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A proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule could materially change how federal agencies evaluate research integrity in funding decisions. If finalized, the rule would make research integrity a visible indicator of institutional funding readiness, not merely a post-award compliance expectation. The practical question for research institutions is no longer whether they have policies on paper, but whether they can demonstrate at the funding application stage that those policies operate effectively across the research lifecycle.
The OMB published the proposed rule “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” on May 29, 2026.1 The proposal would require research institutions to show not only that individual funding applications are scientifically meritorious, but also that the institution has credible systems to support rigorous, reproducible, transparent, and accountable research. If finalized, that shift could affect how institutions prepare grant applications, monitor
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