What is a Covered Individual?

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Covered Individuals include the following for any proposal involving research:

• Senior personnel – Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators,  whether on the budget or not
• Faculty and researchers named on federal proposals, grants, and contracts
• Key personnel - consultants, anyone who must submit a biosketch/current and pending document
• Students or postdoctoral researchers who are named on a proposal budget
• Anyone named in a RPPR or progress report including students and postdoctoral researchers (post award)
• Staff supporting federal funded activities (named in proposal or award/progress report)
• Subawards – added to subrecipient form or contract that the institution certifies that RST has been completed.  If individual or business, then require RST certificates.  

 

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Covered Individuals include the following for any proposal involving non-research (e.x. Department of Education Program Grants)

• Senior personnel – Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators,  whether on the budget or not
• Faculty

Note:  If a proposal is non-research and the RST training has not been completed the proposal should be submitted. Please notify ORI to follow up with covered individuals.