{"id":6378,"date":"2024-06-21T13:20:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T17:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/?page_id=6378"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:54:55","slug":"rcr-training-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/responsible-conduct-research\/rcr-training-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal Sponsor Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Federal Sponsor<\/th>Personnel Required to Complete RCR Training<\/th>Federal Guidelines<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup><\/td>All trainees, fellows, participants, and scholars receiving support through any NIH training, career development award, research education grant and dissertation research grant<\/td>Notice NOT-OD-10-019: Update on the Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (external link)<\/a>

Notice NOT-OD-22-055: FY 2022 Updated Guidance: Requirement for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (external link)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/strong><\/td>Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers who will be supported by NSF to conduct research

Effective for new proposals submitted or due on or after July 31, 2023:<\/strong> Faculty and other senior personnel supported by NSF<\/td>		Implementation of Section 7009 of the America COMPETES Act (external link)<\/a>

NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (external link)<\/a>

NSF Notice 149: Updates to NSF Research Security Policies (external link)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
United States Department of Agriculture \u2013 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA)<\/strong><\/td>Program directors, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and any staff participating in the research project for all awards subject to USDA-NIFA<\/td>Individuals can confirm requirements for their specific project by reviewing the appropriate Terms at USDA-NIFA Terms & Conditions (external link)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Table: RCR Requirements for Federal Sponsors<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
  1. Note on NIH funding:<\/strong> While 91르적 requires all<\/em> students participating in NIH funding to complete RCR training, undergraduate students <\/em>subject to NIH\u2019s RCR requirements for specific programs <\/strong>(external link)<\/a>\u00a0will likely need additional training beyond the typical 91르적 undergrad RCR training<\/a>, as NIH requires approximately 8 hours of face-to-face instruction time. This special requirement applies to the following NIH programs: D43, D71, F05, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F37, F38, K01, K02, K05, K07, K08, K12, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K26, K30, K99\/R00, KL1, KL2, R25, R36, T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90\/R90, TL1, TU2, and U2R. If applicable, please contact ORC for assistance<\/a>. \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n