Re: Help finding information Steinert, Bruce 09 Jan 2006 13:13 EST
Hi Carole, The NIH GPS states: "Record Retention and Access Grantees generally must retain financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records that are required by the terms of a grant, or may reasonably be considered pertinent to a grant, for a period of 3 years from the date the annual FSR is submitted." I would include any data generated in the "all other records that are ... pertinent to a grant" category. COGR recommends at least 3 years post FSR (which is similar to the IRB record requirement). There could be other time frames depending on the uses of the data. Good questions to ask are whether the data supports a patent application or does the journal publishing the work have specific retention guidance. Sorry for not being more help, Bruce Bruce Steinert, PhD, CCRA Administrative Director, Clinical Trials Center ENH Research Institute Evanston Northwestern Healthcare -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On Behalf Of Carole Knight Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:57 AM To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG Subject: [RESADM-L] Help finding information Hi everyone, I have been asked a question, and try as I might, I can't find the answer. I'm hoping that my wise colleagues on this list can help. The question is this: How long must a researcher or institution retain data, slides, samples, etc., from NIH funded research after the funding for the project ends? I've asked several people and gotten several different answers. I can't find anything on the NIH website or on any other government sites. Can anyone help and point me to a reference from NIH or the government that I can quote to our researchers? Thanks in advance for your wise counsel. Carole ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================