Sponsors following PHS FCOI regulations

These federal agencies and other organizations utilize the Public Health Service (PHS) financial conflict of interest (FCOI) regulations as their COI policy.  This list may help you in determining outside interest disclosure and COI management requirements when one of these agencies sponsors your research, either directly or via subcontract.

Federal (PHS) Agencies

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Administration on Aging (AOA)
  • Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  • Indian Health Service (IHS)
  • Office of Global Affairs (OG)
  • Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
    • Office of Minority Health Resources Center (OMH)
    • Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
    • Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
    • Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
    • Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Organizations following PHS regulations

  • Alliance for Lupus Research
  • Alpha-1 Foundation
  • American Asthma Foundation
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • American Heart Association
  • American Lung Association
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
  • CurePSP
  • Harrington Discovery Institute
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Lupus Foundation of America
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
  • Sage Bionetworks
  • Susan G. Komen Foundation

Federal agencies with similar regulations

  • Department of Energy (DOE) - interim COI policy similar to PHS policy
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - COI policy has components of PHS, DOE, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) COI policies