U.S. General Accounting Office

U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey on Federally Funded Research at Institutions of Higher Education (GAO-04-223SP)

Q18. Which of the following best describes your institution's policy on notification of federal funding agencies concerning identified financial conflicts of interest?

The federal funding agency must be notified whenever a financial conflict of interest is identified (applies to all agencies) (percent) Only certain funding agencies must be notified if a financial conflict of interest is identified (percent) Our policy does not address notification of federal funding agencies about identified financial conflicts of interest (percent) No answer (percent) Number of respondents

33.3 36.3 28.7 1.8 171

The federal funding agency must be notified whenever a financial conflict of interest is identified (applies to all agencies) (percent)	Only certain funding agencies must be notified if a financial conflict of interest is identified (percent)	Our policy does not address notification of federal funding agencies about identified financial conflicts of interest (percent)	No answer (percent)	Number of respondents
33.3	36.3	28.7	1.8	171