At the time of proposal submission to a federal funding agency, Investigators must have an up-to-date COI certification.  That means each Investigator has:

In the past, University Employees were asked to disclose Outside Commitments in the COC database and Outside Interests in the COI database.

An Investigator is any person who shares the responsibility of Conducting Research.  

This includes, but is not limited to, the Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI, Co-Investigator, Project Director (PD), Co-PD, Senior/Key Personnel, and any other person, regardless of title or position, who is responsible for Conducting Research performed by or under the auspices of the University.

Conflict of interest (COI) and conflict of commitment (COC) reviews are separate because COI relates to bias in decisions and COC relates to a University employee's time & effort for UArizona, UArizona resources and UArizona Assets.

Sponsors & funders have identified the following concerns: 

Yes, since UArizona receives federal funding, all University Employees are expected to follow federal regulations as embodied in the Conflicts of Interest & Commitment Policy.

As a public University and recipient of federal research funding, UArizona is required to comply with federal regulations, state law and ABOR policies.  Additionally, UArizona has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure inappropriate external influences do not affect the performance of one’s primary duties to UArizona.