure indicates an award ceiling of $50,000, with an anticipated total of about four awards. In practical terms, the grant size signals support for focused meetings, workshops, symposia, or similar gatherings where the agenda is clearly organized around research integrity problems and solutions, and where the deliverables can be documented and shared after the event (for example, published proceedings, consensus recommendations, practical toolkits, training modules, model policies, or other products that have value beyond the conference itself).
The subject matter must align with at least one of ORI's specified research integrity themes. These include responsible conduct of research (RCR) training, which can cover how institutions and mentors teach good research practices, how training is assessed, and how it is adapted to different disciplines and career stages. A second theme is fostering environments that promote research integrity, which often focuses on research culture, leadership expectations, incentives, mentoring structures, lab management practices, and institutional systems that encourage transparency and accountability. A third theme is the prevention of research misconduct, which can include risk factors, early warning signs, data management standards, authorship and collaboration practices, reproducibility, and systems that reduce opportunities for fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism. A fourth theme is the handling of research misconduct allegations, meaning conferences can address the mechanics and fairness of intake, inquiry, investigation, adjudication, documentation, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and coordination with federal requirements under Part 93. A fifth theme is whistleblowing, which can involve safe reporting pathways, protections against retaliation, the experience of complainants and respondents, and institutional responsibilities for creating credible, trusted reporting and response systems. ORI also allows other topics, as long as the connection to research integrity and compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93 is clear and well-justified.
The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically means the program may be open to a range of organizations rather than a narrow set of academic institutions only. That can include universities, nonprofits, professional societies, and other entities capable of organizing a conference and delivering the required outcomes, so long as they meet the eligibility conditions described in the full notice. Key dates in the announcement show it was created on February 22, 2019, with an original application closing date of April 26, 2019, indicating a time-limited call intended to fund conferences occurring on a schedule that would allow ORI-supported products and insights to be disseminated relatively soon after award.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted support for convening the research community around concrete integrity and misconduct-compliance challenges, with a clear expectation that the meeting will yield usable outputs. ORI is essentially funding the combination of expert discussion and practical deliverables that can strengthen responsible research behavior, improve institutional processes for addressing allegations, encourage safer reporting, and help the broader research enterprise align day-to-day practices with federal standards under 42 C.F.R. Part 93.Apply for IR ORI 19 002
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Announcement of the Availability of Funds for Conferences on Research Integrity" 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 Feb 22, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 2019 No Explanation. (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: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary conference grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Office of Research Integrity (ORI). It supports conferences focused on research integrity and is tied directly to the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
2) Which agency office is administering the program?
The program is administered by HHS via the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is IR-ORI-19-002, and the CFDA number listed is 93.085.
4) What is ORI trying to fund through this program?
ORI is looking to fund conference activities (for example, meetings, workshops, or symposia) that create a real forum for discussion about research integrity and that result in tangible products the research community can use to strengthen integrity practices and compliance expectations.
5) Is this funding intended for general information-sharing conferences?
No. The program emphasizes conferences that do more than share information. ORI expects the convening to generate practical outcomes and usable deliverables that extend beyond the event itself.
6) What kinds of events are a good fit?
The opportunity is designed for focused convenings such as meetings, workshops, symposia, or similar gatherings in the science, technology, and research and development space, where the agenda is clearly organized around research integrity problems and solutions.
7) What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
8) How many awards did ORI anticipate making?
ORI anticipated making about four awards.
9) What does the grant size suggest about the scope of the conference?
The ceiling of $50,000 signals support for focused, well-scoped events that can produce clearly documented outcomes rather than large, multi-track conferences with minimal post-event products.
10) What deliverables does ORI expect from funded conferences?
ORI expects tangible outcomes that can be documented and shared after the event. Examples mentioned include published proceedings, consensus recommendations, practical toolkits, training modules, model policies, or other products that have value beyond the conference itself.
11) Must the conference topic align with specific ORI themes?
Yes. The subject matter must align with at least one ORI research integrity theme identified in the announcement, or otherwise be clearly connected to research integrity and compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
12) What are the ORI research integrity themes listed in the opportunity?
The announcement identifies these themes: (1) responsible conduct of research (RCR) training, (2) fostering environments that promote research integrity, (3) prevention of research misconduct, (4) handling of research misconduct allegations, and (5) whistleblowing. Other topics may be allowable if the connection to research integrity and 42 C.F.R. Part 93 is clear and well-justified.
13) What kinds of topics fit under responsible conduct of research (RCR) training?
RCR training topics can include how institutions and mentors teach good research practices, how training effectiveness is assessed, and how training is adapted to different disciplines and career stages.
14) What does "fostering environments that promote research integrity" typically cover?
This theme often focuses on research culture and the systems that support integrity, such as leadership expectations, incentives, mentoring structures, lab management practices, and institutional approaches that encourage transparency and accountability.
15) What does ORI mean by "prevention of research misconduct" as a conference theme?
This theme can include risk factors and early warning signs, data management standards, authorship and collaboration practices, reproducibility, and systems that reduce opportunities for fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism.
16) What topics fall under handling research misconduct allegations?
Conferences under this theme can address the mechanics and fairness of intake, inquiry, investigation, adjudication, documentation, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and coordination with federal requirements under 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
17) What does the whistleblowing theme include?
Whistleblowing topics can involve safe reporting pathways, protections against retaliation, the experiences of complainants and respondents, and institutional responsibilities for building credible, trusted reporting and response systems.
18) Are other research integrity topics allowed if they are not explicitly listed?
Yes. ORI allows other topics as long as the connection to research integrity and compliance with 42 C.F.R. Part 93 is clear and well-justified.
19) How central is 42 C.F.R. Part 93 to this grant?
It is central. The program is tied directly to the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93, and the conference purpose is framed around strengthening integrity practices and compliance expectations consistent with that regulation.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. Based on how this category is described, it typically indicates eligibility may be open to a range of organizations capable of organizing the conference and producing required outcomes, provided they meet the conditions in the full notice.
21) What kinds of organizations are implied as potential applicants?
The information suggests the program may be open to universities, nonprofits, professional societies, and other entities capable of running an integrity-focused conference and delivering the expected products, assuming they satisfy the eligibility rules in the full announcement.
22) Is this opportunity limited only to universities?
The announcement does not describe it as limited only to universities. It uses a broad eligibility category ("Others") and points to additional details in the full notice.
23) What field or sector is this conference funding meant to serve?
ORI described the supported conference activities as being in the science, technology, and research and development space, with a focus on research integrity and misconduct-compliance challenges.
24) What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The announcement was created on February 22, 2019, and the original application closing date was April 26, 2019.
25) What does the timing suggest about the call for proposals?
The listed dates indicate it was a time-limited call intended to fund conferences on a schedule that would allow ORI-supported products and insights to be disseminated relatively soon after award.
26) What is ORI ultimately trying to achieve through these funded conferences?
ORI is funding the combination of expert discussion and practical deliverables that can strengthen responsible research behavior, improve institutional processes for addressing allegations, encourage safer reporting, and help the broader research enterprise align day-to-day practices with federal standards under 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
27) What makes an application concept "strong" based on the description provided?
Based on the description, a strong concept would (a) be clearly grounded in one or more ORI research integrity themes, (b) be explicitly connected to compliance expectations under 42 C.F.R. Part 93, (c) prioritize structured discussion (not just presentations), and (d) commit to concrete, shareable outputs such as proceedings, recommendations, toolkits, training modules, or model policies.
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