Opportunity Information: Apply for IR ORI 23 001
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is offering a discretionary grant opportunity, IR-ORI-23-001, titled "Ensuring Research Integrity - Research, Development, and Demonstration." The program is designed to strengthen the integrity and reliability of Public Health Service (PHS)-funded research by supporting practical, evidence-based innovations that improve how research is conducted, reported, and overseen. Funding is authorized under Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) and is closely tied to compliance expectations under the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93.
Projects funded under this opportunity are expected to follow a clear three-part structure. First, applicants must conduct research focused on one of four ORI priority areas connected to research integrity and Part 93 compliance. Second, they must use the findings from that research to develop an innovative approach, tool, or resource that can be used in real settings. Third, they must demonstrate the impact and/or effectiveness of what they built, meaning the proposal should move beyond analysis or concept development and include some way to test, evaluate, pilot, or otherwise show that the new approach improves practice.
ORI identifies four eligible focus areas for this work. The first is transparency in research reporting, which can include practices that make methods, data, analyses, and outcomes easier to understand, assess, and reproduce. The second is improving communication between authors and collaborators to prevent, manage, or resolve disputes over authorship or collaboration, and to address related integrity concerns such as conflicts of interest, rigor, reproducibility, transparency, and overall research reliability. The third focus area is improving how institutions handle allegations of research misconduct under 42 C.F.R. Part 93, which may include systems, workflows, training, or decision supports that promote fair, timely, compliant processes. The fourth area supports interventions aimed at research culture and climate problems that can undermine integrity, such as ultra-competitive environments, toxic workplaces, bullying, or harassment, especially where these factors negatively affect research quality, conduct, and reliability.
A key expectation is that the approaches, tools, or resources created with grant funding will be disseminated and made freely available to the PHS-funded research community. In other words, ORI is looking for outputs that can be adopted broadly, not proprietary products restricted to a single institution or paywalled resources. At the same time, the program specifically excludes proposals whose primary purpose is to hold meetings, conferences, or workshops; ORI points applicants interested in those activities to a separate opportunity (IR-ORI-23-002).
Funding levels are relatively modest but designed to support targeted, high-impact development and testing. ORI anticipates making about three awards. Each award is expected to be between $75,000 and $150,000 per year in total federal share (including both direct and indirect costs). The maximum project period is two years, structured as two 12-month budget periods. Awardees must submit a non-competing continuation application to receive funding for the second year, and continuation depends on the availability of funds, satisfactory progress toward milestones and goals, timely reporting, compliance with grant terms, and the government’s best interests.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and individuals. The listing indicates the opportunity is essentially open to any of these entity types, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The assistance listing is under CFDA 93.085, and the administering agency is HHS under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, through ORI.
The FY 2023 posting shows a creation date of March 1, 2023, with an application deadline of May 10, 2023. Applications had to be submitted electronically by 6:00 pm Eastern Time on the closing date.Apply for IR ORI 23 001
- The Department of Health and Human Services, 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 - Research, Development, and Demonstration" 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 Mar 01, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2023 Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 600 pm Eastern Time.. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name and number of this grant opportunity?
This discretionary grant opportunity is IR-ORI-23-001, titled "Ensuring Research Integrity - Research, Development, and Demonstration."
Which agency is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Research Integrity (ORI), under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
What is the main purpose of this program?
The program is designed to strengthen the integrity and reliability of Public Health Service (PHS)-funded research by supporting practical, evidence-based innovations that improve how research is conducted, reported, and overseen.
What legal authority supports this grant program?
Funding is authorized under Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241).
How is this opportunity connected to research misconduct compliance requirements?
The opportunity is closely tied to compliance expectations under the federal research misconduct regulation at 42 C.F.R. Part 93, including improvements in processes and practices relevant to Part 93 compliance.
What type of project structure does ORI expect applicants to follow?
ORI expects a clear three-part structure: (1) conduct research focused on one ORI priority area connected to research integrity and Part 93 compliance; (2) use the research findings to develop an innovative approach, tool, or resource for real-world use; and (3) demonstrate the impact and/or effectiveness of the developed output by testing, evaluating, piloting, or otherwise showing improved practice.
Does the project need to include evaluation or demonstration activities?
Yes. Proposals are expected to move beyond analysis or concept development and include a way to test, evaluate, pilot, or otherwise demonstrate that the new approach improves practice.
What are the eligible focus areas for proposed projects?
ORI identifies four eligible focus areas: (1) transparency in research reporting; (2) improving communication between authors and collaborators to address disputes and integrity concerns; (3) improving how institutions handle allegations of research misconduct under 42 C.F.R. Part 93; and (4) interventions aimed at research culture and climate problems that undermine integrity (for example, ultra-competitive environments, toxic workplaces, bullying, or harassment that negatively affect research quality and reliability).
What does ORI mean by transparency in research reporting?
Transparency in research reporting can include practices that make methods, data, analyses, and outcomes easier to understand, assess, and reproduce.
What kinds of issues fall under improving communication between authors and collaborators?
This focus area includes efforts to prevent, manage, or resolve disputes over authorship or collaboration, and related integrity concerns such as conflicts of interest, rigor, reproducibility, transparency, and overall research reliability.
What does the misconduct-handling focus area cover?
It covers improving how institutions handle allegations of research misconduct under 42 C.F.R. Part 93, potentially through systems, workflows, training, or decision supports that promote fair, timely, and compliant processes.
What kinds of research culture or climate interventions are in scope?
Interventions may address research culture and climate problems that undermine integrity, such as ultra-competitive environments, toxic workplaces, bullying, or harassment, especially where these factors negatively affect research quality, conduct, and reliability.
Are funded outputs expected to be shared with the broader research community?
Yes. A key expectation is that the approaches, tools, or resources created with grant funding will be disseminated and made freely available to the PHS-funded research community, supporting broad adoption rather than restricted access.
Does ORI want proprietary or paywalled products?
The program emphasizes outputs that can be adopted broadly and made freely available, rather than proprietary products restricted to a single institution or paywalled resources.
Are meetings, conferences, or workshops an allowable primary purpose under this opportunity?
No. The program specifically excludes proposals whose primary purpose is to hold meetings, conferences, or workshops.
Is there another ORI opportunity for meetings, conferences, or workshops?
Yes. ORI points applicants interested in those activities to a separate opportunity, IR-ORI-23-002.
How many awards does ORI expect to make?
ORI anticipates making about three awards.
What is the expected award size?
Each award is expected to be between $75,000 and $150,000 per year in total federal share, including both direct and indirect costs.
How long can a project last under this grant?
The maximum project period is two years, structured as two 12-month budget periods.
Is second-year funding automatic?
No. Awardees must submit a non-competing continuation application to receive funding for the second year, and continuation depends on factors such as availability of funds, satisfactory progress toward milestones and goals, timely reporting, compliance with grant terms, and the government’s best interests.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and individuals.
Are both nonprofit and for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. Both nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status) and for-profit organizations (including small businesses) are included in the eligibility list.
Are individuals eligible to apply?
Yes. Individuals are listed among the eligible applicants.
What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for this program?
The assistance listing is under CFDA 93.085.
When was the FY 2023 posting created?
The FY 2023 posting shows a creation date of March 1, 2023.
What was the application deadline for the FY 2023 cycle?
The application deadline was May 10, 2023.
What time were applications due on the deadline date?
Applications had to be submitted electronically by 6:00 pm Eastern Time on the closing date.
Does the announcement specify how applications must be submitted?
Yes. Applications had to be submitted electronically by the stated deadline time.
What kind of work is ORI trying to fund overall?
ORI is seeking practical, evidence-based innovations that improve research integrity and reliability, including tools, resources, or approaches that are developed from research findings and then demonstrated for real-world impact.
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