Current & Pending Support

Government funding agencies are now focusing more closely on the full disclosure of all types of support for a project than has been required in the past. It is critically important that complete and accurate information about research support is included in all federal research proposals.

“Current & Pending Support” is intended to identify potential duplication, over-commitment, potential conflicts of interest or commitment, and all other sources of support.  According to 42 U.S.C §§ 6605, “current and pending support”:

• Means all resources made available or expected to be made available, to an individual in support of the individual's research and development efforts, regardless of
   
  1. whether the source of the resource is foreign or domestic;
  2. whether the resource is made available through the entity applying for a research and development award or directly to the individual; or
  3. whether the resource has monetary value; and
      
• includes in-kind contributions requiring a commitment of time and directly supporting the individual's research and development efforts, such as the provision of office or laboratory space, equipment, supplies, employees, or students. 
• This includes any resources that are made available to key/senior personnel in support of or related to their research endeavors but are not necessarily monetary in nature. This can include contracts & awards, consulting activities, gifts, and in-kind contributions (such as office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, employees, and students).
• Agency-specific Disclosure Requirements
  • NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
  • NIH FAQs on Other Support
  • NSF FAQs on Current & Pending Support
• National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Research Security Subcommittee NSPM-33 Implementation Guidance Disclosure Requirements & Standardization (*New 11/1/23)
• Video Tutorial on Pulling Current & Pending Award Data from Kuali Research