Research Security Training Requirements
Research Security Training Requirement
As of May 1, 2025, the Department of Energy will require that all “Covered Individuals” (PIs, Co-PIs, and Senior/Key Personnel) applying for DOE-sponsored Research and Development applications/projects must complete Research Security Training prior to proposal submission per the National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
Department of Energy Research Security Training Requirements:
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Beginning on May 1, 2025, Covered Individuals (PIs, Co-PIs, and Senior/Key Personnel) must complete the training prior to proposal submission.
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Any new Covered Individuals (PIs, Co-PIs, and Senior/Key Personnel) added to the project must complete the training within 30 days of joining the project.
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Covered Individuals (PIs, Co-PIs, and Senior/Key Personnel) on active awards must complete the training by May 31, 2025.
NSPM-33 defines Research Security as “the necessary safeguarding of the research enterprise against the misappropriation of research and development to the detriment of national or economic security, related to violations of research integrity, and foreign government interference.”
A condensed 1-hour training course is available in the CITI Program, in lieu of the 4-hour Research Security Training Module created by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Please reach out to Christiana Shoopman, Director of the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance, at 252-744-1971 or shoopmanc16@ecu.edu with questions about the requirement to take this training or the CITI training itself.
The DOE is the first of the federal agencies to implement the Research Security Training requirement. Other federal agencies will require this training later this year. The Office of Research Integrity and Compliance will provide an update once guidance is shared from the other federal funding agencies.