Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As stewards of federal funds, the NIH strives to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science. Recipient institutions share responsibility for stewardship of federal funds and therefore must work together with the NIH to help protect the integrity of NIH-funded research. But what happens when things don't go as planned and research misconduct is suspected or confirmed? Recipient institutions have a responsibility to report to the HHS Office of Research Integrity, ORI, as outlined in the Public Health Service Regulations.
As stewards of federal funds, the NIH strives to exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science. Recipient institutions share responsibility for stewardship of federal funds and therefore must work together with the NIH to help protect the integrity of NIH-funded research. But what happens when things don't go as planned and research misconduct is suspected or confirmed? Recipient institutions have a responsibility to report to the HHS Office of Research Integrity, ORI, as outlined in the Public Health Service Regulations.
