Thread by @R_H_Ebright

How many times can one grantee violate the Terms and Conditions of one NIH grant without being penalized?

(Apparently, if the grantee is EcoHealth Alliance, the number is at least four.)

theintercept.com/2021/10/01/nih…

Violation 1:

"No funds are provided and no funds can be used to support gain-of-function research covered under the October 17, 2014 White House Announcement (NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-15-011)."

Violation 2:

"[S]hould any of the MERS-like or SARS-like chimeras generated under this grant show evidence of enhanced virus growth greater than 1 log over the parental backbone strain you must stop all experiments with
these viruses"

Violation 3:

"[S]hould any of the MERS-like or SARS-like chimeras generated under this grant show evidence of enhanced virus growth greater than 1 log over the parental backbone strain you must..provide..NIAID Program Officer and Grants Management Specialist..with..data"

Violation 4:

'Progress reports document grantee recipient accomplishments and compliance with terms of award. Progress reports...are due the 15th of the month preceding the month in which the budget period ends" (e.g., if the budget period ends 11/30, the due date is 10/15)."

Violation 5:

"Effective February 9, 2017, if the recipient organization has submitted a renewal application on or before the date by which a..Final-RPPR..would be required for the current competitive segment, then submission of an 'Interim-RPPR' via eRA Commons is now required."

Violation 6:

"NIAID defines a Highly Pathogenic Agent as an infectious Agent or Toxin that may warrant a
biocontainment safety level of BSL3 or higher..When submitting future Progress Reports indicate at the beginning of the report....

"....If your IBC or equivalent body or official has determined, for example, by conducting a risk assessment, that the work being planned or performed under this grant may be conducted at a..safety level that is lower than BSL3."

Violation 7:

"When submitting future Progress Reports indicate at the beginning of the report:
..
Any changes in the use of the Agent(s)..including its restricted experiments that have resulted in a change in the required biocontainment level, and any..change in location"

Violation 8:

"When submitting future Progress Reports indicate at the beginning of the report:
..
If work with a new or additional Agent(s)..is proposed in the upcoming project period, provide..list of the new and/or additional Agent(s) that will be studied"

* at least eight