Reporting Other Support and Foreign Relationships and Activities
联邦资助的研究要求报告构成其他支持的外国活动, foreign components, 以及除了报告重大财务利益冲突之外的利益冲突. In order to prevent scientific, budgetary, or commitment overlap, 这一披露要求所有国内外研究活动的完全透明，并有助于保护美国资助的研究的完整性.S. government. Failure to disclose can invite federal scrutiny, jeopardize funding or career opportunities and may result in legal prosecution.
Therefore, University employees who receive grant funds from the U.S. government are urged, in the strongest terms possible, to disclose information about any and all other support, foreign components, or current and pending support, whether it’s provided through an organization or directly to an individual, and also all projects and activities that require a time commitment.
在新的和更新的申请和进度报告中，可以找到用于向NIH报告外国利益的表格 here.
用于报告NSF申请中外国利益的表格可以在这里找到 here. Note: The NSF form was expected to change on October 5, 2020. Until the new form is approved by NSF, 建议者应继续按照PAPPG (NSF 20-1)中指定的指导准备当前文件。.
National Institutes of Health
On July 10, 2019, the National Institute of Health issued Notice Number NOT-OD-19-114 and it should be referred to assist with reporting obligations.
NIH defines Other Support 为研究人员提供的支持和/或与他们的研究工作相关的所有资源, 无论它们是否具有货币价值，也无论它们是否基于研究人员确定为当前资助的机构. 这包括来自所有国内外实体的资源和/或财政支持, including but not limited to, financial support for laboratory personnel, and provision of high-value materials that are not freely available (e.g., biologics, chemical, model systems, technology, etc.).
NIH Applicants must:
1. 列出与申请相关的所有国内外高级/关键人员担任的职位和科学任命，包括与外国实体或政府的关系. This includes titled academic, professional, or institutional appointments whether or not remuneration is received, and whether full-time, part-time, or voluntary (including adjunct, visiting, or honorary).
2. 报告申请中指定的所有高级/关键人员的所有资源和其他支持，包括项目主任/首席研究员(PD/PI)和其他对科学发展或项目执行有实质性贡献的个人, measurable way, whether or not they request salaries or compensation. Information must be provided about all current support for ongoing projects, 不论该等支援是否由申请机构提供, through another domestic or foreign organization, 或者直接提供给支持高级/关键人员研究工作的个人.
3. Report all current projects and activities that involve senior/key personnel, even if the support received is only in-kind (e.g. office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, employees). All research resources including, but not limited to, foreign financial support, research or laboratory personnel, lab space, scientific materials, selection to a foreign “talents” or similar-type program, or other foreign or domestic support must be reported.
4. 提供整个奖励期间的总奖励金额(包括设施和行政费用), 以及涉及的高级/关键人员每年投入项目的人月数(或部分人月数).
NIH要求受助人确定其支持的活动是否包括外国成分, 定义为“在美国境外存在任何“重要的科学元素或项目的一部分”, in other words:
1. performance of work by a researcher or recipient in a foreign location, whether or not NIH grant funds are expended and/or
2. 由外国组织雇用或支付报酬的研究人员在外国地点进行的工作, whether or not NIH grant funds are expended.
如果接受方决定项目的一部分将在美国境外进行.S.，然后接受者需要确定这些活动是否被认为是重要的. If both criteria are met, then there is a foreign component. To aide with what may be considered significant, go to the NIH FAQs.
如果一项活动不符合外国成分的定义，因为所有的研究都是在美国境内进行的, but there is a non-U.S. resource that supports the research of an investigator and/or researcher, it must be reported as other support.
外国影响必须在申请提交时和在授予之前使用“即时程序”披露.“研究人员还负责及时通知NIH之前提交的即时信息的任何实质性变化，直至授予时间. If other support, as described as above, is obtained after the initial NIH award period, 通过机构或直接向高级/关键人员提供的任何来源, 这些细节必须在年度研究绩效进展报告中披露. Post-award, 接受者必须根据NIHGPS“行政要求-项目和预算变更- NIH标准奖励条款”部分向NIH提交事先批准请求，以解决任何实质性变化.”
National Science Foundation
必须分别为提案中被指定为高级人员的每个人提供当前和待定的支助资料. 当前和未决的支持包括为个人提供的支持和/或与他/她的所有研究工作相关的所有资源, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value. 当前和待定的支持还包括实物捐助(如办公室/实验室空间), equipment, supplies, employees, students. 不打算用于拟议项目/提案的实物捐款也必须报告.
必须为拟议项目提供当前和未决的支持信息, for ongoing projects, and for any proposals currently under consideration from whatever source, 不论这种支持是通过提出建议的机构提供，还是直接提供给个人.
必须提供整个奖励期间的总奖励金额(包括间接费用), 以及个人每年投入项目的人月数(或部分人月数).