Faculty at our university are concerned about the time delay which will
undoubtedly occur when an award is made and there is a significant financial
interest which will have to be reviewed to determine if a conflict of
interest exists and then managed before funds can be made available.  Are
any universities  suggesting or mandating determination of the existence of
a conflict and its management before an award is made?  We have suggested
that if faculty are reasonably certain they will be awarded and also
reasonably certain that they have a conflict, that they begin considering
how they might manage the conflict to save time once the award is made.
Ellen Durand
Assistant Director, Compliance
Office of Research Administration
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216-368-6925
Fax 216-368-4679
xxxxxx@po.cwru.edu