When RFMH enters into agreements with subrecipients, including subcontractors and consortium members, for PHS-funded research RFMH will include in each agreement terms that establish whether the RFMH Financial Conflict of Interest Policy or the Subrecipient’s Financial Conflict of Interest policy will apply to the Subrecipient’s investigators.

If RFMH’s Policy applies, subrecipients must disclose Significant Financial Interests at time periods sufficient to enable RFMH to comply timely with its review, management and reporting obligations. 

If the Subrecipient’s policy will apply:

• the subrecipient must certify that its policy complies with 42 CFR Part 50 or 42 CFR Part 94, as applicable;
• the agreement must specify the time period for the subrecipient to report all identified financial conflicts of interest to RFMH. The time period shall be sufficient to permit RFMH to provide timely (before expenditure of funds and within 60 days of any subsequently identified FCOI) FCOI reports, as necessary, to PHS.