At WSU, all grantwriters must submit a Transmittal Form with required,
authorized signatures to the Grants Office before a proposal may be sent off
campus.  We ask NSF and HHS grantwriters to submit a completed disclosure of
financial interests form at the same time they submit the Transmittal Form.
Hence, if a potential conflict was identified, we could either be prepared
to review the situation immediately upon notification of award and/or (even
better) conduct the review while the proposal is pending.

I would guess many grantwriters, if they realized waiting to conduct a
review could delay their awards, would be glad to address the issue in
advance.  Certainly nothing would prohibit taking such a proactive stance if
all parties involved agreed to do so.

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Live long and prosper.   >:-I

Nancy Kay Peterson
Director of Grants
Somsen Hall, Room 202-C
Winona State University
Winona, MN  55987
Phone:  507/457-5519
FAX:    507/457-5586
e-mail: xxxxxx@VAX2.winona.msus.edu