NIH Fellows Handbook

Reporting Allegations Of Criminal Offenses, Misuse Of NIH Grant And Contract Funds Or Improper Conduct By An NIH Employee

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NIH has issued a new NIH Manual 1754, "Reporting Allegations of Criminal Offenses, Misuse of NIH Grant and Contract Funds or Improper Conduct by an NIH Employee".

NIH has previously informed its employees of the procedures for reporting these violations by desk-to-desk distribution of memoranda to all employees (November, 1993 and February, 1997) and by posting the information on the NIH home page. Issuance of this chapter marks the first time this information has been incorporated into the NIH manual system.

The chapter:

• Describes policies and procedures for reporting allegations of improper conduct by NIH employees, NIH grantees and contractors, and others doing business with NIH
  • Allegations of criminal offenses should be reported to either the
    • HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline at 800-447-8477 or the

    • Office of Management Assessment (OMA) at 301-496-5586 or 301-496-1873, which will refer them to the OIG.

  • Allegations of misuse of grant or contract funds, grantee conflict of interest, or improper employee conduct should be reported to OMA.

• Defines the kinds of situations which should be reported;

• Describes the responsibilities of NIH employees and employees of grantees and contractors regarding reporting allegations;

• Provides an overview of the process used within NIH to review allegations and reminds NIH components that review of allegations is the responsibility of OMA.

If you have any questions regarding the chapter, please call Ms. Patricia Abell on 301-496-1873.